#19 West End Avenue - Emily Rohm

#19 - West End Avenue - THE MAGIC SHOW

With its constantly-changing meter, this complex song written by Stephen Schwartz as the 11 o'clock number of THE MAGIC SHOW has long been a favorite of musical theatre nerds. Well, musical theatre nerds in Chicago can nerd-out again, because we've got the incredible Emily Rohm @emilyrohm to sing it for you!

This week's focus is another tremendous organization. @onetailatatime is committed to ending pet homelessness by making pet ownership a joyful and accessible experience for all. They accomplish this by rescuing animals from overcrowded shelters, placing them in loving forever homes and providing support and resources to pet owners in need.

In 2007 Heather Owen (the President and Co-Founder) visited Chicago Animal Care and Control for the first time, and found that the city shelter was euthanizing more than 13,000 animals in those walls. It was her inspiration to be part of the solution, and One Tail at a Time was created the next year.

Today, One Tail at a Time hosts a bustling dog adoption program at the Adoption Center, an ISO Program focusing on Chicago’s dogs exposed to shelter illnesses, a Kitten Team that cares for neonate kittens, vaccine clinics in low income neighborhoods, and leads the Chicagoland Rescue Intervention & Support Program (“CRISP”) which keeps pets intending to be surrendered at the city shelter with their loving families.

With Core Values that include Compassion, Community Engagement, Vulnerable Populations and Progress & Growth, they're truly saints on the frontlines, caring for these creatures that we really don't deserve in our lives.

To donate: www.onetail.org/donate