Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary

The Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary was created in 2013 in honor of Catherine Violet Hubbard, a six-year-old killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.[1][2][3][4][5] Started by Catherine's parents, Jenny and Matt Hubbard, the goal of the sanctuary is to provide "“a place of compassion and acceptance where all creatures will know they are safe and people are kind, just as Catherine would have wanted.”[6] Jenny Hubbard is the Executive Director of the Sanctuary and President of the Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation.[7]

Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary
Logo of the sanctuary
Logo of the sanctuary
Motto: 
Creating kindness together
Websitecvhfoundation.org

The sanctuary includes 34 acres of meadows and woodlands in Newtown, Connecticut. The sanctuary does not have a building at this time, though the property is open to the public from dawn to dusk.

References
  1. AP/HuffPost (2014-07-05). "Newtown Victim's Animal Sanctuary Dream Becomes A Reality". Huffington Post. Huffington Post. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  2. "Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation Brings Community Together for 2nd 'Butterfly Party', Raises $34,000 for Development of Animal Sanctuary". www.businesswire.com. Businesswire. 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  3. Ryser, Rob (2017-12-19). "Gala raises $700K for foundation of slain Sandy Hook first-grader". NewsTimes. The News-Times. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  4. Earl, Jennifer, ed. (14 December 2017). "How one Sandy Hook mom is keeping her 6-year-old daughter's dream alive". CBS News. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  5. "Catherine Violet Hubbard Honored by ASPCA(R) With Tommy Monahan Kid of the Year Award". finance.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  6. Beach, Randall. "A Newtown mother looks to fulfill her little girl's dream with a place of 'kindness'". Connecticut Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  7. Ducey, Kerry Anne. "Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary's Second Annual Gala Raises Over $430,000". www.hamlethub.com. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
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