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I hear communities, thank you somuch for listening people and pets, And
we're kinder to animals, We're kinderto people. I always say that.
And one woman in Connecticut is makinga difference. Her name is Marla Rubinstein
and she is the founder of Quichoand Choreo's Comfort. So first and foremost,
Marla, thank you for being heretoday. Thank you so much for
having me. Ree, it's anhonor. So tell me a little bit
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about Keicho and Koreo. Those areyour two cats who this organization is named
after. That's right. So Ihad the pleasure of finding and raising two
kiddies from a shelter that I rescuedeighteen years ago, and when they passed,
it left a big hole and alot of grief. So I didn't
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know what to do. I wasgrief stricken and decided to just find a
way to give back. So Inamed something after them, called it Kicho
and Choreo's Comfort, in order tohelp pets in shelters and rescues be a
little more comfortable while they're waiting forthey're forever homes. Oh, I absolutely
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love this. And you're actually gettinghelp from your local vet because they're actually
accepting monetary donations for you to continuethis message. So everything is on the
up and up. So tell ushow we can get more information and help
you support your mission, and thenalso tell us the kinds of things that
the money goes towards. That wouldbe amazing to have the chance to share
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this with everyone today, Rene,thank you. So my vets office the
Connecticut Vet Center, it's a twentyfour to seven er on Oakwood Ab in
West Hartford. They allowed me tostart a community medical fund for stray cats
and dogs who are being dumped abandonedat alarming rates today, and that's what
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led to the idea to have acommunity fund. So if a good Samaritan,
if a rescue, a local sheltersaves a pet from the streets who
has no home yet and they're injuredor sick and need urgent care, my
vets office is allowing donations to becalled in and me to start a fund
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to save animals with no owner.So people can find you on social media
through ki Cho and Choreo's Comfort.Can you tell us how to find Kei
Cho and Koreo's Comfort and spell theirnames too, just so that the public
listening can get all that info.Sure, absolutely, So they have unique
names. So Keicho is k Ic cho and then it'll just be the
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and sign Keicho and Koreo is kor eo apostrophe s and then just the
word comfort. Keicho and Choreo's comfort. If you enter it on Facebook,
it'll just pop up under animals andpets and you'll start to see the description.
It'll stay collecting cowels, blankets,crates, pet beds, and food
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to give homeless animals some comfort asthey wait for their forever home. Oh,
I absolutely love this. And whileyou you're the one who said it,
let's talk about Keicho and Koreo.Where do their names come from?
Oh I'd love to share. IfI don't start to cry, Oh no,
it is it is hard. Iknow. I miss them so much.
So I used to study martial artsand Keicho and Choreo are both Korean
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names that come from taekwondo. Actually, Oh how fun? And so they
were like your little they were yourpartners, right and they were they were.
Keicho is a basic form for taekwondo, and she was the littler cat,
so I named her Keicho and Koreois a black belt form for more
advanced students. So he was thelarger cat, so I figured I would
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name him Choreo. I love themeeting behind those names, and I love
that you're taking your experience with themand sharing it with others, because when
you rescue those little creatures, thevoiceless creatures, I love that you're able
to help so many more in theirhonors. So and also you are collecting
donations for cats and dogs. Willthere be leashes or creates or towels or
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things like that? And if peoplewere message you on your Facebook page,
you have a safe location that youcan do transfers and collections at your local
police department and you guys can workthat out, you know there just so
people feel comfortable and safe if they'redonating with you, which is a smart
thing. Yeah, and that's asmart thing to do. But also for
your Veterinarians Office to be able todo this for you, I think that's
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absolutely incredible of them to allow thisto continue and to take on this exciting
organization with you. I actually thinkit's groundbreaking. I mean, affordable and
accessible vet care for strays and dumpedanimals is like it's so needed right now,
so my VET to agree to allowdonations called in to assist with the
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VET bill for astray is. It'sjust amazing. And of course all of
that information can be found on yourFacebook page because this is what you have
started right now. I'm sure it'llkeep growing and growing. But right now,
to find this local woman who ismaking a difference in Connecticut with abandoned
and homeless animals, I just lovethis, Marla, Marla Rubinstein, You're
going to look for Keicho and Choreo'sComfort on Facebook. You can message her
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there, you can get more informationand you can feel safe about making a
donation straight to her VET. SoI love that. And then if you
want to take any donations, youguys can make us safe, you know,
trade off, like especially if somebodyneeds something to at your local police
station parking lot, which is sosuper smart these days. So Marla,
before we wrap with you, isthere anything you'd like the public to be
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aware of or any messaging that you'dlike to get out right now to share
with our audience. Oh? Thankyou, and a I would say,
just any support that people can givewould be so amazing. The overpopulation right
now of animals, just the abuse, the abandonment is it's just alarming right
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now in Connecticut. It's at crisislevels. So anything that people can do
to support this, even if anyonewants to let's say a dog or cat,
they can message me to shelters arefull. There's nowhere for these dumped
animals to go. And it justtakes watching the news each night, you
know, to see almost daily thiscomplex issue of animal overpopulation and abandonment today.
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So anything people can do to supportthis would be amazing. And they
can message me with any questions likethe vet's phone number or when to meet
up at the police station. Wecan make those arrangements on my Facebook page
through messenger. This is truly grassroots. This is how I always say one
person can make a difference. Thisis truly something that you're starting now in
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honor of your rescue kitties. AndI don't know, do you have any
more pets? Are you getting anymore? This house will always be full
of cats. So we have tworight now. Ozy and Muffin are carrying
on my cat tradition. So Iwell, I know what Muffin means.
What's Ozy mean? So he actuallywas named when I lost my cat choreo
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Oozy translates into my strengths and Ineeded kind of the strength to go on.
So that's what his name actually means. Well, I just thank you
so much again, as I wasjust saying, this is how we make
a difference in this world, oneperson at a time, and that's just
what you're doing. Marlin. Iknow you work with a lot of rescues
and organizations. I know you've gota reputable reputation. Wow, is that
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right? Reputable reputation I do.Actually I'm your own. Scott Hainey helped
me with a cat named Tom whowould save through my Cat Fund, Cat
and Dogs Fund at my Best office, and it's just it's saving lives every
day. It's just the best feeling. Well, thank you, Marla so
much. Continued success. Look forKeicho and Choreo's Comfort on Facebook and I
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can't wait to see where your rescuegrows and how many pets you help.
So thanks for being on. iHeartcommunities. Thanks for your time, Renee,
thanks for featuring Quicho and Koreo's Comforttoday.