We‘re currently home to 2 horses, 5 hens, and 2 dogs. So far we’ve fostered another nine pups until each was adopted to their forever home.
With a dream of an animal rescue named Graceland Meadows, we moved to Ossining from an apartment in NYC. Beloved Mother/ Grandmother Barbara and fur-baby Rocco were unwell, and soon passed away at Graceland Meadows. Shortly after, we lost Andrew — animal lover, original Board Member, and unforgettable force of nature. Each lives on here as daily inspiration.
With a generous gift from Home Depot, and the hard work of Di Paterio Contracting (thank you Brian, for the intro), we installed all new horse fencing on the property. We took in our first rescue pups, Nala and her puppy Daisy, and adopted “The Girls,” aka our heavenly horses Sweet Caroline and Wendy.
We were on our way!
Right away we stood up our website, contact management system, eBlast system, volunteer sign in’s, donations, newsletter, and a Blog with subscribers.
We‘re on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn — sharing the animals’ stories and growing a community so that together, we do more.
Our initial goal was to raise $10,000. In 2022/23 we happily topped this with grants from The Binky Foundation, Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce, Westchester County BusinessFirst … plus online donations, events, and fundraising drives. Thank you thank you thank you … you know who you are!
Engaging to Expand Efforts:
We‘ve run two Open Houses so far, with entertainment, dog adoptions, and donated food & bev from a local vegan restaurant. We met new friends and volunteers including neighbors, The Ethical Society of Westchester, and IBM. Stay Tuned for upcoming events!
There’s plenty of space, but we couldn’t yet fund building these, while we took care of other necessities. Every day we see heartbreaking stories of horses who we could be helping now!
Our first startup expense was all new horse fencing … and now we’ve got the pups a safe, fenced-in run with access to their pup parlor! Thank you to the Binky Foundation, and three special neighbors who made this happen with their generosity.
Playtime-
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Pup Parlor-
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Cesar Chavez
Martin Buber
Jane Goodall
Anatole France
Gandhi
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