10/31/2026
We have another big project happening at Mad Hatter Farm, and we could use a little help from our community!
We are looking for fencing supply donations to help us get the back acreage fenced in. A huge thank you to Pender Pro Fencing, who has graciously volunteered their time and labor to help us install the fencing for our nonprofit. We are incredibly grateful for businesses willing to step up and support what we do.
We also want to recognize David Gilmer with Gilmer Farms, who has been graciously helping us clear the back acreage and get things ready for this next chapter. It takes a lot of work to get land ready for expansion, and having people willing to jump in and help means more than they know.
If you are a fencing company, contractor, have extra fencing materials, equipment, or simply have some time and manpower to offer, we would love to hear from you. If you feel called to help David with clearing the acreage, that would be amazing too. The more helping hands, the better!
So what are we building?
Our back property extension will allow us to expand pastures and create more safe spaces for horses and other sanctuary animals. We also envision a beautiful public walking trail through the mature hardwoods, gardens, and additional spaces where children and families can enjoy the farm, experience nature, and interact with some of our animals.
This isn’t just about clearing land or putting up a fence. We are building more opportunities to help animals in our community, more places for children to enjoy, and more ways to serve families who need a place to get outside and just be.
And for those who may not know the story behind Cassie’s Care Farm, this is incredibly personal to our family.
Cassie came into foster care at just 3 months old. She was already considered terminally ill, medically complex, and had tested positive for almost every drug imaginable. She had already been dealt more in her short life than any child should ever have to face.
We were blessed to have Cassie as part of our family for two years before we lost her on July 9, 2022. Two years may not seem like a long time, but she changed our family forever.
Cassie deserved so much more out of life than what had been handed to her. She deserved childhood, opportunities, experiences, love, and all the little things that every child should get to enjoy.
We cannot change what happened before she came to us, and we cannot give her the years she should have had. But we can do something with the love she left behind.
That is why we created Cassie’s Care Farm. We want children and families to have a place where they are welcomed, where they can experience things, where they can simply enjoy being children, and where families don’t have to worry about the cost. We also want to continue helping animals in our community who need someone willing to step in when they have nowhere else to go.
A reminder that Mad Hatter Farm is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Qualifying donations of fencing materials, supplies, equipment, and financial contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. We can provide donation documentation for businesses and individuals supporting this project.
We provide these experiences to our community for free while also covering the care and expenses of all the animals who call our sanctuary home.
Pender Pro Fencing and David Gilmer have already stepped up in such a big way. Now we’re hoping others might join them.
If you own a business, have leftover fencing materials, supplies, equipment, or time and manpower to contribute, please reach out. Every bit of help gets us one step closer.
We are building something bigger than a pasture. We are building more opportunities for animals, more experiences for children, and something lasting in honor of a little girl who deserved so much more.
This is Cassie’s legacy. And we hope you will help us continue building it.
Again thank you to David Gilmer and
Blake Pender for believing in this dream and honoring Cassie’s life.
Mad Hatter Farm
