Open Letter

Dear Donor:

We are Noah's Arc Sanctuary.  (www.noahsacrsanctuary.org) We focus on native Ohio wildlife. We operate 3 programs:

1. LEND A HELPING PAW;  We rehabilitate injured/orphaned wildlife for release

2.  BEYOND YOUR BACK YARD; We educate children on the importance or wildlife preservation by taking some of our tame animals to schools. (Skunks, raccoons and foxes)

3.  OUR GENTLE TOUCH; We provide therapy with our rescue horses for traumatized children.

This is how we got stared :We are a same sex couple and we have adopted 4 special needs children with issues ranging from dyslexia, asbergers syndrome, to fetal alcohol syndrome.  As you know, same sex couples face much scrutiny when adopting children and we have weathered many storms. We saw a rainbow after these storms when we realized the spiritual healing that was happening with our children just by spending time with our animals.

This has provided us with an amazing opportunity to combine our love for animals with our passion for children. The support we have gotten from the community has been overwhelming! I did two shows at my sons school  (Emerson Academy Dayton Ohio) with our foxes and raccoons and the principal  (Ron Albino) was so impressed that he offered to do a fund raiser for us! We have a show next week at an animal shelter (The Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals; SICSA Kettering, Ohio) and calls and emails are coming in from willing volunteers ..it's just amazing.

We have out grown our current site and have found an amazing 30-acre farm in Huber Heights Ohio, we just need to raise 400 thousand dollars to be able to purchase this property. We are writing grants and seeking other fundraising opportunity’s but could really use your help! :)  Our goal is to take in more animals who need us as well as approaching local foster care agencies to help more children. We could do so much more with a little help. Any assistance you could provide would be eternally appreciated.

Sincerely yours

Donny & Stephen Marlow-Kelty