Celebrating Our First Year at Bowe’s Buddies: A Heartfelt Thank You

Cara And Cole Bowe's Buddies Alumni

As we wrap up our very first year at Bowe’s Buddies, we can’t help but feel overwhelmed with gratitude. What started as a simple mission—to give shelter animals a better chance at the loving lives they deserve—has grown into a community effort filled with compassion, dedication, and heart.

This year, we’ve seen animals find safety, healing, and new beginnings because of people like you. Every hour volunteered, every share on social media, every donation, every kind word—it all mattered. It all made a difference.

To Our Volunteers

You showed up. You cleaned, walked, transported, organized, advocated, and supported in ways big and small. Your commitment is the backbone of everything we do.

To Everyone Who Supported Us With Their Time

Whether you attended an event, helped spread the word, or simply encouraged our mission, your involvement helped us grow and reach more animals in need.

To Our Donors

Your generosity fueled our work this year. Every contribution—large or small—helped us provide supplies, food, and safe spaces for animals who needed a second chance. You believed in our mission from the start, and your support made it possible for us to step into our first year with strength and purpose.

And Especially to Our Foster Heroes

You opened your homes—and your hearts—to animals who needed a safe place to land. You offered comfort, patience, and love during some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. Fostering saves lives, and this year, you proved just how powerful that act of kindness can be.

Looking Ahead

As we step into a new year, we’re excited to continue building this community of animal lovers and changemakers. There’s so much more good we can do together.

From all of us at Bowe’s Buddies, thank you for making our first year unforgettable.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year filled with joy, hope, and wagging tails.

Thank you to Foster Mom Shatima for providing these Christmas Pics of her former Bowe's Buddies. Cole and Cara now are Shatima's forever buddies as Shatima adopted these two special cats

Elizabeth Felker

Founder Bowe's Buddies