Humane Society will get $3M donation
Atherton couple Sue and John Diekman are most likely finest recognized philanthropically for his or her assist of Stanford’s Cantor Arts Heart, however they've additionally turn into one in every of Humane Society Silicon Valley’s key benefactors over the previous 18 years. The couple lately donated $3 million to assist and broaden Humane Society Silicon Valley’s Regional Rescue Program, which will probably be named of their honor.
The Sue and John Diekman Regional Rescue Program companions with dozens of shelters all through the Bay Space and the state to supply a security internet for animals when these shelters run out of area or different assets. Humane Society Silicon Valley brings in about 4,000 animals yearly via this system, greater than half the variety of animals it brings in total.
“We love the Regional Rescue Program due to the numerous affect it has each for the person animals and the shelters they arrive from,” Sue Diekman stated in an announcement. “Watching the animals come off the Rescue Roadster and figuring out that they've a greater future is extremely heartwarming.”
The Diekmans have a private relationship with this system, too. In 2015, they adopted Jeremy — an arthritic golden retriever who wanted dental work — via this system after he was transferred from one other Bay Space shelter that didn’t have the capability to handle him. And three years later, they adopted Benny, a lab combine who was additionally a Regional Rescue canine.