Deepwood Veterinary Clinic owner Dr. Wanda Pool and technician Pamela Meade Photo Contributed
Deepwood Veterinary Clinic owner Dr. Wanda Pool and technician Pamela Meade, were awarded two Macbook Pro laptops on April 14 for their winning entry into the “Saluting the Frontlines” program sponsored by Merial Pharmaceutical Company.
According to Maggie Dupler of Merial, “Merial created this program to honor those veterinarians and vet clinic staff that are on the frontlines of animal health. We want to find special folks that have gone above and beyond in taking care of the needs of dogs and cats. Submissions for the program were taken at two kiosks inside the Merial booth in the exhibit hall at the Orlando, Fla. North American Veterinary Community Conference. Conference attendees totaled 17,328 veterinary industry professionals. The submissions are judged by an outside team, not Merial employees, and graded on their relevance to the topic, extent to which the nominee represents the spirit of a hero and ability for the story to be compelling and original. There were thousands of entries in this group, and Dr Pool’s story about Pamela’s contributions to their Rescue and 501c3 absolutely took the cake.”
The entry recognized the rescue and charity work performed by Meade through Deepwood Animal Rescue Fund (DARF), the 501c3 charity created by Deepwood Veterinary Clinic in September of 2011. DARF was formed in an effort to provide services and medical care to animals involved in natural disasters, cases of abuse, neglect or abandonment and to families in financial crisis.
In observance of Memorial Day, the Centreville-based clinic is offering current and former members of the United States military a 50 percent discount on all pet exams (wellness or diagnostic) during the month of May. Valid military ID required to obtain discount. Call 703-631-9133.