Adopted 2024
Livie
Adopted by Jacob on New Year's Day, 2024 |
Freya adopted February 17, 2024 by Mary Barnes, Detroit
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Adopted 2023
GiGi SF
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Murfee, a Tokinese breed, was adopted in August 2023 and now lives in Brighton, Michigan.
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Sam, a Cornish Rex
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Blossom, Japanese Bobtail
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Dave, Cornish Rex
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Scooter
Mila, orange DSH tabby
Scooter & Mila by Tom Fortman LATE Nov. 2023
Scooter & Mila by Tom Fortman LATE Nov. 2023
URGENT ~ Temporary Homes Needed
We have only been able to rescue a few cats in 2022/2023, because just one foster parent has been available. We have never had a facility, therefore there is no building with a staff. Our nonprofit rescue’s Board members have sadly turned away requests to help abandoned cats whose owners who have moved or passed away. Compassionate people notify us when they see hungry, homeless, injured strays, and it has been hard to say we cannot rescue the kittens and cats, because we have no foster spaces. Please volunteer to become a foster parent. We pay the medical bills at our veterinary location. Winter is coming, and they desperately need temporary homes. Can you step in? We will explain more details. Here is the foster application:
http://www.backdoorfriendspurebredcatrescue.org/foster-home-application.html
If you have a question about the form, you can email [email protected].
2020 and 2021 Pandemic News
Donation suggestions
Since we had no in-person fundraisers in 2020 and 2021, your donations have been vital. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Tax exempt donations to Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue can be made as memorials to a much loved pet or person in honor of a birthday or any other occasion.
We accept PayPal. Use our email [email protected] to let us know you have donated through PayPal. Please include ‘2021 Donation’ (or "2022 Donation" in subject line for 2022 donations) and your name and mailing address so we can send you a tax receipt.
You do not have to have an established PayPal account to use PayPal with a credit card.
Another way is with the QR code pictured below which directs donors to PayPal with our email already populated.
Check
If you don’t use PayPal, you can mail a check to BDF Cat Rescue, 35560 Grand River Ave. #305, Farmington Hills, MI 48335
Thank you to every person who donates money or supplies. We have no paid staff and are not supported by government funds.
Since we had no in-person fundraisers in 2020 and 2021, your donations have been vital. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Tax exempt donations to Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue can be made as memorials to a much loved pet or person in honor of a birthday or any other occasion.
We accept PayPal. Use our email [email protected] to let us know you have donated through PayPal. Please include ‘2021 Donation’ (or "2022 Donation" in subject line for 2022 donations) and your name and mailing address so we can send you a tax receipt.
You do not have to have an established PayPal account to use PayPal with a credit card.
Another way is with the QR code pictured below which directs donors to PayPal with our email already populated.
Check
If you don’t use PayPal, you can mail a check to BDF Cat Rescue, 35560 Grand River Ave. #305, Farmington Hills, MI 48335
Thank you to every person who donates money or supplies. We have no paid staff and are not supported by government funds.
2019 Bake Sale
Dec 12-14
Thursday 10am to 5pm. Friday 9am to 6pm, Saturday 9am to 12:30.
Where: TCF Bank, 22420 Farmington Rd Corner of 9 Mile
Everyone’s favorite fundraiser!
Accepting baked goods beginning Tuesday, Dec 10. Send me an email as to when you would like to drop off to make sure I’ll be home.
We need some gluten-free and some sugar-free items. Please make sure they are labeled as such.
Also need Bake Sale volunteers!!!!
Thrs: 9am(set up)-12, 12-3, 3-5
Fri: 9am-12, 12-3, 3-6
Sat: 9-1
Let me know your preferred shift.
🎁 Holiday Gift Wrapping - Dec 20 & 21
Where: Barnes & Noble in Northville
6 Mile & Haggerty
Friday, December 20 from 9am - 10pm
Saturday, December 21 from 5-10pm
Volunteers needed to gift wrap!
