Serenity was not looking forward to her first Christmas as an orphan after her mom and dad both passed away this year. She was all alone in the cold, empty house with her only company being the person who came to make sure she had fresh food and water. At least she had that but even that was going to end soon when the house would be closed up for good and Serenity would have to leave.
Serenity had a place to go – but no way to get there. Aunt Susie in Glacier Park, Montana would welcome Serenity into her home. But Montana is a long way from Sacramento. Aunt Susie wasn’t able to drive to California until after the spring thaw (the roads there are treacherous in winter). She would've liked to fly her but couldn’t afford the entire cost of shipping Serenity. And, trying to coordinate the logistics of everything, especially with the wintry weather, was mystifying to Aunt Susie.
Aunt Susie knew Serenity had been adopted from FieldHaven several years ago and her sister had always told her of the wonderful things FieldHaven does. So, she called us to see if we could help.
C.A.T. (Community/Cat Assistance Team) volunteer, Jackie, got the call and sprang into action. Within a week Serenity was snug and warm in her new home with Aunt Susie and her 3 kitty cousins.
It took a team of people to make it happen. Jackie coordinated everything here. The great staff at Banfield Pet Hospital in Lincoln made sure Serenity had a clean bill of health and all the necessary paperwork in place. Wendy Lemons, FieldHaven Volunteer Coordinator, delivered Serenity to Alaska Airlines at Sacramento Airport at 4:30 am and saw her safely onto the plane. Even Aunt Susie’s neighbors helped in the mission by plowing out her driveway so she could drive to the airport!
All of us at FieldHaven gave a cheer when Aunt Susie sent us a message from the airport with the picture of their reunion.
Thanks to all the supporters of FieldHaven for being part of the "team" – it is because of you with your generous support of donations and volunteering of your time that Serenity is happy at Home 4 the Holidays!
