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Meet the Team

"There are friends, there is family and then there are friends that become family."

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President

Sunel Walters

Chico, CA

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Vice President

Suzanne Maxwell

Chico, CA

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Secretary

Lynn Flowers

Chico, CA

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Board Member

Beth Farmer

Redding, CA

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Treasurer

Rachel Hickerson

Sacramento, CA

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Board Member​

Aline Forbes

Pinole, CA

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Board Member

Ilana Mieri

Chico, CA

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Board Member

Lisa Harper

Chico, CA

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Board Member

Jean Andrews

Chico, CA

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FUR Ambassador

Simba

Chico, CA

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Assistant Treasurer, Retired

Big Red

Sacramento, CA

Our History

Friends United in Rescue, Inc was founded by a small group of women after the 2018 Camp Fire roared through Butte County, CA. 
 
Once evacuations were lifted in the devastated towns of Paradise and Magalia, Friends United in Rescue, Inc began an 18 month rescue operation, searching for lost pets and reuniting them with their rightful owners.
 
During the rescue operation, the members of Friends United in Rescue, Inc soon realized that Butte County was in need of another broad spectrum cat rescue with the communities overflowing cat population. 
 
In 2020, Friends United in Rescue, Inc landed in Chico, CA where we continue to perform live saving work in Northern California communities.

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