Friday, 9am-12, 12-3, 3-6, 6-10
Saturday 5-8, 8-10
Please email [email protected] to volunteer your preferred shift. Need at least 2 per shift; preferably 3
Thank you all for your continued support. We couldn’t do it without you 😻
Thursday 10am to 5pm. Friday 9am to 6pm, Saturday 9am to 12:30.
Where: TCF Bank, 22420 Farmington Rd Corner of 9 Mile
Everyone’s favorite fundraiser!
Accepting baked goods beginning Tuesday, Dec 10. Send me an email as to when you would like to drop off to make sure I’ll be home.
We need some gluten-free and some sugar-free items. Please make sure they are labeled as such.
Also need Bake Sale volunteers!!!!
Thrs: 9am(set up)-12, 12-3, 3-5
Fri: 9am-12, 12-3, 3-6
Sat: 9-1
Let me know your preferred shift.
🎁 Holiday Gift Wrapping - Dec 20 & 21
Where: Barnes & Noble in Northville
6 Mile & Haggerty
Friday, December 20 from 9am - 10pm
Saturday, December 21 from 5-10pm
Volunteers needed to gift wrap!
Friday, 9am-12, 12-3, 3-6, 6-10
Saturday 5-8, 8-10
Please email [email protected] to volunteer your preferred shift. Need at least 2 per shift; preferably 3
Thank you all for your continued support. We couldn’t do it without you 😻
Twelve cats adopted in 2019!
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Adopted! Whiskers has been adopted! |
Adopted!
Ezekiel has been adopted!
Sweet "Zeke" has found a home with another rescue cat "Puff" (formerly Selah Joy) who was adopted years ago.
Sweet "Zeke" has found a home with another rescue cat "Puff" (formerly Selah Joy) who was adopted years ago.
Adopted!
Charity has been adopted!
Annual Bake Sale December 7-9
Bakers and buyers are needed for our 3-day bake sale inside the TCF Bank, located at 22420 Farmington Road in Farmington, MI. Thursday 10-5/Friday 9-6/ Saturday 9-2.
For questions, call Anne at 248-979-4131 or email [email protected] and put in the subject line "Bake Sale." They can give you information about dropping off your baked goods.
If you can cover food with cellophane and label it, our table set-up will be easier for shift volunteers.
We especially need sugar-free and/or gluten-free baked goods for special needs' diet shoppers.
Adoption
Rocky, the Maine Coon was adopted this week!
www.chewy.com/rp/5749
Adoptions
Left: Mina-Joy; Pictured on right: Cy and Willow
Look for Mina-Joy's story, written by her new owner Jenny Elig, on the front page of our Fall 2017 newsletter.
Rescue Telephone Number
Since Brighthouse merged with Spectrum, our telephone service has had technical problems, which their support representatives assure us they are working to overcome. If you do not get an answer on our rescue telephone line (hear no voice mail announcement with instructions on what information to leave us, nor a way for you to leave a recording), please use the contact form on this site, or email with as much information as possible. Hang in there with us while we wait on Spectrum (https://www.spectrum.com/contact/contact.html) to resolve their problem(s).
Adoptable Cats' Status
We have very few cats available for adoption at this time due to a lack of foster homes. Since we have no facility and no foster home space, we are at an all-time low. If you are interested in fostering, please fill out a foster home application on our link under "Contact" in the drop down menu for "foster home application."
Reminder
Adopted!
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Fuzzy has been adopted! (October 17, 2016)
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December Annual Fund Raising Events: 100% goes to rescue
Annual Bake Sale December 8,9,10 at TCF Bank, located at Nine Mile and Farmington Roads; NE corner
22420 Farmington Road,
Farmington, MI 48336
All proceeds benefit Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue
Thursday-Friday 10-6
Saturday 10-2
For more information call 248-442-0840
22420 Farmington Road,
Farmington, MI 48336
All proceeds benefit Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue
Thursday-Friday 10-6
Saturday 10-2
For more information call 248-442-0840
Gift wrapping December 16, Friday 9 am-10 pm at Barnes and Noble, located at 17111 Haggerty Rd.
