Hero of the Month

Almost before you can say, “Linda, can you…” Linda Baker says “Yes!” This ener­getic lady gives almost every Wednes­day of the year to Noah’s Ark, work­ing pri­mar­ily in the ani­mal habi­tat. When she’s not at Noah’s Ark, she’s out res­cu­ing other ani­mals and mak­ing sure they get a for­ever home – some­times at Noah’s Ark! 

Linda Baker knows the ani­mals, she LOVES the ani­mals, and she is always will­ing to tell a vis­i­tor to Noah’s Ark about how pre­cious they are. She has been caught more than once doing the “ostrich dance” with Bar­ney the ostrich by folks dri­ving by; has been spat upon by her favorite llama, Two Toes; has been chased by an over-zealous rooster; and while tour­ing a group which wit­nessed the live birth of a baby llama “up close and per­sonal,” stam­mered out to the young­sters “Ask your par­ents!” One mem­ory that Linda chuck­les over is the time that some teenagers decided at the end of the day that they didn’t want to leave the habi­tat. When Linda asked them to leave, they wanted to know who she was. She jok­ingly told them “Oh, I’m the one who locks the gates – after I turn the tigers out for exer­cise.” They believed her and left immediately!

With­out the Linda Baker’s in the world, orga­ni­za­tions like Noah’s Ark would not be pos­si­ble. Noah’s Ark counts it a priv­i­lege to count her as our vol­un­teer of the year – and as a for­ever friend.

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