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MAGRR's 2006 Holiday Tree Lighting...
...is officially closed!
But
good grief at how successful this year was!!!
We
raised $9675.00!
(more than 2000 over our goal of 7500!)
Scroll down to
see all the messages and some photos that illustrate the kind of things you
all will help us do in 2007! Thank you to everyone who donated, to
those who told others, and to everyone else involved! This was not
only our best Tree Lighting since its inauguration, but it was our biggest
fundraiser of the year!
With hearts full of gratitude, and eyes full of tears, we at MAGRR all say,
"Thank You!"
Tree total for 2006:
$9675.00
2006
Goal: $7500.00
Amount Needed: $0.00
A big, fat, juicy Merry Christmas to all
our friends at MAGRR!!! Thanks for all you do throughout the year!
You are an amazing, hard working, talented, good looking, FUN group of
people! - Rainy, Boudreaux, & Mary Lu
I also want to add a VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU AND SPECIAL CHIRISTMAS JOY to
the WARTENBERG FAMILY for giving Kylee a true home for whatever time she has
left. This takes a special person and Gerry and Tim are truly that!!!!
Mary Lu
Merry Christmas, Mom! This was ALL
MY idea, but Rainy found your checkbook and wrote the check---(I gave it to
the postman. Rainy wanted to kick his butt...you know how she thinks
she's all THAT, but I made her be nice!!) Love to you and Clayton. -
Rainy and I adore you! - and your treats! :o) - Boudreaux and Rainy
In memory of Chaucer and in honor
of the vets at Collierville Animal Clinic who lovingly cared for him and
gave him three additional good years of life, especially Drs. Burch, Horn, &
McGee. In honor of Tucker, Lyndy, & Andy, our current rescued Goldens, & in
memory of Blossom, Daisy, Maggie, Haley, & Katy—all waiting at the Rainbow
Bridge—from Susan & Bill Strong
In Honor of
our two fur angels Sam and Sydney, and To All The MAGRR Rescue
Volunteers
who work endlessly to ensure these precious dogs get the loving home they so
much deserve - Bryan & Holly Powers
In
honor of Dr David H. Wright and staff at Collierville Pet Hospital and also
Jake, adopted July 4 2006 from MAGRR. Susan Weiss
In honor of six wonderful
dogs: Brody, Palmer, Caymus, York, Mason, and Jack, and in loving memory of
Hutch and Three Putt. The Edmonds.
In honor of Sasha and Rusty, and in
memory of our beloved Bailey. - Keith & Pam Fields
To MAGRR's elves, many thanks for all the
lives you have saved! - Nancy Knous
Happy Holidays
from the Smith Family.
 to MAGRR from
Nathan, Heather, Summer, & Rudy Pate
In
honor of Beau (aka Bolden) and Herbie (aka Bama), they are the best, we love
them very much, Thank you!
In
honor of Pops and Phylly Simmons - Thanks for taking such great care of me
when my parents are away. Love, Jake
In memory of
our Bridge Kids, Khaki, Herschel, Lacey and Kadie-Rou and in honor of our
wonderful Goldens, Sunshine, Bear and the Rhett-Man and Jake Ratton.
Also in gratitude for the many MAGRR supporters who keep us going throughout
the year - Foster Families, Home Visitor, Coordinators and especially our
wonderful vet support team at Collierville Pet Hospital. God Bless all
of you!!!! The Simmons
Merry
Christmas to MAGRR - the Beck family
Merry Christmas to MAGRR from the Wessels--Chris, Judy and Roswell
Happy Holidays
from Pat & Bennie Watts
From
Eddie and Dale Wall in memory of Hank, Tim, and Hellen whose smiling Golden
faces are missed every single day. You filled our hearts and home with so
much happiness and we will love you always. And to our Golden family, Abbie,
Shine, Emerson, Bob and Moses. Let’s try not to pee on the Christmas tree
this year, OK?
To
Phyl Simmons, also known as “Wonder Woman”. You’ve devoted so much to
saving the lives of the dogs we adore and you rescued us too on the worst
night of our lives. We suspect you’re wearing a sequined superhero suit on
under that MAGRR sweatshirt. Merry Christmas, Dale and Griffen Wall.
For Ginger, Cody,
Cedar, and our fosters, Kylee & Robbie. You brighten our lives
everyday with your unconditional love. Thanks MAGRR for being the
bridge between hopelessness and happiness. Merry Christmas - Tim,
Gerry and Heather Wartenberg.
