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Our 2025 Donors!

Together, we make a pawsitive impact!

We truly appreciate our generous donors. Your contributions impact the future of our life-saving, life-improving services and that never, ever goes unnoticed. In 2025, more than 800 compassionate animal lovers gave a total of $1.6 million to ensure Central Coast pets stay healthy and with the people who love them. Thank you!

Pawsitive Impact Circle

Bill Basiliko & Marcus Lundell
Maryalice Birk
Bill & Kathy Borgers
Bob & Beth Climo
Charles & Jan Clouse
Don Conner – Whiskey ‘N Rye
Kathleen Curtis
Christine & Reece Duca
Andrew & Kendra Feshbach
Tom & Lora Fisher
Joel & Vasanti Fithian
Joe & Arlene Geeb
Greta Hansen

Chris Harris
Karen & John Jostes
Karen McCain & Arnold Shapiro
Kathryn Courain – Avalan
Paula & Peter Mangravite
Kimberly Lowell
Marilyn Makepeace
Lyn Proctor
Loretta Redd
Kyle Schroeder
Suzanne Von Drehle
Ron & Betty Ziegler

Lifesaver League

Amy Wendel & Daniel Meisel
Best Friends Animal Society
Leslie & Ashish Bhutani
Bruce Grant
Michael Damer
Lucy Dane
Debra Crowley & Eliot Geiger
Jason, Rachel & Fenix Thurman
Kathryn Denlinger
Klondike Pizza

Carol Kommerstad-Reiche
Gary & Lynn Larson
Betty Lemmon
Melinda Mars
Carol McCurdy
Barrie Peters
Mary Lou Running
Deborah Steffen
Rich & Sundi Yousko
Scott & Ary Zegar

Top Dog Society

Andrew Antone
Anne Ashmore
Lisbeth Beise
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Christina Berry
Bob & Marcia Spranger
Ed & Ann Brady
John & Jennifer Broker
Bryant & Sons
Barbara Straka Chalmers
Jeffrey & Kimberly Chapman
Peter & Susan Cheney
Michael Peter Chiu
Barbara Clark
Tobey Cotsen
Fran Courain
Trela Sunshine Cowan
Sally & Bill Cushman
Sherrill Dalrymple
Marla Dawson
Tamara Donohoe
Joe Francis Drum
Chris Erskine
Mark & Janet Farabaugh
Manny & Victoria Fernandez
Nichole Fetterman
Lorraine & Steven Forbes
Andrew M. Gault
Cathy McDowell & Ann Gildea
Cam Gittler
Martin & Kerrilee Gore
Jo Graziano

Jann Ann Greene
Jack & Yvon Gresser
Lee Heller
Barbara Hilaire
Michael & Christine Holland
Lynette Hulbert
Hank & Michelle Hurst
Images by Valerie
Rebecca Kapustay
Bruce Kennedy
Maureen Koneval
Serena & Paul Kusserow
Russ Leavitt
Evelyn Lee
Mark Lewis
Dennis & Claudine Lingo
Live Oak Bank
Trish Mahon
Dawn Manalo-Coelho
Suzanne & David Martin-Reay
Marilyn M. Martin
Penelope McCarty
Sharon Metsch
Richard Miller
Tracey Minero
Teree Minney
Larry & Claudia Mitchell
Kim Natzel
Prudy & John Noon
Outsource Marketing Group
Sheryl Patton

Nick Pierce & Donna Peterson
Jeffrey Polito
Cathy & Douglas Prentice
Dianne Raynor
Elizabeth Reed
Charles & Catherine Roellig
Rubyloo
Clay & Beth Rushing
Arlene Sackman & Shelia Patterson
Arnold & Laura Sanders
Arnold & Judith Schildhaus
Andrew Sharpe
Claire Sheehy
Linn Sillers
Elizabeth Skatoff & Larry Sferra
SLO County Golden Retrievers
John & Lisa Stevens
Greg Tebbe
Denise Troup
Manuel & Theresa Valdes
Vet Ovation
Viva
Sarah Wagoner
John & Samantha Williams
Susan Williams
Christine Wong
Ed & Caroline Woods
Loreen Zakem

