April 1, 2021 |
More than a dozen nonprofit organizations appealed to the Rawlins City Council this week for funding for the upcoming fiscal year. There were lots of tears, as the executive directors of the entities that serve Carbon County’s most vulnerable populations recounted a year beset with challenges and loss. Cali O’Hare was there and filed this report.
Pictured above: Joie Merendino-Lamb, the Director of the Trap-Neuter-Release program through Pet Partners of Carbon County references a large binder that contains the records for the more than 226 feral cats that were spayed or neutered in 2020 alone. Pet Partners was one of thirteen organizations to appeal to the Rawlins City Council for funding for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2021-2022. Photo by Cali O’Hare/Bigfoot 99.
Related: Local nonprofits get extra funding boost
Related: Rawlins waives funding request presentations from nonprofits
