Vegan Chili Cook-Off and Fall Festival

Sept. 13, 2010

The Fall Festival and Vegan Chili Cook Off originally scheduled for this coming Sunday, Sept. 19th has been cancelled. We are very sorry for the late notice and inconvenience.

Many of you know that the co-founders of the sanctuary, Dorothy Davies and Monte Jackson, still live at the sanctuary. Their house is the one you see in upper right hand corner of the picture above, just beyond the barns. A few months ago, Dorothy's elderly mother, Helen, suffered a brain hemorrhage and was no longer able to care for herself. She moved in with Monte and Dorothy, and they began taking care of her in addition to their sanctuary duties. Helen is very proud of the work her daughter does, and seemed to very much enjoy seeing it firsthand on a daily basis.

Sadly, late last week she took a turn for the worse and after a brief hospitalization, she has come home to live out her last days with help from Hospice. The family has been advised that her remaining time will be very brief. While no one can say for sure when she will pass, everyone here is certain that it is not an appropriate time to host a large public event. Rest assured, though, that we have enough staff and volunteers to meet the needs of the animals during this difficult time.

Those who entered the chili cook off will be notified separately and entry fees will be refunded. We know many of you have waited all summer to visit the sanctuary, and we will schedule a pot luck and tour day in October. We will announce that date as soon as possible. We would very much appreciate help in notifying those who may not have access to our communications of the cancellation.

From everyone here at SASHA Farm, thank you so much for your understanding.

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