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THE ALITITUDE by Gabriela McKneely
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lmost 10 years ago, Gabriela and Dave McKneely fell in love with Incline Village and purchased a small vacation place to enjoy on weekends and holidays. It didn’t take long before they made a life change from literally being “In the Air” over 50% of the time to becoming full time residents in this magical town in Lake Tahoe. Gabriela and Dave have immersed themselves in the Incline Village community and enjoy the many wonderful things Lake Tahoe has to offer. Gabriela is particularly passionate about animal rescue organizations. They have personally cared for over 7 rescue animals. Currently, they have two rescue family members Sophie and Rowan.
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One afternoon at a charity function Gabriela met Samantha Wood and Donna Coombs who run the Wylie’s Animal Rescue Foundation (WARF) and learned about Wylie’s mission and plans to build an Animal Sanctuary– Gabriela was hooked and knew she needed to get involved. WARF is an all volunteer, non profit organization based in Incline whose Mission is to “save lives one animal at a time”. Since 1998, WARF has saved over 10,000 animals. WARF is in Phase III of building a Sanctuary in Stagecoach, Nevada that will support the rehabilitation of rescue animals and prepare them to be placed in loving forever homes. WARF provides the necessary veterinary care at a wonderful 2 acre facility with
