Our QDR Hometown Hero of the Week is Trent Austin, firefighter with the 50/210 Fire Department. Trent was nominated by his wife Maegan who says, “I nominate my husband Trent Austin as a hometown hero, because he has 10 years of firefighter service, and he never ever complains about his job. He enjoys getting up…… Continue Reading
Meet Ben: The Three-Legged Wonder! Ben is full of loving puppy energy! He adores cuddles, hugs, and belly rubs. Always ready for the next adventure. Ben came to us with a severely broken leg, and the best treatment option was to amputate. Within days of his surgery, Ben showed us just how resilient and spirited…… Continue Reading
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the Week is Daniel Karlinski, Captain on the Raleigh Police Department. Daniel was nominated by his wife Adriane, who says, “My husband, Dan, is known for his kindness, hard work, and selflessness as a dedicated officer with 27 years of experience in the field. Despite his long career, he has…… Continue Reading
Our QDR Gold Star Teacher of the Month is Carrie Andrews, Orchestra Teacher at C.E. Jordan High School in Durham. Carrie was nominated by Annie Harrison who says, “Carrie has been the orchestra teacher at Jordan for two years, and in that time has turned a tiny, struggling program into a thriving community of young…… Continue Reading
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the Week is Walt Miller, firefighter for the Selma Fire Department. Walt was nominated by his fellow co-workers at the Selma Fire Department on B Shift. “Walt day in and day out exemplifies what it means to be a citizens first firefighter. Walt works full-time for the Town of Selma…… Continue Reading
Meet Hattie. This young bun is ready to hop her way into your home. She is excited to play, loves to learn, and is always happy to take a leafy green off your hands. Come meet sweet Hattie today! She’s even cuter in person. Pretty, pretty 5 month young girl with wonderfully artistic designing! Rabbits…… Continue Reading
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the Week is Carson Vuncannon, serving the community as a firefighter for Blackriver and Summerville-Bunnlevel Fire Departments. Carson was nominated by Abbey who says, “Working 24-hour shifts are hard for anyone, but working a 24 then going to your part time job to work a 10-hour shift at a different fire department…… Continue Reading
This face! Oh this face! Filo is a face that could sink a thousand ships and she just wants to hop on the ship that is your life and become a best mate and cruising partner for life. Filo is a retriever mix gal who is still just a pup, weighing in at 12 lbs…… Continue Reading
Our QDR Hometown Hero of the Week is Lisa Rhew, a 911 dispatcher for Cary! Lisa was nominated by Jordan Madison who says, “Lisa has touched so many lives in the time she was working in dispatch. She is passionate, caring, loving, understanding, a supervisor/ teacher, a mom, and one who goes the extra mile…… Continue Reading
Let’s get ZIGGY with it! This friendly guy loves affection, scritches, and some manly pats on the butt. Ziggy has had the royal treatment and experienced some doggy day outs with our volunteers, all nominating him for 15/10 good boy. We’ve learned that he loves to sleep under blankets; he hopes you don’t mind that…… Continue Reading