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homes. In addition to helping prepare
144 cats and kittens for their new
homes this year, she also participated
in a phone-a-thon fundraiser as well as
the SPCA Puttin’ for Paws event. One
of Ann Marie’s other passion-proj-
ects in 2016 involved working as
project leader with the East Ocean
View Civic League (EOVCL) to design
and build a rain garden at the rec-
reation center in her neighborhood.
Ann Marie, members of EOVCL and
40 volunteers planted and mulched
5,700 square feet that included 984
total plants. The rain garden was a
great success and now successfully
absorbs runoff and helps to reduce
flooding and pollution of surrounding
waterbodies.
Shannon Junior, Aquatic Ecologist and
Senior Business Development Consultant
at SOLitude, was named as Volunteer of
the Quarter and volunteered 51 hours
in the fourth quarter of 2016. Shannon
spent almost every Saturday of the fourth
quarter, and throughout the year, at day-
long PetSmart adoption events, bringing
dogs from her local Madison County
Animal Shelter to meet with potential
forever families. Shannon manages the
shelter’s Facebook page, committing
endless hours of time photographing
and showing off the uniqueness of each
of these beautiful animals. She also
makes tie-dyed doggie bandanas and
t-shirts, and donates 100% of her sales
back to the shelter. Through all of her
efforts last year, Shannon helped 103
dogs find their permanent homes.
Every year, SOLitude Lake
Management staff earns points for
their volunteer time and, based on the
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