 In honor
of Kayley Duchess of Everwood - Pete & Bindy Friedman
In
loving Memory of our sweet golden girl Gwen. She always gave
unconditional love. We miss her terribly but she will always be in our
hearts. The Domanico Family.
In honor
of Jack- you are the best boy that we could have ever hoped for!
Lots of love and hugs, Alexis, Aneel, Maya and Jude OXOXOX
Season's
Greetings from Elsie and M. E. Blumberg & family
In honor
of all of our fosters in the past year, Bandit, Grady, Elton, Jessie, Beale,
Hannah, Fletcher, Woody, Moresby, Marilyn, Nora, and our current Shaun. In
memory of Glory, the wonderful little girl we had for such a short time and
to our own Goldens Payton and Hayley who bring so much joy to our lives and
who put up with all of the crazy new doggies in their house. Cindy and Jim
Schettino
In
memory of our beloved Goldens at the bridge. Ginger, AKA the Best Dog
in the World, our first Golden -- who taught us what Rescue is all about.
Keighty, our show prospect, who beauty was exceeded only by her sweetness.
And Hootie, formerly named beauty, my Heart Dog whose infamous sense of
humor made her a legend in her own mind. We also pause to remember
Donna's sadie and Promise, Carol's Molly, Phyl's Herschel, and all the
others at Rainbow Bridge. May they take comfort and find joy with each
other while they wait. - Roy & Maie Meerkamper
In
honor of our rescues Bentley and Sandy (now Sammy) and in memory of Bart at
the Rainbow Bridge. Steve & Leslie
In honor
of our new boy, Tanner. Thank you MAGRR. From the Schneider Family.
Rick, Tina & Paris
Reublin. Paris thanks everyone for saving her life.
 To MAGRR,
thanks for rescuing us! Duffy, Chief and Olivia Brown
In honor
of the staff members at Dixie Memorial Pet Cemetery, who treat every pet
with love, dignity, and respect, from Susan & Bill Strong
Merry
Christmas from the Brown family
Happy
Holidays from David Haseltine
Happy
Holidays from Jamey Bertram
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honor of Maxwell and Marley, our forever Goldens, who bring so much
happiness and love to our lives and unselfishly share their home and toys
with our fosters - Wendy Ray
In
honor of Phyl Simmons for all of her hours and hours of work for MAGRR -
Carole & Roger Scruggs
In
memory of Clancy who crossed Rainbow Bridge January 4, 2006 - Vicki Moore
In
thanks to Phyl and Austin Simmons and all the foster families who so
generously give of their time, talent, and resources. Without you, we
would not have Scrappy/Grayson/Bud to love. - The Butler family
In
honor of the two best four-footed friends I've known: Austin and
Ellie. Thanks to MAGRR for making their rescue possible. - Elizabeth Boyd
Merry Christmas from Jim and Janine Carney
For Spectrum, where
pets outnumber the people. To Jack, Molly, Missy, Cuervo, Shadow, Delilah,
Cassidy, Boone, Belle and Riley. Merry Christmas, from Amber, Bodie &
Stormie
In honor
of Worthy, love Mommy & Daddy
Merry
Christmas, In memory of big brother Raskal Maley from little brother Trooper
Maley and parents Collin Maley and Melissa Ward.
In
honor of Lyla, our first MAGRR rescue, and Casey. Our goldens have stolen
our hearts and rule our home! Linda and Fred
In
honor of our "Mom" who loves us Goldens so much and thinks so highly of
MAGRR. Every dog should have an owner like Allison Ryder. From
"two of the," (the boys), Casey and Tucker.
In
loving memory of Billy. T.J. Eunice, Thomas and Sarah Davis' beautiful
Golden boy. Billy was the talk of our neighborhood. He was very dedicated
to his Daddy by retrieving the newspaper for him every morning. He was so
dedicated that if the Davis' did not receive a paper, he would retrieve the neighbors
paper for him. Because of Billy, I decided to adopt my Golden, Jake this
summer. Billy showed me the wonderful, sincere, and loyal traits
that Golden Retriever's provide their owners. We will miss you, Susan, Alex
and John Weiss
In
memory of our beloved Willy who sent Baxter to us to make us feel better.
Larry & Ginger
Many Cheers
& Thanks to all the MAGRR fosters and volunteers to the South of us!
