DIANE DEDICATED HER LIFE TO HER FAMILY; THE YOUTH OF HER COMMUNITY; AND ANIMALS OF ALL KINDS. WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL IN PENNSYLVANIA; SHE WROTE AN ESSAY ON PROGRAMS THAT WOULD BENEFIT YOUNG WOMEN. IN THE LATE 60’S SHE MOVED TO FLORIDA. IN 1970 SHE CO-FOUNDED THE WALSIE L. WARD GIRLS CLUB IN THE PINE HILLS COMMUNITY. SHE WAS DEDICATED TO THOUSANDS OF YOUNG GIRLS WHO NOW HAD A PLACE TO GO TO LEARN SELF CONFIDENCE; SOCIAL SKILLS; AND THE VALUE OF TEAMWORK. IN THE EARLY 80’S; SHE LAUNCHED A ONE-WOMAN CAMPAIGN TO STOP PET OVERPOPULATION. AFTER A LONG BATTLE; SHE GOT ORANGE COUNTY TO AGREE TO OPEN A LOW-COST SPAY / NEUTER CLINIC IN 1985 AND IT IS NOW A MODEL PROGRAM IN COMMUNITIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. DIANE THEN FOUNDED CARE ; A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO ASSIST IN STERILIZATION FOR PET OWNERS WHO CAN’T AFFORD IT. CHALLENGES ARE GOD’S TESTS BY WHICH WE ARE MEASURED AND DIANE HAS PASSED THEM ALL.