January 4, 2015. Let’s begin the New Year with a moment of gratitude. Because we all deserve to celebrate good things together. Not just today. But everyday. Particularly with so much bad in the world. So much strife and conflict and pain and suffering. We all face it. We all feel it. And no place and no one is immune.

Sometimes we forget the good. That to have another day is a blessing. So won’t you please join all of us at The Pongo Fund in this moment of gratitude? Of thankfulness. Of appreciation. Of joy.

A moment for you and for us and for all the animals. Because what we feel in these moments we feel together.

And there is no better time than this moment to offer some extra heartfelt gratitude to our dear friend Howard Hedinger. He’s the ageless and handsome man in the photo. We’ve talked about him before but the truth is there’s just no shortage of good things to say about him. He’s been part of The Pongo Fund since the beginning. And he’s still right there with us now.

And as he’s done for the last several years he’s once again brightened our New Year by doing something extra special for us. And for the people and the pets that count on us.

He feels the joy of others deep inside his own heart. And when he does something to bring that joy and that love to someone that needed to feel it, he feels it even more. He’s part of it. He’s connected to it. He delivers it.

Sometimes in words. Sometimes with a smile. Sometimes hidden with an anonymous gift to help those unsuspecting.

But the end result is always the same. There is more love. There is more joy. There is more grace. There is more kindness. There is more gratitude. All because of this man.

Howard is the sprinkles on the cupcake. He’s the confetti. He’s the rainbow. He’s an extra-special good guy!

If only there were more Howard’s in the world. If only.

With gratitude to Howard. And to each and every one of you too. From all of us at The Pongo Fund.

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