Please dine and support the Laurita family, all proceeds from diner's sales on Sunday, October 19th will be donated to the Laurita Fund.

For Jim, his first thought, always, was for the well-being of “his girls”. The sacrifices that he made to make Hope Elephants possible and sustainable were incredible. Everyone who knew him appreciated that his commitment was total. To that end, over the past few years, Jim sold his veterinary practice to raise money to fund the operation, lent money to the organization, deferred taking much of his already modest salary, funded equipment purchases, and more. In total, Hope Elephants owed Jim more than $300,000 at his death. This obligation from us represents substantially the entire net worth of Jim’s family. Therefore, Hope Elephants has created The Jim Laurita Fund which is gratefully accepting contributions that will be used to meet this need and provide support for Carrie, Henry and Louis. Any and all assistance represents a touching and much appreciated tribute to Jim.

www.hopeelephants.org/lauritafund