I wasn’t the only non–board member there. Spencer couldn’t vote either, although I heard it confirmed that he, a CPA, provided financial advice to the group. The first motion was to elect Ellie the ongoing chairman. That passed unanimously. They next discussed other business matters that weren’t directly related to care of the animals. I wasn’t especially interested, so I tuned them out. Then Ellie said, “Lauren, I’d like you to talk to us next about Dante DeFrancisco. I gather that he is generously offering to make some kind of contribution to help keep PetForYou going. Is that right? Please tell us more about it.” Everyone smiled, and I even got a smattering of applause. I doubted they’d applaud once I explained the conditions of Dante providing help. I began with saying how impressed I was with the facility, and I’d told Dante that. Smiles widened . . . for now. “I’m actually not sure how much assistance Dante will want to provide, but it would help if you’d put together a list of how much food and all you require on a weekly basis.
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