MAGRR NEW ENGLAND
To
my niece, Missy, from Uncle Brad, who shares the same heart for every furry
creature. Merry Christmas
Happy Holidays from Dan, Elisa and Liza!
In
honor of Dixie and Lilly (Robyn) thank you for all of the work you do to
save the Golden's. Libby Thompson, Searcy,AR
Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year from Molly (aka Millie - April 2004) in Murray
Kentucky. My family, John, Diane and Patrick Young, wish everyone at MAGRR
a blessed new year.
Merry Christmas from Liz Thomas in honor of our wonderful Traci who came to
us from MAGRR.
In honor of Phyl and
Austin Simmons, my wonderful foster parents who cared for me until I was
adopted by my forever family! Love from Rupert
In loving memory of
Raskal, who crossed over to the Rainbow Bridge earlier this year. Even
though we only had you for a few short months, you will be in our hearts
forever. Love, Collin Maley and Melissa Ward
In honor of Trooper, the
best Christmas present we could ask for! Love, Collin Maley and Melissa
Ward
from Carol Gonzalez
In memory of Chaucer from Lynda Bertram
In memory of Bill & Susan's Chaucer from Jimmy and Linda Segerson
In memory of Suzi from Marie Gay
In memory of Millie, loved by the Barcroft family, from Susan & Bill Strong
In memory of Mr. Kitty Cat, loved by the Mitchum family, from Susan & Bill
Strong
In honor of Carole Scruggs - from your Secret Santa!
Merry Christmas!!! Glenn Weatherly, DVM
In memory of Bill,
best friend of Jo and Lee Cox, from John & Betty Malmo
In memory of our Bailey who will remain in our hearts forever, from the Deis
Family.
In
memory of my beloved "Bo" (1984-1999), my first golden. You stole my
heart and you changed my life forever! You were the coolest golden ever and
you taught me what true "golden love" was all about. You are sadly
missed by your Mom. Diane Teslik.
In
memory of my "Keela" (1987-2000), Bo's daughter and my second golden. You
were the sweetest girl. You and Bo were the best of companions. You
are sadly missed by you Mom. Diane Teslik
In
memory of "Buddy" (1993-2006), our first rescued golden (RAGofAZ) whom we
lost earlier this year. We can still see you throwing your chew bone
up in the air and then rolling on top of it making us laugh. You are
sadly missed by your Mom and Dad. Diane & Tony Teslik.
In
honor of "Fluke" (born Aug 2000), our current golden girl who has survived
two bouts with tumors, one cancerous and one not. May you live a long
and healthy life and know that you are deeply loved by your Mom and Dad,
Diane & Tony Teslik.
In
honor of "Taz" (born Oct 2005 - Approx), you are our golden number 5,
adopted from MAGRR this summer. You are so sweet and loving. We
are so glad to have you in our lives. May you live a long and healthy
life. You are deeply loved by your Mom and Dad. Diane & Tony
Teslik.
In Memory of
Chaucer who lit up the lives of Bill and Susan Strong and everyone else he
met. John, Kay and Andy Black
In honor of Lynda Bertram, Merry Christmas! - Melissa Bertram
In honor of Carolyn Carter, the absolute best foster Mom a golden could
have! With love and very slobbery kisses, Garrett.
In appreciation for all the great work that MAGRR does every day! Keep
up the great job and thank you! - Garrett McDonald
For all the happiness Josie is giving us and for seeing happiness instead of
seeing sadness in her eyes. We are glad someone told us about MAGRR.
- Jean & Howard Roser
in honor of Lisa
Russell, Shelia Shippley and our adopted golden sweetheart Buddy Johnson -
Bob, Carol, Kim, Melissa Johnson
In memory of Rascal, who went to the Bridge on Dec. 12 and was much loved by
the Melcher family, from Susan & Bill Strong
In honor of Phyl Simmons for all that she has done and does both on stage
and behind the scenes to make MAGRR the grand effective organization that it
is, by Susan & Bill Strong
In Honor of Bonheur
and His Family. Happy Holidays - Celia
In Honor of Halle,
Shelley and Pete Vescovo. Happy Holidays – Celia
In Honor of Jack
and Gary Mosley. Happy Holidays – Celia
In Honor of Kinley
and Her Parents. Happy Holidays – Celia
In
honor of Carole Scruggs. Thank you so much for helping me adopt my
beautiful golden boy, Jake. It's people like you and MAGRR that make the
world a better place, especially for wonderful Golden Retrievers. Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year! Susan and Alex Weiss, Marty and Jake
In
honor of Nelia Fletcher, foster Mom of Jake AKA Jakeman. Thank you so much
for taking such wonderful care of my precious Jake and nursing him back to
health. It takes very special people to foster these wonderful animals,
especially the very ill ones, who would not survive without MAGRR to
rescue them.
