THOMASTON, ME:  The Humane Society of Knox County (HSKC) is pleased to announce that Kimberly Grinnell has been elected to its Board of Directors. 

For eleven years, Lincolnville Center resident Grinnell has volunteered at midcoast animal shelters as a foster parent for motherless kittens, and most recently she has focused her efforts on supporting animal care, communications and fundraising programs at HSKC.  She noted: “Fostering kittens was a great way for me to teach my children about the importance of adopting shelter animals and the importance of community service.”   

’HSKC Board President Warner Vaughan noted, “We are very pleased that Kim has agreed to join our Board of Directors.  Her many skills and continued support will help us do even more to help companion animals in our area.”

A University of Maine at Augusta Magna Cum Laude graduate, Grinnell currently is Administrative Assistant at Maine Natural Health.  She previously was Office Manager of High Mountain Hall in Camden.  She has also been an animal shelter technician at Camden-Rockport Animal Rescue League and a timing system scorekeeper for swim meets at the Camden Hills Regional High School.  Her previous volunteer work has also included Student Association Officer for the University College Rockland, Web Forms Coordinator for the University of Maine at Augusta Honors Program Student Association, Board of Directors and public relations support for Five Town Communities that Care, and committee involvement at the Penobscot Bay YMCA.

She lives in Lincolnville Center with her husband Arthur, and she is the proud grandmother of two grandsons and, in May, a new granddaughter.   

The Humane Society of Knox County was founded in 1989 to provide care, protection, and loving homes for abandoned and homeless companion animals in the Midcoast Maine area. The Society operates an animal shelter located between the Dexter Street Extension and Buttermilk Lane in Thomaston that is open between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday (closed Sundays).  The Humane Society of Knox County provides animal support services to the towns of: Rockland, Thomaston, Warren, Owls Head, St. George, Port Clyde, Martinsville, Tenants Harbor, S. Thomaston (including Spruce Head), Hope, Union, Appleton, Montville, Cushing, Matinicus, North Haven, Vinalhaven, Stockton Springs, and Morrill.