September 5, 2024

Two years ago, Darren Meyer was driving down Macklind Avenue when people walking dogs caught his eye. He had always loved dogs but didn’t have pets at home, so he...

August 1, 2024

Fran Komar first started volunteering for the Humane Society of Missouri after retiring from a 25-year career in animal science research and development. “I wanted to do something to share...

July 11, 2024

Meet Shari Eckert, a volunteer dog walker at HSMO’s Maryland Heights shelter! Shari began volunteering in February 2022 after she retired. “I wanted to do something to keep busy and...

June 6, 2024

Lisa O’Hern and her husband Kevin started Decorative Concrete Resurfacing more than four decades ago. Over the years, their business has become a successful one, but their employees can only...

March 27, 2024

The year was 2003, and Nancy Sebelski had just walked in the door at her local rec center. She happened to glance at a bulletin board that had community announcements...

March 5, 2024

Mary Wildt started volunteering at the Humane Society of Missouri’s Maryland Heights shelter in 2003 after some encouragement from a coworker. Her husband, Steve, listened to Mary’s stories about the...

December 29, 2023

Meet Darcy Campbell, a dynamo in the world of experiential marketing, planning and executing grand events for spirit brands by day. Yet, when the sun sets on her professional endeavors,...

October 27, 2023

The Morning Dynamo At the crack of dawn, while the world is still wrapped in slumber, Jim Kirn is already lacing up his sneakers and heading to the shelter. It’s...