Merry Christmas from DJ. and Madison Ford.
Merry Christmas to Carole Scruggs from Debbie Eddlestone
In
honor of Lynda Bertram who is a one person equivalent to MAGRR for the whole
State of Arkansas. Bill and Susan Strong
In
honor of Nancy Adsit who volunteers at Memphis Animal Shelter, almost every
day, offering all comers a friendly face to help them find and adopt a new
pet. Bill Strong
Merry Xmas and a Wonderful New Year to all of you! - Luis Wiadacz
A
huge thank you to Austin, Phyl and Chad Simmons, the best camp directors
ever!!! From Sassy and Buck Tansil
To Marie Gay who has lost her little Suzi, the Boyles who lost Sooner and
Nikki, and the Crains who lost Misha, all during 2006 and to our Baby Bear
whom we lost 3 years ago.
Merry
Christmas to Phylly and Pops. Love, Austin, Allyson, Beth and Devin.
In
honor of Gracie, my second golden girl and my first rescue that I adopted
from MAGRR nearly 5 years ago. She is precious and a joy. She
has overcome a battle with breast cancer and shared her home at different
times with three other older golden buddies and several foster buddies.
Two are now at the Rainbow Bridge. Also a special thank you to Lynda
Bertram, MAGRR's Arkansas Coordinator for all of the rescue work she does in
Arkansas. Liz Childs
With
sweet memories of Tess, our first Golden that found us in a parking lot!
And of Zeke, our very first dog, whom Tess loved. Then in honor of
Harriet, the Aussie Queen that has kept all our pups in line. But
especially in honor of MAGRR and Cooper (formerly "Moresby" adopted August
2006), the true redhead of our home! Can't get THAT in a bottle!
I've tried! He's a great fella and loves the couch as much as his
"Papa"! From Tracey & Mark Bousson.
Happy
Holidays from Auburn, NY - Casey Meyer & Cullen
Happy Holidays from Myles Logston and his family!
Merry Christmas to Lise and David, Andy, Spencer & Molson and the
Memphis-to-Maine Connection from Lindsay Kirk!
From Eve: Happy holidays to all my rescued brothers and sisters...and their
families!
In
the memory of Lucy Burnette from Wanda, Hank, & Belle
Merry Christmas from Gifts by Kaelin
For
Wendy & Chris Ray on behalf of (Lance) now Chance. Thank you for being
my foster family while I waited for my new home. MERRY CHRISTMAS to
you and MAGRR!!! From David, Debbie, Sarah, Morgan, Chance and Cassidy
Newsom.
Wishing a
Merry Christmas to Amanda, DJ, Sam, Max & Lily and in memory of Lydia from
Meredith.
In
honor of her grand dogs George & Pikachu. Merry Christmas from Granny
To
Kidd from Brandy and Spencer (who never thought they would call anyone else
Daddy) - Thanks for loving us, accepting us as yours, and for putting up
with slobber, dog hair, and Mom's neurotic obsession with us. You
rule, and we love our world.
Merry Christmas from Jim and Sammie Thorell
To sweet Ellie and
in loving memory of your "sister", Jingles - Tim, Kristin, Kaitlyn & Kallie
Merry Christmas Diane and Fred! From Angie and Deb and the golden boys
Jackson and Rocky!
In
loving memory of Skittles, a loyal fur friend - Bryan & Holly Powers
In
memory of Shelby--Forever Missed and Loved -Bryan & Holly Powers
In honor of Gage and Julia.
In honor
of our Molly...spokesdog for the Northeast and the love and light of our
lives...with love and cookies and babies...Daddeee, the Momma, Avery and
Maddie
Merry
Christmas to all the Snow Goldens and their families........Warmest Wishes,
Tara and Molly
In honor
of Bob Mednikow's 75th birthday - Mindy Morris
From the
Dellinger Family.
For
Fletcher, the world's greatest Golden Retriever. He rules!!.
From the LaHue Family.
