<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fark.com/goto/11240198/www.wtkr.com/news/donation-from-late-norfolk-animal-care-center-volunteer-made-new-cat-colony-room-p" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">One final act of generosity from a woman who found so much joy finding cats their forever home. Welcome to Caturday</span></a></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Courtesy of WTKR (Greensboro, NC) at:</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.wtkr.com/news/donation-from-late-norfolk-animal-care-center-volunteer-made-new-cat-colony-room-possible?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark">https://www.wtkr.com/news/donation-from-late-norfolk-animal-care-center-volunteer-made-new-cat-colony-room-possible?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark</a><br><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><br><div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">————————————————-</span></div><div dir="ltr"><h1 class="Page-body ArticlePage-headline" itemprop="headline" data-bsp-plugin="Module79458" style="margin: 0px; transition: all 0.4s ease; left: 0px; font-size: 46px; line-height: 50px; padding: 35px 0px 0px; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Donation from late Norfolk Animal Care Center volunteer made new Cat Colony room possible</h1><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">NORFOLK, Va. - Outside the Norfolk Animal Care Center's new Cat Colony room there's a plaque that reads, "lovingly dedicated to the memory of Pam Hyatt."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Hyatt, who passed away in 2019 at 69, was a center volunteer with a special love for cats, especially the cats who came into the shelter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“She did a bunch of our adoption counseling on the weekends," said Jessica Guckert, who worked with Hyatt at the Norfolk Animal Care Center. "She would be here on Fridays and Saturdays in the middle of the hustle and bustle, like, shipping the cats out the door. She just absolutely loved our cats."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">So it was no surprise to Guckert when she found out Hyatt had left money for the center when she passed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In her will, Hyatt made a donation to the Friends of the Norfolk Animal Care Center in her will with the money designated to help improve life for cats in the shelter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The center took the money and began work on a new Cat Colony room, where cats in the shelter can roam free and interact with each other.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It really gives our cats time to socialize," said Guckert. It lets our public come in and see how they act in a home."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The room, finished a few months ago, would not have been possible without Hyatt's donation, the center says.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"It's so meaningful and it goes such a long way. I think she knew that," said Tammy Dodson, who sits on the board for the Friends of the Norfolk Animal Care Center. "It'll last a long time, years and years after she passed. It's a very sweet and endearing thing and we're very fortunate to have people in our community to do that."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Guckert believes the new room will help cats in the shelter find homes even faster.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"It's also going to be benefiting the city and she was a big advocate for that as well," she said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">One final act of generosity from a woman who found so much joy finding animals their forever home.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: white;">The Norfolk Animal Care Center is open for adoptions daily from noon-6 p.m. Under COVID-19 restrictions, visitors can either schedule an appointment online or show up in-person and call in to be put on a wait list to come inside. Guckert says the wait is usually no longer than 20 minutes.</span></p></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">————————————————-</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div><b>“Caturday”</b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> by Linus Petit</span></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3</a></div></div><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/">http://www.moscowcares.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. 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