Darren Binder 

– The Truman Charities Podcast: A Community of Caring with Jamie Truman Episode 40 Darren Binder. 
Darren is a co-founder of City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties and lived in D.C. for 20 years prior to moving to Bend, Oregon two years ago for a new position. Darren was motivated to start the rescue in 2011 after seeing a plea on Facebook about a beautiful Labrador retriever puppy named Bentley who was going to be euthanized at a high-kill shelter in Georgia. Darren and his husband Dave Liedman quickly acted to raise funds to rescue Bentley, who became CDCK’s first rescue dog. Once in DC, this friendly guy soon found his future adopter while walking through Dupont Circle with an “adopt me” vest on. It became abundantly clear that the lives of so many other wonderful animals could also be transformed if resources could be mobilized to relocate them to a place where they would receive much more visibility. Hence, City Dogs Rescue (now City Dogs & City Kitties) was born.
Darren serves as Senior Vice President & Chief Legal and Risk Officer as well as Corporate Secretary for a health system in Oregon. In his role, Darren oversees the Legal, Internal Audit, Compliance, and Information Security Departments, and is a member of the health system’s Executive Care Team. He was recently appointed by Governor Kate Brown to serve as the industry representative on the Executive Committee of the Central Oregon Regional Solutions Advisory Committee. He is also a member of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health System’s Health Equity Advisory Taskforce.

Listen to this uplifting Truman Charities episode with Darren Binder about City Dog & City Kitties Rescue, and why he decided to create this organization. 
Here is what to expect on this week’s show:
- How a little dog named Bentley inspired Darren and his husband to create City Dogs & City Kitties.
- Their Capital Campaign and why Nationals player Ryan Zimmerman and his wife Heather are so excited about it.
- Their plans to pay tribute to Betty White by creating a Betty White room in their new center.
- How you can foster or adopt one of their rescues.

Connect with Darren:
CDCK website: citydogsrescuedc.org Twitter/ Instagram @citydogsrescue
-To donate for a much-needed CDCK Operations & Intake Center: cdck.cc/wah
-To donate specifically for a Betty White Tribute Room in the Center: cdck.cc/betty
-To donate as part of Ryan and Heather Zimmerman's Team: cdck.cc/zimmerman
-To order a limited edition, signed "We Are Home" print ($495): cdck.cc/wahprint
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