b'A Dream Is A Wish, continued from previous page.Foryears,Karynvolunteeredat provide, like heartworm treatment. This on. Her level of commitment was infec-HillsboroughCountyPetResource meant that more dogs would be success- tioustoeveryonewholovedher. YouCenter. Her commitment and vision to fully adopted, resulting in less dogs being could not say no to Karyn.help homeless dogs escape the threat of euthanized. To be able to see the differ- Karyn lost her battle with leukemiaeuthanasia inspired her friends to join her encetheireffortsweremakingwasa on August 19, 2014. While she was alive,at the shelter.motivation for the women to want to do JaggersDreamwasaragtaggroupofThen,in2007,Karynsbeloved more. Members would come to the shel- friends having fun while trying to make aYellow Labrador, Jagger, passed away from tertowalkthedogs,cleankennelsor difference in the lives of dogs. We werebladder cancer. How would she ever get fluffthemupasSueGreen,oneof seat of the pants back then, smiled Cathyover the loss? Determined to honor this Karynsfriendsandavolunteer, Unruh, another one of Karyns friends. dogs life not by grieving, but by helping described.Today,JaggersDream,Inc.isamore dogs, Karyn had a vision that would When we left the kennels at the end 501(C)(3)non-profitthatcontinuestobecome Jaggers Dream. of our volunteer shifts, you could hear a help not only dogs, but also cats, all inYearsago,thelateSteveJobs,leg- pin drop. The dogs were that tired after Karyns honor and memory. Her friendsendary entrepreneur and Apple CEO, was our walks and time spent with them, said continue to volunteer at the shelter andalsoDisneyslargestshare- donate to the fund eachholder. A Disney executive month.chargedwithrevitalizing Countysheltersdontthe Disney stores, turned to always have the funds toJobsforadvice.Jobs helpallofthesick,responsewassimple: injured, and heartwormDream bigger. positivedogsintheirAccordingtoForbes care.Inthelastyearcontributor Carmine Gallo, alone,bycoveringtheacompellingvisionthat medicalcosts,Jaggersinspireseveryonesbest Dreamhelpedmoreeffortsmeetsfourcriteria: than 200 dogs find for-Bigdreamsarebold.Big everhomesfromdreamsarespecific.Big HillsboroughCountydreams are memorable. Big PetResourceCenter.dreams are consistent. JaggersDreamhasalsoJaggersDreamnow partneredwiththeencompassesallofthese, HumaneSocietyofbutthevisionshumble TampaBaytohelpbeginnings started out with Karyn Ringhaver, Jagger and Maggie. lower the cost of heart-a more concise focus. wormtreatment. TheseThroughherworkatthePet AlyceMcCathran,anotherofKaryns efforts not only help increase adoptions,Resource Center, Karyn noticed that the friendsandmemberofJaggersDream they help lower owner surrenders, ulti-dogsconfiscatedasaresultofhuman Team. mately saving more dogs from euthanasia.criminal activities, were held at the shel- Four years after Jaggers Dream Fund Godgaveusanimalstohaveterformonths,sometimesevenyears, was created, Karyn was diagnosed with dominion over them in order to care forduringlitigation,withoutsocialization. cancer.Shecontinuedtirelesslyvolun- them. We are the stewards of the earth.They were the forgotten ones, the un- teeringandfundraisingforJaggers Jaggers Dream has been very fulfilling foradoptables, with nowhere to run. Karyn Dream. Her friends were amazed at her me, said Chris. Im grateful that wereconvincedherfriendstojoinherin resilience, but not surprised. By now, she abletocontinuesupportingJaggersfundraising efforts that would lead to the had six rescue dogs of her own at home Dream. And, thank goodness for the res-creation of a park for those dogs. Jagger and cooked for them twice a day. During cue groups that have stepped up to help.Park, a fenced-in grassy area on the cam- herbattletofightcancer,throughthe BykeepingJaggersDreamalive,pusofHillsboroughCountyPet treatments,doctorsappointments,and were keeping Karyns dream going, saidResourceCenter,wasofficiallyopened hospitalvisits,Karenssenseofhumor Cathy.KeepingKarynslegacyalivein March, 2008. never waned. In spite of all she was going keeps her with us, she added.ThefundraisingeffortsofJaggers through, she continued asking about the Big dreams. Theyre bold, specific andDream Team, as they were affectionately health and wellbeing of others. consistent. And, to a close-knit group ofknown, were so successful that there was ChrisCarter,whohasworkedfor friends, its the memory of one womansmoney left over. That money was used to Lance Ringhaver (Karyns husband) since kindnessanddevotiontoothersthathelpshelterdogswithmedicalissues, 1985said, IwitnessedKarynsloveof makes Jaggers Dream so compelling andwhichthesheltercouldnotaffordto animals and her desire to help them early continuously inspiring.U34 THE NEW BARKER www.TheNewBarker.com'