Northville, Michigan 48168 All proceeds to benefit Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue |
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Hope Adopted!
Jennifer loves kisses from her cat Hope.
Fiona has been adopted!
Fiona has a new life in Indiana with a kind, gentleman.
Adopted!
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Kiana and Beast have been adopted!
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Adopted!
Tessa, Jewel's sister, was adopted today.
Adopted!
Tortie "Jewel" has been adopted!
Adopted!
Snickers has been adopted!
Adopted!
Cooper has been adopted!
Jeff has been adopted!
Pearl and Punk have been adopted!
Priya has been adopted!
Priya went to live with her sister Aiden, now named Eden, whose adopter found out about these cats' loss. Today, Priya will begin her new life that will include dogs, ages 14 and 15.
Beloved Cats Alone in Home
Owner died during the night. Charity, Priya, Missy and Corey
These four cats were like children to their single owner, their mother, and they have been waiting for her to come home. There is a discount for adopting Corey and Missy as a pair.
Missy, spayed female, medium length fur, was born 11/27/06. She had regular dental work since she was adopted, including necessary tooth extractions.
Missy is up to date on her shots through Dec. 2015. She adores her friend Corey, and they would do well to be adopted together. Missy's owner passed away October 23, 2015, and she and Corey are in the house. Her owner had her groomed professionally recently. She loves to look out the window and hang out with her man Corey.
Missy is up to date on her shots through Dec. 2015. She adores her friend Corey, and they would do well to be adopted together. Missy's owner passed away October 23, 2015, and she and Corey are in the house. Her owner had her groomed professionally recently. She loves to look out the window and hang out with her man Corey.
Corey is a neutered male, short-hair, born in January 2010.
Corey's owner died during the night on 10/23/2015. In her will, she asked if Backdoor Friends could find a loving home for him in the event anything happened to her. His dear cat friend is shy Missy, and it would be wonderful if they could be adopted together.
Corey is a neutered male, up to date on his shots except he is due to have his Rabies booster. He had his teeth cleaned in February. He has big expressive eyes.
Corey's owner died during the night on 10/23/2015. In her will, she asked if Backdoor Friends could find a loving home for him in the event anything happened to her. His dear cat friend is shy Missy, and it would be wonderful if they could be adopted together.
Corey is a neutered male, up to date on his shots except he is due to have his Rabies booster. He had his teeth cleaned in February. He has big expressive eyes.
Charity: Her name means love.
Stray Cats in the Cold?
Please check out this site for more information about caring for cats in the cold if you cannot take them in yourself. A feral cat advocate can advise you on creating shelter that will carry them through all kinds of weather. Sometimes the worst enemies to homeless cats are people who do not realize they are worth saving. There are kind people out there who will help with donations of food, straw, tarp, wooden pallets and nontoxic insulation to get shelter off the damp, cold ground.
http://www.alleycat.org
http://www.alleycat.org
Adopted!
Firefly has been adopted by a very nice family! She had kittens after she had been rescued, and they were all adopted. Today, she too found her forever family! On a side note, her rescue-foster father is the one who designed our new logo.
We have a new logo!
Award
Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue has been selected for the 2015 Best of Farmington Hills Awards for Non-Profit Organization.
Bosley has been adopted!
Farmington Founders Festival
We will have a booth again this year at the Farmington Founders Festival on Friday and Saturday July 17 and 18 in the same location we were last year. Look for us on the First Methodist Church grounds, 33112 Grand River Ave.
Adoption!
Isabella has been adopted!
Adoption!
Norman has been adopted!
Adoption!
Congratulations to Kate for adopting her new little boy "Rufus" who will be known as "Riley."