The Cat’s Meow

Alicia Ackerman
Gregory & Deborah Armstrong
Neil Bankston & Lisa Patson
Elaine Battany
Katie & Sean Bean
Janis Bitney
Jon & Liz Brady
Cynthia Brock
Michael Brusati
Sally Bulles & Garland Hopkins
Belinda Burns
Camp Canine
Carpinteria Lumber Company
Karen Carson
Vikki Cavalletto
Lisa Chadwick
Sharon & Catherine Chance
Nicole Clancy
William Clemens
Mary Coffee
Daniel & Donna Courain
Dan & Julie Crutcher
Ann Daniel
Kathleen Davis
Anita Diaz
Luis Diaz
Diane Dolden

Dan Encell
Natasha Feshbach
Peggy & Gary Finefrock
Athena Foley
Frank & Connie Freitas
Alisa Freundlich
Ginger Frost
Richard Giegel
Vicki Godlewski
Arthur Gothe
Barbara Grant
Kathleen Gumins
Susan Hamilton
Ken & Barbara Hershberg
Katherine Hoff
Harrison Hurst
Grace Kalal
Paul Adam Kanarek
Kathleen Kaplan
Sara Kvaas
Cindy Laporte
Kathy LaValle
Amy Lehman
Alycia Marie Lewis
Mark Lindon
Sonja Malmuth
Patricia & Daniel Marin

Elizabeth & Michael Martinez
Chas, Mia & Neg McClure
Barbara McMullin
Linda, Al & Freddy Meskimen
Burton & Pamela Mitchell
Patricia Mitchell
Kelly Mooney
Mark Mosch
Wendy Nurock
Linda Rodriguez
William & Wendy Rogers
Elvira Rose
Mona Rose
Derek Rosen
Talia & Jay Roston
RTV Winery LLC – Bien Nacido
Deborah Sa
Michael Schwab
Karen Smith
John Snowball
Meg Spierling
Adrian Stern
Steve Hanson Landscaping
Marianne Wacker
Cindy Whelan
Libby & Darin Williams-Cabral
Catherine Yu
Zierman Plumbing & Heating

Helping Paws Club

4Knines, LLC
Sarah Aguilar
Jose Aguilera Navarro
Juana Alejandre
Marie Allen
Scott & Michelle Allison
Whitney Almaguer
Elizabeth Alves
Helen Anderson
Leigh-Anne & Ben Anderson
Anna Anhalt
Ari Arias
Bettina Arias
Catherine Armstrong
Teresa Ascolese
Danielle Aubertin-Crowder
Mickey Babcock
Chuck Bair
Messy Baker
Pedro Barajas
Peter & Marjorie Barbisan
CC Barnes
Judith Bartel
Janine Bartley
Oliver Barton
Sharon Basham
Manuel Becerra
Catherine Bednar
Alma Bedwell
Christine Beebe
Kelli & Jeff Bell
Kris Bergstrom
Bethania Evangelical Lutheran Church
Angela Bevilacqua
Helen Black
Jo Black
Katharine Black
Jeffrey & Jennifer Bochsler
Bond Group Entertainment
Joe Boris
Debora Botting
Jean Louise Boyd
Sherri Briscoe
Allwyn Brown
Bonnie Brown
Corina Brown
Jessica Cohen Brown
Gay Browne
Jill Buckley
Joy Buechler
Marilyn Bullock
Lynn & Gwen Burns
Nora Burton
Sandra Cabral
Andrea Caplan
Anne Carey
Mark & Valerie Carney
Carol Carpenter
John & Karen Carson
Robin Cederlof
Susan Cejda
Barbara Ceriale
Bonnie Chavarria
Evelyne Chezum
Lisa Christensen
Susanna Christiansen
Carol Cockrum
Nancy Cohen
Kathleen Copeland
Cynthia Cotton
Karen Cottriel
Barbara Crawford
Gail Crawford
Linda Crown
Stephanie Dahl
Tammy David
Ellen Davidson
Gerald Davis
Ivette Davis
Randall Day
David De L’Arbre
Joel & Jennifer Dean
Deborah Hall
Maria & Martin Deleon
Suzanne Desjardins
Kerry Dolan
Marianne Dornbush
Rose Drago
Mikki Drury
Jeannette Dube
Diana Duncan
Diane Dunford
Bonnie Dutton
Mary Dyer
Sheila Eckert
Mary Jane Edalatpour
Mary Ehrmann
Barbara Eldridge
Pamela Elliott
Tahirih Ellison
Sandra & Richard Enos
Sheri Escobar
Fred Eubanks
Irene Ewing
Mary Fahning
Kim Favors
Stephanie Fehring
Iain Fenwick
Fern Miller Godden
Terry & Joyce Fernandez
Nicole Feshbach
Kevin Fong
Angela Foote
Patty Forsher
Jennifer Fredrich
G & D Custom Upholstery
Patty Gabrisch
Jeffrey Gaer

