We’re the Tompkins family, John, Jelena, and Maelle. Mom, Jelena, saw a Wild Blue Facebook post in the spring looking for new volunteers and saw that the minimum age to volunteer was 12, the age Maelle had just turned. She thought it would be a great opportunity for Maelle to learn about volunteering since the whole…
I’ve been volunteering at Wild Blue since September of 2021. My husband Bill and I moved here 3 years ago from Ventura, CA a year after we retired, me from teaching in elementary school. We had our own cats since kittens. Granite died at 22, and Sage at 18. We adored our sweet cats and…
Hi, my name is Gary and I am a fellow animal friend. I have lived in Colorado for most of my life, and I really do love it here. My family and I love to help take care of animals even having our own full house. We have our 2 dogs, several chickens, many of…
Hi! I’m Sharon, My journey into the world of animal rescue began in 2006 in Crested Butte, CO. After countless hours of fundraising, endless meetings with the planning commission and town council, and a lot of sweat equity, we successfully opened Paradise Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in 2011. It was Gunnison county’s very first animal…
Hi I’m Charlotte! I’ve been with the Wild Blue sanctuary for about a year now and it has been an honor to be able to help with such an amazing operation! I truly love all animals but have always had a special soft spot for cats. Before moving to Colorado in 2020 I had lived…
Howdy and thanks for the opportunities to help the kitties and Wild Blue! In the past 3+ years, I am happy to help and the Santuary, Spay/Neuter Clinics, CatFest, our annual fund raiser and recently trained for Adoption Counselor. Each Sunday, I also record all of the non spayed or non neutered kitten weights for…
We are Hannah and Keith Varden. We both work for the space force as a contractor and active duty respectively. While we love all animals, cats seem to suit our lifestyle and personalities the best. We have two sweet babies that are 3 years old, an orange tabby named atlas and a brown tabby named…
Hello! My name is Allison and I have been a volunteer at Wild Blue Cats! for about a year and a half! I started in socialization in the sanctuary then moved to Kaylene’s Kradle. I started off as an assistant, then became lead, and now I am Co-Lead of Kaylene’s Kradle w/ my great friend…
Hello! my name is Susanne and I have been a socializing volunteer for the past 5 years. I moved to Colorado 8 years ago after retiring from my profession as an RN. My desire to be of service and provide healing led me to Wild Blue Cats. As a socializer I have the opportunity to…
I am a native of Texas and a graduate of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. I am also a mother of two daughters and a former elementary school teacher. After 21 years, my husband retired from the Army and we settled back in Colorado Springs. Considering that my first word as a baby was kitty,…