Humane Society Silicon Valley Appoints Honorary Board of Distinguished Community Leaders.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- The Humane Society A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. Examples Examples of humane societies include: The Humane Society of the United States, Peninsula Humane Society, American Humane which was founded in 1877 as a network of Silicon Valley (HSSV HSSV Humane Society Silicon Valley (California) HSSV High Speed Surface Vessel ) Board of Directors today announced the formation of an Honorary Board comprised of eight distinguished and committed leaders who share the organization's mission to promote respect for all animal life. Charter members of HSSV's Honorary Board are: John Diekman, Sue Diekman, Judy Kleinberg, Judy Marcus, Betty Moore, Gordon Moore Gordon Earle Moore (b. January 3, 1929 in San Francisco, California) is the co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Intel Corporation and the author of Moore's Law (published in an article 19 April 1965 in Electronics Magazine). , Nathan Olivera and Steve Wozniak (person) Steve Wozniak - Co-founder of Apple Computer with Steve Jobs on 01 April 1976 and the inventor of the Apple II personal computer. . John D. Diekman, PhD, - Founder and Managing Partner of 5AM Ventures. Former Chairman & CEO, current Director, Affymetrix. Sue Diekman - Retired Director of the AirTouch Foundation and an active community volunteer. Judy Kleinberg - Mayor, City of Palo Alto; Executive Director of AeA (the American Electronics Association) and Vice President of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network. Judy Marcus - Emeritus Member of HSSV Board of Directors and community volunteer. Gordon E. Moore - Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Intel Corporation. Co-founder and Trustee, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Betty Moore - Co-founder and Trustee, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Nathan Olivera - Internationally Renowned Artist and Professor Emeritus of Art at Stanford University. Steve Wozniak - Co-founder, Apple Computer, Inc. "Each Honorary Board member offers unique expertise in either technology, arts, education, government or business that will be invaluable to our organization," said Kate Mulligan mul·li·gan n. A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee. [Probably from the name Mulligan.] Noun 1. , HSSV Board Chair. "Each of these illustrious il·lus·tri·ous adj. 1. Well known and very distinguished; eminent. See Synonyms at noted. 2. Obsolete Shining brightly. community leaders has supported the Humane Society's work in a variety of ways. Their role on the Honorary Board will provide visibility for the work we do, and in particular, help highlight our plans to build a new Animal Community Center in Milpitas," Mulligan added. Mulligan says HSSV's planned Animal Community Center will celebrate the gifts of animals through a wide range of programs that bring people and pets together. Plans include more comfortable room-like habitats for the animals, a community dog park, an interactive learning center and an affordable spay/neuter clinic. "These are some of the features that will make Humane Society Silicon Valley not only the best place to adopt a pet, but the best place to learn about, engage with, and celebrate animals -- a national model for shelters everywhere," Mulligan said. A Community-wide campaign to help raise the funds for the center is expected to be launched in the spring or summer of 2007. About Humane Society Silicon Valley Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) is an independent, non-profit agency offering quality adoptions, medical care and education programs to enhance the human-animal bond. Established in 1929, HSSV has served Silicon Valley for more than 77 years and grown into one of the largest animal shelters "Dog Pound" redirects here. For the rap group, see Tha Dogg Pound. An animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats. on the West Coast, caring for nearly 20,000 animals in fiscal year 2004-2005. To date, HSSV has adopted more than half a million animals into permanent, loving homes. HSSV is an "open door" shelter and accepts animals 24-hours a day, seven days a week, regardless of any temperament temperament, in music, the altering of certain intervals from their acoustically correct values to provide a system of tuning whereby music can move from key to key without unacceptably impure sonorities. or health related problems. HSSV's medical center offers affordable spaying/neutering, vaccinations and microchips to the public. More information about HSSV can be found at our website at www.hssv.org. |
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