By
Kevin Degenhard, Executive Director,
Bahamas Humane Society.
Shelter team getting into the Christmas spirit in front of some of the new cabinets.Running a humane society is challenging and expensive, and there is a constant struggle to pay all the bills in order to provide the standard of service people come to expect. The financial priorities mean the animal’s needs must come first, sometimes at the cost of neglecting some maintenance issues and delaying some plans to modernize.
However, Christmas came early this year when two wishes at the BHS were generously granted by SMG Millworks, a subsidiary of Special Management Group, located in Mount Pleasant Village. They planned, measured, made and fitted brand new sales cabinets, shelves, work surfaces and cupboards, modernizing the reception and sales area at the BHS shelter last week.
Acting manager, Percy Grant, had approached SMG Millworks who produce custom cabinetry along with doors, millworks and moldings. Having checked their Website
www.smgconstruction.com he enquired about the possibility of a discount but he and his colleagues were amazed at their generosity when they not only completed the task, virtually immediately, for free they have also undertaken to replace the dilapidated roof and doors on the old boarding kennel block at the shelter too.
Percy Grant said ”These jobs have been on our wish list for a very long time and we never have enough cash to address these sort of projects as maintaining a charity of this size is always a big challenge. This wonderful donation, worth many thousands of dollars, has already improved the working environment for our staff as well as creating a more efficient and attractive sales area for our clients. The improved kennels will address long term leaks and structural weaknesses making a safer and more comfortable environment here for dogs for many years to come”.
“Amidst all the terrible instances of animal cruelty which we see daily it is uplifting to see there are such kind people. We are so grateful to SMG Millworks and SMG Construction for stepping up to the plate and helping us help the animals in such a practical way. They are doing an absolutely superb job. What a wonderful, charitable gift just before Christmas!”
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