Before moving to Memphis, Ranise was involved in rescue in Chicago for a little over 5 years. She started out doing events and raising money, then moved on to volunteering with handling and dog walking, and eventually became a board member for another rescue for more than 2 years. She then became a foster coordinator for ALIVE. Ranise took what she learned in Chicago and has started our very first “branch” to help reduce the extensive overpopulation problem in Memphis. Ranise shares her home with Zelda, the very first dog rescued by ALIVE Rescue Memphis, and has two other foster failures from the program in Memphis, Patty and Sprout. Ranise’s previous dog, Anita Riot, was her inspiration for getting into rescue.

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Sarah Garner,
Social Media & Sponsorship Coordinator

Sarah relocated to Memphis from Chicago and wanted to help reduce and assist with the overpopulation problem in Memphis.  She went to an ALIVE fundraiser and instantly connected with their mission and found a place where she belonged.  Sarah applied to became a foster and volunteered, and the rest, as they say, is history.  Sarah has two rescue dogs of her own, Isadora and Igor.