Adoption!
Orange tabby Sherbert was adopted today! His new name will be Neeflix.
Update on Firefly's kittens
http://www.gofundme.com/sznxtg
Adoption!
Dilute calico "Baby" was adopted today. Congratulations Sullivans!
Congratulations, Elliott, on your new family member Otis!
Kittens are 4-weeks-old
Rufus is the grey and black tabby. Sherbert and Bright are the orange tabbies. Baby is the only girl, and she is a dilute calico with mostly tabby grey/black and white markings. They are all loving and playful.
Applications can be filled out online. Hold your mouse over the "Contact" drop down menu, and you will see the form you can fill out and submit for review.
Applications can be filled out online. Hold your mouse over the "Contact" drop down menu, and you will see the form you can fill out and submit for review.
Heartworm Prevention Month
Kittens
Friendly Tortie mother Firefly had her kittens April 4. They will be available for adoption in June. Meanwhile, if you are interested in fostering them, please fill out a foster application. Once it is Board approved, someone will call you for an interview. Five kittens will need more space than is currently available for them. Request an application from mailto:[email protected]. Please, serious inquires only.
Kroger Plus Card Renewal
Time to renew your Kroger Plus Community Rewards!
Re-enroll between April 1st 2015 and May 1st 2015 for the May 1st start of the program.
· To re-enroll on-line, go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com
· click “sign in”
· enter your email and My Kroger password
· click “enroll now”
· put in the NPO number (84006) or part of our name, Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue.
· check the correct group
· click “enroll”
The name of our rescue will appear at the bottom of your Kroger receipt. It does not cost anything and individuals are not named, so your privacy is protected. Kroger just sent our rescue a check this quarter for over $200.
Feel free to forward this to anyone else who might be interested in participating.
Thank you shoppers who choose Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue as your charity to support.
Re-enroll between April 1st 2015 and May 1st 2015 for the May 1st start of the program.
· To re-enroll on-line, go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com
· click “sign in”
· enter your email and My Kroger password
· click “enroll now”
· put in the NPO number (84006) or part of our name, Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue.
· check the correct group
· click “enroll”
The name of our rescue will appear at the bottom of your Kroger receipt. It does not cost anything and individuals are not named, so your privacy is protected. Kroger just sent our rescue a check this quarter for over $200.
Feel free to forward this to anyone else who might be interested in participating.
Thank you shoppers who choose Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue as your charity to support.
Rescued Tortie: Kittens Coming Soon
A stray young pregnant Tortoiseshell ran up to cat owners Zozi and Shane, who fed her outside. They have two senior cats with health issues as well as a two-cat limit in their area, so they cannot adopt her. She is so friendly, she jumped in Zozi's lap and rubbed up against her. They brought her inside, got her vet checked, and she is ready to deliver her kittens in the next two weeks. "Firefly" is FIV/Felk negative, dewormed and had a good health exam.
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To see a video of Firefly, click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOe4JoFEuXk
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Adopted!
Shy Charlotte was adopted today! She was in a foster home for three years.
New 2015 Clinical Trial: Improvement of Aggression Between Housemate Cats
Two main features distinguish the new 2015 trial from previous study phases:
o One, it is longer, 15 week duration. Three months of treatment.
o Two, it is a comparison of two different pheromone formulations -- neither of which are on the market or available. This is the next generation. Should be even better. Should learn more about cats that do not get along and how to help them.
o Previous participants may enroll if they still qualify. Please share or encourage others you know to participate.
o Enrollment will include 70 participants before April 28th 2015. Click the link below to read the flyer and get the contact numbers.
o One, it is longer, 15 week duration. Three months of treatment.
o Two, it is a comparison of two different pheromone formulations -- neither of which are on the market or available. This is the next generation. Should be even better. Should learn more about cats that do not get along and how to help them.
o Previous participants may enroll if they still qualify. Please share or encourage others you know to participate.
o Enrollment will include 70 participants before April 28th 2015. Click the link below to read the flyer and get the contact numbers.