Gallery 113
Judy & Charles Garey
Catherine Gauchat
Mark Jay Gittler
Lisa Glazer
Suzy Godsey
Beth Goldberg
Maris & Don Goldberg
Diana Gomez
Lisa Gorrell
Denise Gosnell
Norin Grancell
James & Margaret Gray
Kathy Greenwood
Michael Grenley
Kelli Griffith-Taylor
Megan Grubaums
Isaias & Marina Guerra
James & Sandra Hand
Tonya Harward
Joan Hazell
Deanna Hearth
Mary Heyden
Alexandra Hodal
Vanessa Hodge
Debra Holt
Richard Homer
Joanne Hopkins
Janice & Stan Howell
David Huey
Dana & Paul Humphreys
Janet Huston
Suzanne Hyde
Marian Jean
Barbara Jensen-Scott
Cheryl & Gary Jensen
Dorace Johnson
Marilyn Johnson
Nancy Johnson
Robert Gibson Johnson
Tonya Johnston
Gary Justice
Steve Kantor
Kauai Palms Hotel
Kimi Kawaguchi
Linda Keetch
Jeremy Kennedy
Mary Kennedy
James Kilponen
Tamara Kleidermacher
Charles Knowlton
Kathleen Kobus
Tracy Koon
Roberta Kramer
Tami Kruse
Theodore P Kurze
La Dolce Far Niente
Cindy Laabs
Tania Vargas Lagunas
Karen Lai
Patricia Lambert
Janette Lang
Christina Lara
Penelope Larsen
Gayle Larson
Kathleen Laurain
Jill Levy
Adriana Link
Pablo Lino
Tiffany Little
Allegra Lobell
Mark Lombardini
Lompoc Dept of Social Services
Melody Long
Georgina Lopez
Juan Lopez
Fred Loquasta
Jessica Lowenstein
Aureta Luft
Barbara Luhrsen
Sandra & Franklin Magliazza
Michael & Allison Mann
Marlou Everson
Holly Martin
Jayne Martin
Joyce Martyniuk
Tatiana & Joseph Matthews
Suzanne McAdams
Dorothy McConnaughhay
Wanda & William McDonald
Sharon McGinness
Kathleen McGuinness
Jeffery & Jessica McMillan
Meghan McMillan
Nancy Meddings
Daryl Metzger
Judith Milam
Janet Millar
Nancy Miller
Mark Mooney
Daniel & Juliette Moore
Elaine Morris
Denise & Gildardo Muro
Jamie & Shanna Muro
Molly Murphy
Jacquelyn Murray
Judith Mustard
Annalisa Nearn
Michelle Newby
Karen Nielsen
Cathya Torrejon Nisbet
Noelle Gambill
Cristina Navarro Noriega
Kate Novotny
Michael Novotny
Elizabeth O’Brien
Beth O’Day

Saranne Oberman
Barbara & Seth Olitzky
Jane & Gary Olmstead
Barbara Ortiz
Carlos & Sonia Ortiz
Del Owen
Robert K. Pardini
Susan Parker
Dawn Pasetta
Aileen Pautsch
Karine Perez
Lanette Perry
Ann Peyrat
Max Pollard
Camerin Poulson
Patti Presnal
Jocelyn Price
Tammy Prizio
Stephanie Rachford
Naila Rashid
Laina Reed
Katie Remington
Cheryl Rempe
Yesika Reyes
Megan & Eric Rheinschild
Richard Bornstein
Diann Rigby
Chris Roberts
Julia Roberts
Cristal Rodriguez
Michael Rogers
Gary Romanchuk
Carina Romero
Juniper Romero
Elizabeth Rosenbaum
Deah Rudd
Clifford & Phyllis Ruddle
Teresa Ruffoni
Jody Rundle
Benita Sachs
Deborah Sanchez
Bernard Sandler
Santa Barbara Kennel Club
Mario & Yvette Santiago
Sylvia Saucedo
Michael Sbaraglia
Lisa Schatz
Tom & Joan Schaumberg
Trista Schiff
Ariane Schmidt-Clausius
Nancy & Scott Schoen
Suzette Seagoe
Daniel Bodie Shaffer
Barbara Sheffield
Jo-Ann Shelton
Mary Shepherd
Cordelia Sherman
Dr. Robin Shroyer
Sara Sieteski
Denee Signorelli
Alexander & Kathy Simas
Garin Sinclair
Maria Slizys
John Smith
Sherryl Smith
Winona Smyth
Nancy Somberg
Cheryl Stauffer
Judith Stauffer
Mara Stephen
Denise Stevens
Lisa Stevens
Kathy Stotter
Catherine Strauch
Joan Striebel
Bruce Sundberg
Teresa Sutherland
Daryl Takehara
Haley Tao
Sheree Terra
Douglas & Terese Tewalt
Ken Thomason
Jillian Title
Marion Toabe
Teri Tosdale
Madeline & Jerry Travis
Vickie Treen
Vincent and Nancy Tubiolo
United Way
Maya Upton
Ray Valadez
Suzanne Valery
Suzanne Van Leer
Gina Van Steyn
Jesus & Alberta Vazquez
Susan Vessely
James & Debra Vidro
Bill Weatherford
Vicki Wedmore
Perry Weitzner
Stephanie Welch
Tim & Jennifer West
Helga Wiench
Cheryl Wild
Carla Wisch
Sally Witnov
Shaughn & Suzette Wolfcale
Francene & James Wray
Karen Yates
Dana Yeager
Day Yeager & Andrew Sharpe
Marco & Maria Zamora
Jan Zinner
Jeannie Zoppo
Alison Zuber

