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Featured Volunteers

MetroPets runs exclusively on the steam of our volunteers' time and energy and expertise. We are blessed with wonderfully talented people.
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This month, meet Mary Portelly, web volunteer!



Mary, Ken, Troop
Me, with my husband, Ken and lab mix Troop at the 2001 Bark Ball.

My husband and I adopted Casper 8 years ago from the Humane Society of Fairfax County - from a girl who (in my opinion) was doing a wonderful thing with her spare time - so once Casper was settled into our home, I decided to start volunteering too and have never looked back!

For my paying job, I am a computer programmer and for the past few years, I have been getting into web development so I now also update the website for the SPCA of Northern Virginia. I find this extremely rewarding and still get a thrill every time I hear that an animal was placed because the person saw him/her on the website.

Casper
Capser is a husky mix. He got me started volunteering in animal welfare.

On the Metropets site, the main pages that I work on are the "Ask Sage" section, the Dog Park page and the Having Fun with your Dog page.

I love "Ask Sage" because it enriches the pet owning experience for the readers and (indirectly) helps animals stay in their homes. The other two mirror my favorite activities!




Please check our web site for more stories about our volunteers. If you are a volunteer and would like to submit your story, please write to webmaster@metropets.org!

 

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