 In
memory of Maggie from Karen Plant & Dennis Kroll
In honor of Bouffee,
our white poodle, who died this year at the age of 18 years. Also, it is in
honor of our Happy, our black poodle who is 15 years old - Eugenia and Frank
In
memory of Spencer Barrington Webb. Our first and most beloved Golden. It
was all because of you that we became GR lovers to begin with. I deeply
miss you.
In
memory of Roscoe Turner Webb. Your daddy misses you and your companionship
in the shop. We'll remember you always, especially because the pear tree
still grows where you would pick your own pears and we see it daily.
From
the Webbs to honor Sammy-our first foster who became ours to keep
forever. For Kaiser who was just too beautiful to let go. And of course to
Jesse, even though your papers say your a GR, I will alway call you my GR
wannabe. We love you all. - Keith, Joanie, Emily and Joseph and of
course we can't leave out Lizzy the duck, Sammy's best friend and pond
buddy.
Merry
Christmas to my fellow Golden pals!!! Satchel Sanders
In
loving memory of our sweet Shadow boy...you are so terribly missed by all of
us..especially by your Pop...Christmas will be so hard without you... You
touched so many "little" lives with your kind and gentle nature...I know all
those kids will never forget you or the program we taught together.
Thanks for getting the paper for me and for blessing 11 years of our lives.
Missing you.... Momma, Pop, Justin & Kyle..and your buddies, Marlee, Cassie,
Bailee, & Smokey - The Bourland Family
In
honor of our granddogs, Brandy & Spencer, and their Mom, Missy Brown, who,
since birth, has brought home every stray with four legs and fur, made them
well, and found good homes for them. We are so proud that she is a
part of MAGRR. - Jerry & Meredith Brown & Luke, Lindy, & Amber
Hats off to all the hard workers with MAGRR. We're thankful for every
life you have saved. - Jerry & Meredith Brown & Luke, Lindy, & Amber
In
honor of my fellow Steel Mags: To Miss Cindy, who would have thought one
stubborn red dog would bless me with your gift of friendship, Miss Phyl, my
partner and mentor, and Miss Kathy, aka, Dr. Kathy, for listening and
counseling and your never-ending passion for rescue....Merry
Christmas..........Tara and Molly aka Muffeeen
Merry Christmas to Missy - Mike Swanson
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to MAGRR from Scott and Heather Strong,
our adoptee Timber (formerly Kane), Madison (our home grown golden), and
Hailey (our new baby daughter of 5 months)!
In
memory of (dogs) Chaucer Bill and Susan Strong's Golden boy and our very own
special girl Molly who we loved dearly - Carole & Roger Scruggs
Merry Christmas to Jim, Denise and Michael - Carole & Roger Scruggs
Merry
Christmas to Ed, Teresa and Damion - Carole & Roger Scruggs
Merry
Christmas to Betty and Tom - Carole & Roger Scruggs
In memory of Buffe who crossed the Rainbow Bridge earlier this year after 16
long and happy years - Wendy Ray
In honor of Sophie, our first foster. We only had her for one night, but she
touched our hearts forever - Wendy Ray
In honor of Lance (now Chance) and his new forever family, The Newsome's -
Wendy Ray
In honor of Maxwell and his new forever family, The Bennington's - Wendy Ray
In honor of Reagan who shared this Thanksgiving with us and made it a very
special holiday - Wendy Ray
In memory of Cinnamon and Ginger, my two beloved golden girls -Diane Pirani
You went
halfway around the world Toppy, but you will never leave my heart.
Love Lisa Russell
Wishing Coco
and Sadie Moore a Merry Merry Christmas, from the Russell Boys
for Brinkley
and Danni........ Love and humps from the Russell Boys.
For Soot and
Karen... My Angels in Thailand working so hard to save the animals.... Thank
you both
Thank
you to MAGRR for rescuing us from the streets of Arkansas!! Viking and
Abby (Marigold) Lear
Merry
Christmas to all of the MAGRR volunteers!! Chandler, Viking, Abby and
Kimbrough Lear.
Merry
Christmas Courtney, Carole and Phyl... Thank you for saving my entire family
and finding us GREAT homes!!!! Hope Lear
Merry Christmas Diane and Fred! From Angie and Deb and the golden boys
Jackson and Rocky!
From Lisa Zacharias
For the Rossi family, in loving memory of Rudy. I'm so sorry for your
loss. Try to remember all the good times you had with your sweet boy.
Thinking of you. - Lynne & Martin Briggs
In honor of our Annie who passed away in August. We love you and miss
you. - Kathy and Lindsay Trulove
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