We are coming to the end of our fiscal year (July 1 - June 30th) and we have had a wild year. With the added responsibility for the Appomattox and Pittsylvania shelters this year along with our No Kill Virginia initiative (NKVA) and the greater volume of needs from pets, we have worked harder than ever and it has all been worth it. We have certainly learned a lot and one thing we have learned is that we are so lucky to have such a special giving community that uplifts us not only to save pets in our own area but enables us to help those in less fortunate areas that don’t have the same level of support. Because of you we are now the largest no kill organization in the entire state of Virginia, helping over 7,000 pets in the past year. Many of you might have read that we decided to discontinue the contract with Pittsylvania County due to the financial drain on the organization. Donations and revenue in that area have been less than we thought we could bring in and because the