Responsible Pet Ownership Month~February
February Pet Dental Month
Cat Surrender
Unfortunately, Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue is unable to accept any cats until further notice. Foster and adoption applications are still being accepted.
Adoption
January 14, 2015
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Genevieve has been adopted!
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December Events
Second and third weeks of the month
Check out our fall 2014 newsletter in our "News" drop down menu to see December dates and locations for our Bake Sale (12/13,14) and Gift wrap fund raiser (12/19)!
Your Support
Thank you supporters who shop through Smile.Amazon.com. $5.92 was donated by the AmazonSmile Foundation as a result of AmazonSmile program activity between July 1 and September 30, 2014.
The AmazonSmile Foundation donates 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible AmazonSmile items and there's no cap on how much they will donate. You have to choose our charity, then be sure your URL shows you are shopping through Smile.amazon.com.
The AmazonSmile Foundation donates 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible AmazonSmile items and there's no cap on how much they will donate. You have to choose our charity, then be sure your URL shows you are shopping through Smile.amazon.com.
Two Adoptions!
Ellie, left, and Sky, pictured on the right, were adopted into wonderful homes this November weekend.
Novi High School Telecast
Lynx-Point, neutered male "Sky" was Pet of the Week today, October 24, 2014, on the Cat's Eye News telecast at Novi High School. He is a Ragdoll, a large breed, whose owner went into a nursing home. He is on a special, prescribed diet and doing well on it. His owner had him front declawed, something we do not advise.
Sky is available for adoption. See our gallery, drop down menu "All Adoptable Cats" for more information.
Pictured on the left is Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue volunteer Asami Tanno holding Ragdoll boy Sky.
Sky is available for adoption. See our gallery, drop down menu "All Adoptable Cats" for more information.
Pictured on the left is Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue volunteer Asami Tanno holding Ragdoll boy Sky.
Craft Show this weekend
Saturday, October 25, 2014 10 am - 4 pm
Craft Show/Flea Market at the Knights of Columbus
19801 Farmington Road between 7 & 8 Mile
Craft Show/Flea Market at the Knights of Columbus
19801 Farmington Road between 7 & 8 Mile
Upcoming Events
Saturday, November 15, 2014 10 am - 4 pm
Clarenceville Holiday Craft Show
Clarenceville High School, 20155 Middlebelt Road, between 7 & 8 Mile
Clarenceville Holiday Craft Show
Clarenceville High School, 20155 Middlebelt Road, between 7 & 8 Mile
December 12, 13/Friday (bank) hours 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. and Saturday hours are 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Bake Sale
at TCF Bank
22420 Farmington Road
Farmington, MI 48336
NE corner of Nine Mile and Farmington
Call Anne at 248-979-4131 for more information and to arrange drop off of your donated baked goods.
Or, email Nancy at [email protected].
December 19, Friday
Gift Wrapping at Barnes & Noble 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
17111 Haggerty Road north of Six mile
Northville, MI
Gift Wrapping at Barnes & Noble 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
17111 Haggerty Road north of Six mile
Northville, MI
All Hallows' Eve/All Saints' Eve/Halloween
Cat Safety
Keep your cats inside on October 31!
Keep your cats inside every day but especially on October 31!
For safety tips:
http://www.protectamerica.com/static/pdf/halloween-pet-safety-guide.pdf
For safety tips:
http://www.protectamerica.com/static/pdf/halloween-pet-safety-guide.pdf
Happy National Feral Cat Day!
Here are cats in a garage recovering from TNR. The trap/neuter (spay) worked, but they didn't agree with the "R" in TNR.
Lost
LOST!
