Kim Roderiques is a seemingly endless supply of enthusiasm, dedication, and compassion!
Kim’s philanthropic journey started on the age of eight with a lemonade stand fundraiser for muscular dystrophy analysis. This act of kindness would set the stage for a lifetime of selfless giving. Since then, Kim’s selfless nature has solely intensified, and she or he now proudly helps dozens of Cape Cod non-profit organizations.
Kim’s involvement with ARL goes means again. Her household adopted their first canine, Snubby, from ARL’s Brewster location in 1975! Her household ended up adopting just a few extra canine from ARL over the course of her childhood, and in 2001, Kim returned to ARL’s Cape Cod location along with her husband to undertake their canine, Jack.
Kim notes that she and her husband’s expertise adopting Jack was what impressed her to get extra concerned. Saying that the expertise was extremely lovely and heartwarming, she notes, “They truthfully cared about Jack, and us, and needed to ensure we have been the precise match for one another. And all alongside the best way, the workers interacted with one another with such comradery and compassion. I knew I needed to do one thing to assist this wonderful place”.
Beginning along with her pictures expertise, she started capturing the essence of ARL’s adoptable animals, swiftly transitioning right into a devoted volunteer photographer for fundraising occasions.
Her ardour quickly led her to orchestrate her personal initiatives, together with photograph books and documentaries. And most not too long ago, Canines within the Province Lands photograph ebook! This lavishly illustrated espresso desk ebook options canine within the extraordinary location of the Province Lands, Cape Cod. Kim graciously donated her time and expertise to ARL freed from cost, and all of the proceeds from every ebook sale and pictures session have been donated to ARL.
This challenge was no small enterprise. In reality, Kim sometimes spent 3-4 days per week working till sundown, photographing over 200 canine over the course of the challenge, all whereas working her common full-time job at her household’s clothes retailer!
All of this difficult work has greater than paid off although. Canines within the Province Lands has raised greater than $70,000 and counting for ARL! The ebook shall be obtainable for buy in Cape Cod bookstores this summer season.
Kim’s creativity has at all times been an unimaginable asset for her fundraising efforts. She says that creating initiatives like this permit her to present again to organizations she cares about in methods she will not be in a position to do immediately by way of her personal donations.
These initiatives additionally permit her to attach with folks and animals from all walks of life, and see the frequent thread that weaves all of them collectively – the love of their canine. It proves the saying “everybody thinks they’ve one of the best canine, and none of them are fallacious” to be very true.
Past fundraising, Kim’s loving nature shines as she fosters connections between folks and animals, celebrating the common love shared by canine homeowners.
View a listing of native, impartial bookstores the place the Canines within the Province Lands photograph ebook is offered.
