The Rebecca Ann Capitano Award has been established on the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. Capitano, who died earlier this 12 months, is pictured with Aurora, her husky combine.
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It’s frequent for pet homeowners to develop kinships with their pets, and for good motive. Pet possession can present companionship, cut back stress and blood stress, enhance empathy and shallowness, and enhance psychological and bodily well being for individuals of all ages.
For some pet homeowners, the connections can turn into so sturdy that it will get tough to separate their very own identification from these of their four-legged associates.
With Rebecca Ann Capitano and her husky combine, Aurora, some would say they shared the identical identification. Truly inseparable, they traveled collectively all over the place, fairly often to Zoar Valley, but it surely was in each other’s firm once they felt most at home.
The world misplaced Capitano, 24, and Aurora in early 2023 as the results of a automobile accident.
To her family and friends, Capitano was brief on phrases. She had an unstated, but unbreakable relationship with animals, with whom her timid and shy persona would disappear.
From an early age, she discovered consolation and goal in defending their welfare, and was a favourite pet sitter for associates and neighbors. Cleaning kennels and feeding dogs at an area animal shelter paved the way in which for Capitano to earn blue ribbons at New York state abilities evaluation challenges with Erie 2-Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES. She additionally earned a veterinary technician scholarship, secured the position of canine warden for the city of Poland and have become one of many space’s hottest pet groomers.
Fortunately, Aurora was a keen follow topic, usually modeling new grooming types and colours as Capitano refined her abilities.
Capitano handed away simply as she was reaching recognition and rising in her goal. It is with that realization that the Rebecca Ann Capitano Award was established — to maintain her ardour for animals alive in others. The annual award can be introduced to a graduating E2CCB senior within the small animal science program for his or her continued examine within the animal sciences discipline.
“It brings us some comfort knowing that future animal science students will get this extra boost to continue their studies and that their careers will support animal welfare for years to come,” mentioned Capitano father, Paul. “That’s what Rebecca would have wanted — to know that her love for animals and their care will live on.”
“She left us far too early, but it’s only right that when it was time for Rebecca to make the journey to heaven, she did it with Aurora at her side. The two really did travel everywhere together.”
To make a present to recollect Capitano and honor her influence with native animals, go to crcfonline.org/give.
The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation administers over 700 endowments in help of rising group wants, charitable organizations and native college students pursuing greater training. For extra data go to crcfonline.org or contact Lisa Lynde, Donor Services Officer at 716-661-3390 or [email protected]