Please be on the lookout for a declawed family cat named Zander who got out of his new home October 12 in Novi on Andover Drive. Cross Streets are Ten and Beck. There are predators in the neighborhood (Coyotes and red fox), so his rescue is urgent. His flyer:
Missing Family Pet – Brown Tiger Stripe Cat
“Zander” should be wearing a black collar with a tag with his name, phone number, and former address.
Very friendly – no claws.
He accidentally got outside Sunday evening (10/12) from our home at 47992 Andover (cul-de-sac).
Please call 313-570-3909 or 248-765-5654 with info. 
Email contact is Chris@oaklandewv.com.
Zander, Male, with family since 2005
Please be on the lookout for a declawed family cat named Zander who got out of his new home October 12 in Novi on Andover Drive. Cross Streets are Ten and Beck. There are predators in the neighborhood (Coyotes and red fox), so his rescue is urgent. His flyer:
Missing Family Pet – Brown Tiger Stripe Cat
“Zander” should be wearing a black collar with a tag with his name, phone number, and former address.
Very friendly – no claws.
He accidentally got outside Sunday evening (10/12) from our home at 47992 Andover (cul-de-sac).
Please call 313-570-3909 or 248-765-5654 with info. 
Email contact is Chris@oaklandewv.com.
Zander, Male, with family since 2005
Reuniting Lost Cats To Owners
Methods of Reuniting Lost Cats to Owners
72% of lost cats return home on their own.
12% are reunited from neighborhood postings.
8% are found in the neighborhood.
8% are reunited by a call or visit to a shelter.
-Dr. Kate Hurley in The Five Million Cat Challenge training seminar
72% of lost cats return home on their own.
12% are reunited from neighborhood postings.
8% are found in the neighborhood.
8% are reunited by a call or visit to a shelter.
-Dr. Kate Hurley in The Five Million Cat Challenge training seminar
National Feral Cat Week
Happy National Feral Cat Week!
Persian Adoption
Willowbree Reflection was adopted today!
Adoption Return
The honeymoon is over. Isabella was returned.
Adoption
Isabella was adopted today after being in her foster home over four years! She loved her adopters from the moment she met them. She sat on their laps, received pets, combing and drooled on them. They didn't even care, said her foster mother.
Happy World Cat Day
Founders Festival
We raised $723 at the Farmington Founders Festival July 18, 19. Thank you to all the volunteers!
Financial News:
Sometimes debt is a way of life for nonprofit organizations, but we would rather operate in the black. When we do not have enough foster homes and/or do not have enough in the bank to pay for new rescues' incoming health exams, vaccinations, tests and treatments, we are not able to take more abandoned and displaced cats and kittens.
We did not mail 2014 Spring/Summer rescue newsletters, because they cost about $3 a piece. Before 2014, they have been mailed biannually to our database for no charge for at least a decade, and since supporters number almost 700 addresses now, the cost increases accordingly. We plan on having a fall newsletter and hopefully having enough resources to get back on schedule in a few months.
Whenever someone adopts from us, becomes a foster parent or specifically requests to be a part of our mailing list, they are added to our database.
Adoption fees are one way to offset some of the cost of caring for our rescues. Direct donations are another. Grants require applications to be filled out. We have to include yearly statistics (a lot of information to be submitted) to the donor company or organization who then selectively chooses among their many deserving applicants the successful recipient. Sometimes it takes months before we hear if we receive a grant from them or not. That is a long wait. Most of the time we cannot compete with well-known, large animal rescues, and people usually don't think about a small local group. Corporate giving campaigns are other avenues where we are thankful to receive donations such as Kroger Community Rewards and Smile.Amazon.com. Awards! Backdoor Friends won the June 2014 "Hearts for Heroes Award" from Thornton and Grooms in Farmington Hills, MI. Thank you! See photo below. http://www.thorntonandgrooms.com
Fund raising is a constant effort to stay afloat. If you hear of an opportunity for our small rescue to apply for a grant or participate in a company giving campaign, please let us know. Here
Thank you to all our supporters who participate in our success!
