The Stanley Foundation was founded on the “promise of tomorrow.” The saying where “one should not be afraid of tomorrow for God is already there”, is truly what touched our hearts when we think about the purpose of the Stanley Foundation. The name Stanley Foundation did not just come to us, it was not brain stormed and we did not pay for someone to come up with it. It was in our hearts, it was in
our sights, and it followed us around, literally. Stanley is a Red Dapple Dachshund that we rescued in 2010, shortly after the Founder, Gloudina Robbertse, had a horrible accident, non-the-less a slip and fall accident. Although, this was a horrible time for our family, we rescued Stanley in good faith that even though we were going through a difficult time it did not mean that he had to suffer alone any longer. Let me, for a brief moment, break off and tell you a little bit about Gloudina Robbertse. The Ultimate Business women, with awards to show for it, had the world at her feet. In 2009, days before Christmas, our financial stability, and our world would come crumbling down. A simple slip and fall accident, left Gloudina with a broken wrist and a fractured pelvis that would forever give her problems with everyday activities. But just when we thought it could not get worse, it did. Doctors found, with this accident, that Gloudina actually had developed a life threatening illness, Primary Biliary Cirrhosis of the Liver, due to a rare form of generic auto-immune disease. Although this left absolute devastation hanging heavy around the air we breathed, we found her accident and her diagnoses as a blessing in disguise. Without her diagnoses, without her accident that had doctors examining her, she would have died three months later. Happy and still going strong today, waiting for a liver transplant, we thank God for the miracles he had put in our lives. In 2010, Stanley came bouncing into our lives with a promise of a better future. Although at the time, we oversaw that we would not have time for him with everyone going to school and work, he took a leaping jump into Gloudina’s heart. Amazingly, this little puppy, whose life we saved, in turn saved ours. Becoming her pride and joy, her baby, her reason for a better tomorrow, Stanley proudly takes the honor of having Stanley Foundation being named after him. The Stanley Foundation is a non-profit organization and was founded to help all animals in need of medical care, a new home, and a promise for a better tomorrow. What makes us unique, is that all funding goes 100% to the animals in need, never to pay administration fees or salaries also adding that all of us are volunteers. Animals cannot speak and each and every day so many of them go through heart wrenching events, and many do not make it simply because their medical bills cannot be afforded, they have no shelter, no food and nowhere to look for help, to ask for help. Stanley Foundation gives them a voice and proudly stands behind any animal in need. Stanley has shown us that no one should be afraid of what tomorrow might bring, to never give up because that chance you do could be the chance that someone or something is there to help you through it. Stanley Foundation stands behind our promise of a better and brighter tomorrow.
