PAWS Profile: Lynne Styles
After working in the corporate world, Lynne decided to get involved in animal welfare. She chose to get involved with PAWS Chicago after she heard Founder Paula Fasseas, say that we can’t adopt our way out of the problem, and we have to focus on spay and neuter. This made a lot of sense to Lynne.
Lynne’s volunteer time is spent doing many different things. She works with the Community Outreach team giving presentations to Chicago Public Schools and at CAPS meetings. As a Development Board member she raises money by serving on the Beach Party committee. You will often see Lynne on Friday afternoons greeting guests as they enter the front door of the Adoption Center. She loves seeing how excited new adopters are when they take home their new family member. And, she especially loves seeing the “light bulb go off” in a child’s head when they start to understand that the feelings and needs of animals are similar to their own.
To round out her volunteer experience, Lynne is now training to become an Adoption Counselor. In her own home, Lynne has two dogs. Both are 13 years old and were found on the streets of Chicago. Taz is a Lab/Greyhound mix with a high maintenance personality. Humbolt is a Chow/Keeshond/Shepherd mix who is very confi dent.
When asked what makes a good PAWS Chicago volunteer? Lynne answered this way, “Anyone who appreciates the special assets of a shelter animal and is willing to give a deserving animal a second chance&ellip;and someone who sincerely wants to educate the public about spay/neuter, the over pet population problem and proper animal care.”
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