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SUZANNE MCKIM, Chair

STAN BLAND, board

TED PAUL, board

ROBERTA BLAU, board

JOY SOARES, board

“We get enjoyment out of giving to projects that have a multiplier effect... We immediately saw that this had a tremendous multiplier effect for the kids, for the animals, and now we see, it's even better; it's for the community as well... We're proud of what you did."

FRANK JUNGERS, Dedication, 2006

FRANK and JULIE JUNGERS cut a ribbon to officially open the new kennel addition.

Nikki Jungers Kennel Dedication

THE DEDICATION and opening of the Nikki Jungers Kennel Addition was held on September 30. Frank and Julie Jungers made building the kennel addition possible with their donation of $20,000. The addition was named after the Jungers’ Lakeland Terrier, Nikki, and there is a plaque in her honor on the kennel wall.

Matt and Nate provided guitar music while a chorus of barking dogs sang backup. Suzanne McKim , chair of the board of directors, introduced the Project POOCH board of directors.

BOB JESTER, OYA

ANDREW

Bob Jester, the director of the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA), gave a brief address and reminisced about the first Project POOCH kennel opening when Grover, the very first POOCH dog, joyfully jumped on a local reporter and knocked her down. He commended Joan Dalton, director and founder of Project POOCH, for her vision and tenacity in building a program that has become world-renowned for offering opportunities to both youth and dogs to turn their lives around.

Andrew, a POOCH graduate who is now at college studying veterinary medicine, talked about the positive influence Project POOCH has been in his life.

JANE TURVILLE gets award from DERON.

POOCH youth, DeRon, presented a pair of framed work gloves autographed by all the youths to Jane Turville in appreciation of “G.I. Jane Who Can Do It All.” Jane was the project manager and coordinated the contractors, found suppliers, and worked on-site, side-by-side with the youth throughout the construction.

Awards and plaques of appreciation were presented to the following individual contributors and supporters:

Bob Jester (Humanitarian Award); Ian Robertson, Robertson, Hay & Wallace, project co-manager; Craig Honeyman, executive director of Associated General Contractors; Terry Uselman, CSU Masonry; Bob Vandelow, Meridian Plumbing; Tom Riel, MacLaren; Adam Bergin and Christopher Bratton, kennel youth supervisors, and attorney Steven Seymour for pro bono legal services.

Over the course of the kennel construction, approximately 50 professional contractors volunteered expertise, labor, and/or materials, and worked with the Project POOCH youths teaching them a variety of valuable skills.

MIKE CONZONER gives certificate to youth, BRANDON. TOM and JUDY RIEL and ANNIE INGERSOLL

Mike Conzoner, MacLaren interim superintendent, awarded certificates of accomplishment to the nine youths who worked on the construction project from beginning to end.

The ceremony concluded with Frank and Julie Jungers cutting a ribbon to open the new kennel addition and expand the program to serve additional homeless dogs. Frank Jungers also thanked his friend, Charlie Allis, a long-time POOCH benefactor and volunteer, for introducing him to the Project POOCH program, “He’s one big advocate for your program.”

Official business over, the guests joined the youths for guided tours, cake and refreshments, a photo display and PowerPoint presentation (prepared by Marcel) tracing the complete construction process.

Nikki Jungers Kennel Addition

Photos by NANCY HILL.