For over twenty years, Kathy worked the overnight shift in a Seattle call center so she would be available during the day to scoop litter, drive cats to veterinary appointments and meet with potential adopters. She never complained about the commute from Arlington and happily volunteered to work overtime whenever it was offered in order to earn more money for the cats at Purrfect Pals.
Kathy relied on every single donated dollar to keep the cats fed and make ends meet. Back then, she went shopping every day for cat food because she only had the money to buy enough for the following day. She jumped at every opportunity to raise money for the cats (whether it was selling hot dogs at Mariner’s games or collecting donations in exchange for coffee at the nearest rest stop) and made sending hand-written thank you notes to donors a top priority.