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JACKSON TWP. Melanie Bowles has a drive to help others.
Bowles, 29, of Jackson Township, fosters dogs for FREEdom Tails Ohio, a nonprofit rescue created to save animals from breeding situations, including puppy mills.
She has been involved with the organization for about three years and dove head-first into volunteering. It was almost instantly when we received our first foster, I realized how passionate I was about it, she said.
She hasn t stopped at fostering. She s also active behind the scenes answering the rescue s emails, onboarding other foster parents and processing applications. In many ways, it s a job, just without vacation days, sick time or a paycheck.