In choosing the name Kind Keeper, Belinda had to discard dozens of ideas that were already taken. Feeling disheartened, she asked God for a rescue name. “Kind Keeper” came to mind the next morning. It expresses the essence of this endeavor: a giving heart, a spirit of loving-kindness for God's creatures, and a conviction that we are responsible for nurturing and protecting domesticated companion animals, who depend on human care. Despite early disappointments, Belinda pushed ahead with determination, using her own savings, doing the paperwork for incorporation and non-profit status, finding a fixer-upper property—a former day-care center—to rent, soliciting donations of goods and services from local businesses, and creating community fundraising events ranging from yard sales to dinner/dances. Joined by just a few steady volunteers, she has done much of the work herself—all while holding down a full-time job as a waitress, plus volunteering her own time for local charities.
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