My Nonprofit Reviews

I first read about Sugarloaf Mountain Rescue in a press article a few years ago. It was so inspiring to read about how Ann Marie has given her life and her everything to giving these neglected or rejected animals a forever home. She really does it all every day by herself. She is a one-woman show!

I've donated money to her when I can and I have driven by to drop off resources whenever I have something useful to share or to give. On my first visit she saw me pull up and ran out to welcome me and thank me for my donations. She let me see the animals in the front area (the turkeys are always super friendly!) but said it's hard to invite people back to see more because of the sensitive nature of the animals and liability concerns. I have tried to find ways to get her volunteers to help her but those same concerns always restrict how welcoming she can be to outsiders - which must make it hard for her.

After knowing her for a couple years I did bring my children by once and she let us come in and she gave us a tour. My kids were so inspired by all her animals and how happy they seemed - and by how she cares for them every day - and her very kind nature. They really want to come help her one day when and if she can welcome them in to help.

Ann Marie is often finding discarded animals, sick or injured, and while she cannot take them all, she does everything she can to care for them and find them a home, if not with her then elsewhere. People started throwing cats, even pregnant cats, over her fence and at the time she didn't know anything about caring for cats so I leaned in to help there.

When I was working for NBC Universal, I shared her story at GOLF Channel during Women's History month as a Woman I Admire. She truly is worthy of admiration. What she does is amazing - largely on her own - and any additional support she can get goes straight to the animals and their care and well-being. This is a fantastic non-profit to support as there's no bureaucracy or overhead - just Ann Marie being an angel here on Earth!