It was the grandest of grand openings. On June 4th, Last Hope, Inc. celebrated the ribbon cutting of our new Wantagh Dog and Cat Adoption Center. The parking lot looked like a carnival but some of the most memorable moments occurred behind the scenes.

Last Hope volunteers spent the last few months sprucing up our new space, the shelter at 3300 Beltagh Avenue thatclosed abruptly two years ago. Now love is back in the air. Not only does the building sparkle, but it is alive again with eager pets awaiting homes, exercised and embraced by scores of volunteers.

People from near and far stopped by just to say how thrilled they were that the shelter was open again. So many donated their time, close to 90 volunteers and talents to make the Grand Opening a success. We would like to thank the following

• Girl Scouts Troop 1247
• Erin Grins of Slapdash Comedy
• Bob Pollack American Red Cross Pet First Aid Instructor
• Stephany Taylor of Pets Behave, our very own Dog Trainer and her staff
• Mr. Chris Brown, President – Wantagh Chamber of Commerce
• Nassau County Legislator Rose Marie Walker
• State Senator Carl Marcellino
• Westy the Dog & Yasir Zaidi of Westy’s Storage Hicksville
• Dr. Barbara Pezzanite – Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist
• Karen Weinstein District Pet Training Supervisor of Petsmart and her staff
• Father Krantz – Church of the Advent in Westbury
• The St. Bedes Angels
• Lisa Chica Photograhy