Our Impact
Our Impact
Everlasting Hug Provides Critical Support to Homeless Disabled Vet and His Furry Companion
At Everlasting Hug, our mission is to provide essential assistance to pets in need and their low-income families. Recently, we had the privilege of making a tangible difference in the lives of Dennis, a homeless disabled veteran, and his loyal companion, Boots. Dennis, who resides in Connecticut, faces numerous challenges, including living in his car.…
Everlasting Hug Provides Warmth and Hope to Homeless Girl and Her Feline Companion.
At Everlasting Hug, our mission is to provide essential support to pets in need and their low-income families. This winter, we had the privilege of making a tangible difference in the life of Ashley, a local homeless girl, and her beloved cat, Noodles. Ashley’s story is one of resilience and love. Despite facing the challenges…
Testimonials
Kristie ???? Veterinarian Partner
March 21, 2024"Your kindness came at the most perfect time."
Dear Chuck, thank you so much for the wonderful way to remember Roxie, I put her name tag in it. She had the same tag all 11 years! It is a small pink heart and it’s now locked away in the most perfect way to keep her forever. Your kindness came at the most perfect time.
Mary Jane ???? Veterinarian Partner
March 21, 2024"Your kindness and friendship is appreciated during this difficult time."
Dear Wendy, Thank you so much for the everlasting hug. I so needed it now. Your kindness and friendship is appreciated during this difficult time.
Erin Downes ???? Veterinarian Partner
March 21, 2024"As a local veterinarian, I wholeheartedly endorse this project!"
Charles has a genuine desire to help both people and animals in need. Although many people do; most do not put so much energy & love into realizing a better outcome for both pets & people. As a local veterinarian, I wholeheartedly endorse this project! I was given one of his beautiful & elaborate fountains about 10 years ago and amazingly, it continues to function completely trouble-free!
I recently discovered Charles’ heartwarming Everlasting Hugs. I look forward to giving urns to my clients whose pets have passed away. It is such a heart-wrenching experience. So many people tell me that the grief they feel is worse than when they have lost a close relative. However long the sadness lasts, it will probably seem too long. I still feel a stab of pain when I chance across photos of special pets. It can be an uncertain time after you lose a pet.
People around you might think “it is only an animal” and not worthy of profound bereavement. I did not want to disclose my sorrow even though it was the only thing on my mind. For me, it has been a comfort when a friend recognized my grief in a tangible way. I hope my clients will find some solace in a lovingly-crafted Charles Kern urn during this time of intense heartache. It’s a bonus that profits will be helping fortuneless cats, dogs, and people.
Marley ???? Veterinarian Partner
April 20, 2021"Forever in my heart, with his head on my shoulder."
I got my Marley hug when my little boy was in the ICU six years ago. Chuck made a special hug that had a lock of his fur mixed into it, and gave it to me as we prayed he would recover. It was so special to me and brought the words ‘everlasting hug’ to life as I could feel his presence when I looked at it. Thankfully, we got a few more years together, and when he went to heaven last year, the hug was there to comfort me. It is so hard to lose a cherished pet but I now send hugs to my friends, with the hope that they will find the same comfort I did. Forever in my heart, with his head on my shoulder.
Tigger2 ???? Veterinarian Partner
April 9, 2021"This remembrance along with his picture is very meaningful to me as a tribute to a dear friend and the source of sweet memories."
Tigger2 was a big, orange cat who was my faithful companion for 16years. He could be lively and persistent and also cuddly and sweet. When he became ill with kidney disease, I was concerned as to how to know when it would be time to end his life. The vet said I would know and she was right.
Since I live in a small condo, I have no garden or outdoor property, so I knew I could not bury him or even spread his ashes. My friends gave me a gift of a “hug’ with his name on it and I was able to put some of his fur inside. This remembrance along with his picture is very meaningful to me as a tribute to a dear friend and the source of sweet memories.
Since I live in a small condo, I have no garden or outdoor property, so I knew I could not bury him or even spread his ashes. My friends gave me a gift of a “hug’ with his name on it and I was able to put some of his fur inside. This remembrance along with his picture is very meaningful to me as a tribute to a dear friend and the source of sweet memories.