PERSON OF INTEREST

VITALSTATS STATS

• Originally from Orlando. • Has lived in Clermont since 1988.

• December 2019 recipient of • Has lived in Clermont since 1988. the Ann Dupee Gem of the Hills Award.

• December 2019 recipient of the Ann Dupee Gem of the

Hills Award.

PEOPLE

Terri Kracht

Animal-lover is dedicated to serving her community serving her community

INTERVIEWER: VICTORIA SCHLABIG ≈ PHOTO: NICOLE HAMEL

What are you passionate

about? I’m just passionate about? about serving others, I always about serving others, I always have been. I never looked to have have been. I never looked to have my name in lights, just to help my name in lights, just to help whoever asked. I have a hard whoever asked. I have a hard time saying no. And my passion time saying no. And my passion is really animal welfare as well. is really animal welfare as well.

What community organizations are you organizations are you

involved in? I serve on the involved in? board of the Animal League, a board of the Animal League, a nonpro t no-kill rescue located nonpro t no-kill rescue located in Groveland. They bring in in Groveland. They bring in homeless, abused, neglected, homeless, abused, neglected, abandoned animals and animals abandoned animals and animals that are on euthanasia lists that are on euthanasia lists from high-kill shelters. They from high-kill shelters. They rehabilitate and get them rehabilitate and get them adopted. My 12-year-old cat, adopted. My 12-year-old cat, Diva, was adopted from the Diva, was adopted from the Animal League in 2008. I’m Animal League in 2008. I’m also the board treasurer for also the board treasurer for Building Blocks Ministries in Building Blocks Ministries in Minneola. That is an organization Minneola. That is an organization that provides learning and that provides learning and programs for adults with programs for adults with developmental disabilities. I’m developmental disabilities. I’m also on the foundation board for also on the foundation board for LifeStream and I have served on LifeStream and I have served on the Leadership Lake Board of the Leadership Lake Board of Regents since 2014. Regents since 2014.

Where’s your happy place? happy place?

Traveling or cruising to the Caribbean, to the Caribbean, that’s my guilty that’s my guilty pleasure and pleasure and my happy place. my happy place. Love, love, love Love, love, love the Caribbean. the Caribbean.

What’s your greatest

accomplishment? Watching accomplishment?

my children become great men. my children become great men.

What is something on your

bucket list? I would love to bucket list? visit the continents of Africa and visit the continents of Africa and Australia. Those are two places I Australia. Those are two places I have not been. have not been. or makes me think. Any quirky comedy and any documentaries that provoke me to think, and of course anything that shows cute animals.

Favorite movie or TV show?

Anything that makes me laugh or makes me think. Any quirky comedy and any documentaries that provoke me to think, and of course anything that shows cute animals.

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