Tails Wagging Team

Rosanna Addison
Cheryle Aguirre
Henri Albert
Maria Alinsod
Elizabeth Allison
Amber Wong LLC
Janet Andrade
Paula Andrews
Anne Powell
Joan Ariel
Katherine Armstrong
Amy Arnold
Dennis Arriaga
Mandy AuYeung
Steven Barr
Teri Bayus
Patte Jayne Bishop
Debbie & Dave Black
Darian Bleecher
Mitchell & Donald Blum
Robert & Deborah Bohn
Mariel & Jacob Bond
Dan & Dana Borsch
Elizabeth Boscacci
Shirley Boydstun
Lorena Bracho
Jennifer Breault
Tina Brenza
Gabriela Breuer
Allse Brown
Maria Bustillo
Linda Cabatic
Julia Cabreros
Lori Campanile
Grant & Thereasa Canaan
Francine Cantero
Andrew Carr
Steven Chicurelstein
Linda Clair
Meegan & Cyrus Clarke
Shawna Coleman
Jane Cooper
Maria Daniels
Katrina Dell
Jill Denton & Caroline Hall
Cheri DePaulo
Charlotte Dinsmoor
Kelly Doria
Kitty Edwards
Emily Ehlers
Joan & Charles Enasko
Tami Erdman
Robert Ewing
Pellegri Farms
Ellen Fenger
Kyle Fernley
Dennis & Annette Fesler
Alejandra & Armando Figueroa
Tessa Flanagan
Julie Franke
Dana Fritzler

Elizabeth Fuentes
Celia Furness
Lynn G
Eric Gavarre
Carol Gemberling
Georgiann Davirro
Anna Maria Giambanco
Belinda Gibbs
Angie Gibson
Marilyn Gilbert
Timothy & Crystal Glynn
Virginia & Alan Gordon
Karen Gottwals
Mary Gregg
Kacie Guista
Josefine Gullo
Norma Gutierrez
LeAnne Hagerty
Sarah Harmel
Amber Harris
Janet Hartmann
Oarlie Hayes
Carla Heise
Tanner Henderson
Cheryl Hieronymus
Helen Hightower
Roxanne Hill
Kelley Howlett
Michael Husted
Kathryn Johnson
Katrinka Johnson
Nellie Jorge
Susan Kappelman
Andrea Kelly
Marisa Kempt
Shelley Klein
Amber Knowles
Tricia Koenig
Penelope Koines
Diane Koornwinder
Leticia Krambeck
Kasey & Stephanie Kump
Emily L’Heureux
Patricia Landis
Janeese Landwehr
Susan Lee
Charity Lewallen
Fran Lewbel
Lewis & Clark
Kathy Lewis
Pamela Lewis
Deborah Lolati
Nancy Lonshein
Trudy Mansfield
Goldie Marty
Lucy Maynez
Louise Mazerov
Angelina McDonald
Danielle McGraw
Kevin McHugh

