Microsoft employees pick Bertram dog rescue for month of giving

Austin-based Microsoft staff partnered with Bertram-based Living Grace Canine Ranch for the company’s employee giving program. The rescue, which specializes in caring for senior dogs, has benefited from volunteer hours, matching donations, and exposure throughout October thanks to the program.

“Partnerships like Microsoft’s employee giving campaign remind us that caring for senior dogs is not a mission we walk alone,” Living Grace founder Rhonda Minardi wrote in an Oct. 28 media release. “With Microsoft employees by our side, we can transform rescue into recovery, and recovery into a life filled with dignity, comfort, and love.”

Living Grace is a nonprofit organization that bills itself as the largest dedicated senior dog sanctuary in Texas. The rescue, located just outside of Bertram,