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The Mary T. and Frank L. Hoffman Family Foundation

 

About...Our Contributors, Friends, Supporters, and Volunteers

This section is an acknowledgement of the people who are an active part of the Mission and Purpose of our Foundation, and who wish to be included in this section.

If you would like to be included in this section, please submit a photo and comments about yourself and your activities.
 

Bernard (Bernie) J. Coombs - Australia

Born - July 24th 1925 in Somerset, right down the South of England. Both Parents were strict Wesleyans, Father being a lay (no pay, He was an engineer) Preacher. In 1947, I moved to Australia.  After losing many pets over a long lifetime, I decided to really research the Holy Bible to find out the truth about what happened to all these other creatures that died – whether beloved Pets – or abused/tortured other creatures. It took me over twenty years. You can read the result on: http://www.all-creatures.org/ach 

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Alejandro G Cossio - Queretaro, Mèxico

I share your love for God's creatures, but in a very special way with deer. That beautiful doe in the photo with me is Timber, and yes, if I seat or kneel she will slurp all my face. I bottle feed this doe when I rescued her as a baby, and she is 4 years old now, she is like one of my children, you can't imagine the kind of company, care and love that I have received from all my deer, they are the most extraordinary companions.

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John Gilheany - South Wales, UK

I became involved in Christian vegetarian campaigning in the early 1990s with a view to expanding the audience for insights which have been revealed in the handful of books by vegetarian clergy.

John is the contributor of the content of The Fellowship of Life

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J. R. 'Regina' Hyland - Sarasota, Florida USA (1933 - 2007)

J. R, Hyland was the founder of Humane Religion - Their mission statement follows: "HUMANE RELIGION is committed to developing materials that will nurture and support those who have been called to be part of the spiritual evolution that is manifesting itself among those who understand that love and compassion must be the hallmark of our relationship with all God's creatures." See: www.HumaneReligion.org or Humane Religion

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Deborah M. Jones - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK

Deborah Jones has been working (part time) as General Secretary of Catholic Concern for Animals since 1999. She combines that with freelance journalism and has just completed a doctorate, the title of the thesis being ‘Can there be a Roman Catholic theology of animals?’ In addition to her work for animals, she indulges at times in her interests of painting, reading and making music.

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Lance Landall - Wellington, New Zealand

There's not a doubt in my mind that taking the life of any human or creature is a wrongful and abhorrent act; and that flesh food and dairy products are very injurious to our body. I therefore support Frank and Mary in their mission to educate people regarding: the abhorrentness of killing, and cruelty to either humans or creatures; the dangers of flesh food and dairy products. I also support their call for a world in which peace and unconditional love reign; and their call for a return to godly values, standards, principles and morals.

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Marcela Lopez - Cairo, Egypt

I am originally from Venezuela and Argentina. I am a music teacher. I became vegetarian when I was 23 years old, I am 45 now. And I became vegan when I first visited the www.all-creatures.org web site and I found out about how bad dairy products can be.

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Jenny Moxham - Monbulk, Victoria, Australia

Jenny Moxham is married, with four children, and has been a vegetarian since 1977 and a vegan since 1979. She became 'converted' to vegetarianism after being saddened to see a truck load of cattle bound for slaughter and shortly afterwards, discovering that meat wasn't required for a healthy diet.

Jenny is a prolific letter writer, several of which are on our web site, and a poet.  See: Poetry by Jenny Moxham

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Andrew Pell - Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia apell@tpg.com.au

"To be kind is to be courageous
To be great is to be compassionate
To have love and reverence for all life including animals wild and domestic is to fully understand the purpose and divine nature of God"

Andrew Pell contributes his inspiring poetry to our web site. Poetry by Andrew Pell

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Alexandra Raen - Leicester, UK

Even though born into a vegetarian Christian family, it was a real shock for me at the age of 16 when my whole family turned into meat-eaters on the "health" advice and insistence of our family’s GP. I wanted to refrain from meat-eating for the sake of compassion towards animals. It was very confusing and frustrating. My desperate cry to the Lord was answered. I became a member of Kindness Unlimited at the age of 36 and through them I was introduced to Frank and Mary’s website. My son, Roy, and I have been vegan now since the end of 2003, and neither of us have been sick a single day since, which is an added bonus.

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M. Linda Steffey - Virginia, USA

ALL LIFE is Sacred to me. Life is a precious gift from our Creator, and if we didn't create it, we have no right to take it! We do not have the right to say what Life should live or die. All Life has a right to Be, and we can always learn something from all Life every day we ourselves live. God Bless all!  See: Poetry by M. Linda Steffey

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Denise E. Stephens - Grainau, Germany

God gave me a gift.  He does not want me to just breathe air in and out. I am driven to use this gift of art.

There is no doubt in my mind what He wants me to do. To use my art to help all creatures. Animals, people, young and old, in the US and in other countries.

And I am finding my way there.

Thanks to Frank and Mary, a step in the right direction! See: Cartoons

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Debra Stitt - North Olmsted, Ohio USA

What a privilege it is to be an active participant in Frank's and Mary's group! I know that they would agree with me when I say this is "your" group!

Debra Stitt has been a continual contributor of commentary, and stories since we began our web site ministry.

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Yukari Sugisaka - Japan

I was just an animal lover till I knew about the reality that animals are suffering for animal-testing, fur, food, etc in 1998.  I could not believe what human are doing to the animals when I saw the photos. I became vegetarian soon after when I knew about what was happening behind the scenes of the slaughterhouse, and I am now vegan. I launched my web site "Help Animals" and started transmitting the information about the animals suffering. My web site: http://www.helpanimals-japan.org

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James Thompson - Holywell, Flintshire, UK

In 1994 James Officially retired from a turbulent ministry within the church and, since then, gave himself wholeheartedly to The Cause. He has conducted retreats and conferences, protested at demos, held vigils, denounced bull fights, blest sanctuaries as far away as Assisi, Spain and Ireland and – not least – conducted funerals in remembrance of pets.  His web site is: Animal Padre's Christians Against All Animal Abuse

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