Vada McKee
Pamela McKinney
Connie McLean
Adrian Mercado
Tori Miener
Carol Millar
Jimena Monroy
Brianna Montoya
Robin Mounts
Danny & Susan Mulvaney
Edward & Theresa Munoz
Sharon Neville
Greer Newman
Jorie Nilson
Rosa Emma Oceguera
Elizabeth Odonnell
Maria Orozco
Caroline Otahal
Susan Park
Susan Paul
Maureen Peacock
Jean Perloff
Janet Camilla Persson
Anit Poksi
Karen Precht
Laura & Sergio Ramirez
Rachelle & Salvador Ramirez
Elba & Jose Razon
Annita Regehr
Jazmin Robledo
Amy Rodelo
Sandra Roscoe
Darlene Rose
Joseph & Carol Rose
Celine Torbert
Timothy Wayne Tucker
Eileen Tufenkian
DeAnn Turner
Kenneth & Jill Tynes
Erica Valdes
Kimberly Valenzuela
Vivian Valenzuela
Lisa Vasak
Chantal Vazquez
Valerie Villa
Sylvia Villalobos
Matt Wagonhurst
Nancy Walter
Debra Walters
Linda White
Julie Webb
Kimberly Weekley
Alan Wexler
Robert & Patricia Wheatley
Eugenia Wilner
Julia Limon Winn
Barbara Witkowski
Thomas Wolverton
Dolores Woodson
Nancy Wright

Furever Friends

Kathy Alcaino
Soraya Atighi
Theresa Barbera
Debra Barlow
Donna Bridges
Angelin Catagnola
Ronit Corry
Amanda Didrickson
Jacqueline Doyle
James Fereira
Yuri Gome
Frank Gray
Amanda Hardin
Kayla Hickman
Charles & Lavina Hilbrant
Cynthia & Matthew Hoskins
Teri Howard

Debbie Hrabe
Carell Jantzen
Nmah Kpulun
Brandy Lee
Cyndi Leigh
Diane Lenz-Knowles
Hannah Lewis
Pamela Libera
Jaqlynn Llamas
Andrew & Patricia Lopez
Marina Luckow
Sasha Magana
Stephan & Doreen Maulhardt
Sheryl McDowell
Aaron McLendon
Alissa McMullen
Marygrace Miles

William & Sherry Miller
McKenna Murray
Christie O’Hara
Leatrice & Mark Osterloh
Isabel Perez
Sisi Pisi
Louise Porton
Patricia Reta-Knopf
Lupe Sanchez
Frances Shinn
Katherine Sullivan
Penelope Tinker
Kristine & Kim Valentine
Jeff Wozniak
Nurita Wrolstad
Manuel & Guadalupe Zepeda

How to help

What Our Supporters Say

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We recently adopted kittens from C.A.R.E.4Paws’ Animals in Need Fund. We witnessed the incredible care and love they give to animals in foster homes, along with the many vital services they provide to the community.

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Whitney
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I love my dog. I want others to feel there is support for their pets when needed.

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Marianne
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Spaying/neutering is the only way to prevent pet overpopulation and is too expensive for many pet families. Donating to C.A.R.E.4Paws is one way I can help.

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Marla
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I’m donating to C.A.R.E.4Paws to help those in need that want to take care of their pets and cannot afford it. I am grateful to be able to afford vet care for my four animals.

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Teresa
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I was inspired to donate to C.A.R.E.4Paws to help pet families in need, and because of wonderful volunteers like Lisa.

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Nancy & Tikka
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Our neighbor Claire, jokingly said she’d never talk to us again if we didn’t donate. Kidding, supporting such a worthy cause is a no-brainer!

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Chuck
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As a SMAC clinic volunteer, I had the chance to jump in and help at a recent clinic event. Seeing firsthand how much effort and resources go into making it all happen is truly eye-opening.
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Cristal
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Everyone at this amazing organization has a beautiful heart dedicated to helping animals. Animals don’t have a voice, so we have to be their voice and protect them.

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Catherine
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I love this organization. When I couldn’t afford vet care for my cats and dogs, they were there for us.
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Teri
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I support C.A.R.E.4Paws to help provide pet food for the homeless pets living in the Santa Maria riverbed — because every animal deserves care, no matter where they call home.

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Elizabeth
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Every animal deserves love, and every family deserves the chance to care for their pet — no matter their income.
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Linda
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I was inspired by the story of a cat cured of FIP. It’s wonderful that hope and healing are now possible. I’m donating to help more cats fight this disease.
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Francine
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In memory of my animal-loving aunt, whose senior years and disabilities were eased by her two rescue dogs. I deeply appreciate C.A.R.E.4Paws’ mission.
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Carol
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C.A.R.E.4Paws is the cat’s meow!

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Lisa