Changing where you call home can be one of life's most emotional and time-consuming activities. You hire professionals to handle other important aspects of your life. So why not your next move?
Once you move with Assisted Transitions, we bet you'll never move on your own again.
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That’s a link to a Ray Bradbury poem. A very good friend of Assisted Transitions shared it with me yesterday. I wanted to share it with y’all in honor of our upcoming Independence Day. We tend to forget, with all of the negativity around us, how amazing American is. I love this poignant prose. We are envied. We are lucky.
Have a safe and fantastic Fourth of July!
Kimie Koon is a true gift to every person and animal she meets. Many of you have had the good fortune to know Kimie, some have just heard me rave about this amazing young woman, and others I simply know are animal lovers and advocates. Please support her by viewing and voting for her short video(you’ll see an owl, and it says Byron….this IS the right video), as a way to help pay for her Veterinary school.
Kimie was a paramount part of the early Assisted Transitions teams. She has been a constant advocate for her deep belief in compassionate and fair treatment of animals ~ and her soul is, for lack of any better way to say this, made for this work.
In Kimie’s words:
“NEVER GIVE UP”
Animals have been my life since I was born. I have known my purpose in life since I can remember. I am meant to be an “animal doctor.” Told I wasn’t smart enough when I entered Pre-Vet in College, I sadly pulled out of the field. I continued my passion for animals, working with Chimpanzees, Orca whales, shark, Humpbacks, Sea Turtles, Dogs, Cats, farm animals and seal pups to name a few. I worked in a Vet hospital, I’ve done disaster relief, wildlife rehab, marine conservation and have also been an animal cruelty investigator, to name a few. All the while, still wanting to be able to help more, and become a Vet. Now over ten years out of college, I quit my job and went back to school to get the pre-req’s that I hadn’t done in undergrad to get try at that vet school again. I got in, I am so happy, I know this is my calling! I am heading to vet school in a month! I know this is my purpose, and I can’t let money stop me, but I know I will be paying this off for the rest of my life. This web photo contest is super simple, just vote, and it could help me get some help to pay for school. That’s all, 
THANK YOU
Spring is the season when the Phinney Neighbors in Action program of the PNA gathers gifts for the children of Childhaven and Broadview Emergency Shelter. Look for a colorful “Comfort & Joy” quilt containing gift ideas in the lobby of the Phinney Neighborhood Center from now until mid-April. The toys, books, and other items collected will be given for birthdays and other special occasions at these two agencies. The Comfort and Joy gift drive is an opportunity to share some of our love and gratitude with children who could use a little extra. Please deliver unwrapped gifts to the PNC or GSC by April 13.
"It often sounds disingenuous to say I couldn't have done it without you. But regarding the massively emotional move of my father from Chicago to Seattle, I really and truly could not have done it without you and still be standing here today to talk about it.
After his prolonged illness, we knew we needed to move my dad closer to family, but I couldn't imagine actually making it happen. It had been a record-breaking tough year and my reason and good sense were broken in several places. Once we had you and Assisted Transitions on our side, an enormous weight lifted and I could finally let go.
At every step of the way, from Seattle to Chicago and back again, you were right there with what I needed be it answers, reassurance, packing tape, or red wine. Wrong boxes? You made the right ones appear. Tough decisions? You provided perspective. And so on. It is with extreme gratitude that I thank you for your skilled practical negotiation and the deep, gracious caring you showed me and my family. We are forever fans."
Christa
(Seattle, WA)
