Founders

Frosted Faces Foundation was born from a love of dogs. It sounds so simple. We adopted our first two dogs, bonded five years olds Fritz and Gus, and loved them beyond measure. As we came to understand that dogs like them were being surrendered by their guardians, not offered the accommodations or medical care they deserved, it moved us to develop a solution. Our motto to this day is, “To love, is to act.”

We began volunteering at a shelter and fostering their dogs, really any dog who had spent too much time in his/her kennel. The trend became that we were fostering the senior dogs who had been relinquished back to the organization, and it was then that we recognized the seniors needed a unique network.

When we realized our capacity for care in our own home, we started reaching out to friends and promised that if they would foster a senior dog we would pay for his/her food and veterinary bills, which at the time was extracted from our personal income.

This mission gained momentum where the interest stretched beyond our budget, so we incorporated Frosted Faces Foundation as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2014. For two years we recruited and supported over 200 families to love abandoned senior dogs “Frosted Faces” as their own, and we funded the lifelong medical care and supplies as an incentive for these extraordinary families. In 2017 we started our Frosted Feline program to rescue senior cats as well.

With growth we purchased a Frosted Faces Foundation facility in 2016 where we could rescue more time sensitive cases, and animals who required far more rehabilitation medically and behaviorally than an average foster could provide immediately. Although we love all of the Frosted Faces as our own and FFF is a beautiful space that provides a quality life, our mission is clear that we are not a sanctuary. The ultimate goal has always been and still is to find all Frosted Faces families of their own who will author their last chapters as love stories. This facility also has served as a way to engage the community in our work through volunteerism and educating the public about caring for senior animals.

Many animal lovers are motivated to enter this business by frustration with people and their choices for their voiceless devoted animals. We were too! We worked every day from the point of surrender. It’s not easy bearing the burden of the urgency, frustration, sadness, and responsibility we assumed meanwhile sustaining a business with a foundation of hope. During this journey and through partnerships with other organizations, we are learning a lifelong lesson in empathy and perspective. It is easy to find compassion for the animals, they are the reason we started! Strengthening our compassion for the pet guardians that love their animals, who are in need of education and resources, is what energizes our focus. As a result, we have developed programs to help guardians keep and plan for their pets, while we continue to deliver solutions to eliminate the obstacles and stereotypes of senior adoption and care.

Kelly & Andy