Yesterday, we held a fundraiser in conjunction with our friends @ Yuppie Dog to secure a service dog for Justin Hill, a man with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) who also happens to be my son. Despite the cold and a few snafus, we all had a really great time evidenced by these fun photos of canines and their families with Santa. All the proceeds went to Operation Overwatch, an organization that rescues dogs from shelters and trains them to be service dogs for people with TBI and PTSD. They call it "Healing at Both Ends of the Leash." Isn't that wonderful? We are so grateful to all the big hearted people that participated as our guests. We also want to thank our vendor Leah Bushland (Mary Kay rep extrordinaire!), and all the local businesses that donated silent auction and raffle prizes: Rebecca Lankford Designs, Yuppie Dog, STUTZ Studiowerks, C&D Hardware and Gifts, Commissional Coffee, Canine Behavior Specialist, Athas Florist and Ashley Cakes. Gourmet Familia arrived about midway through the event and served hot paninis as well as delicious soup. Also, a special shout out to all of our wonderful volunteers: Joann, Patrick, Lily, Jack and Ellie. They worked so hard despite the cold. What a lovely, positive group!
I am posting these photos with the intent that the participants of Canine Christmas can capture photos off this page. Feel free to share them on social media. And, when you do, please consider adding a link to Justin's Flipcause campaign. That would be awesome. Here's the link:
https://www.flipcause.com/secure/fundraiser/MzE2NzE=/15479
Canine Christmas may be a happy memory, but Justin still needs more funding to reach his dream of a service dog to call his very own. Your donations are tax deductable. Thank you!!!!!
(Scroll down to the bottom to participate in our online Silent Auction.)
I am posting these photos with the intent that the participants of Canine Christmas can capture photos off this page. Feel free to share them on social media. And, when you do, please consider adding a link to Justin's Flipcause campaign. That would be awesome. Here's the link:
https://www.flipcause.com/secure/fundraiser/MzE2NzE=/15479
Canine Christmas may be a happy memory, but Justin still needs more funding to reach his dream of a service dog to call his very own. Your donations are tax deductable. Thank you!!!!!
(Scroll down to the bottom to participate in our online Silent Auction.)
Silent Auction
If you missed Canine Christmas, no worries. We have a little Christmas left over for you. The following items are still available to bid on. Just post your name, the number of the item you want and the amount of your bid in the comments below. The Silent Auction will end Wednesday, December 12th @ 9:30p. You can bid in the comments as many times as you want until the very last minute! Bidding on any item starts @ $5.00. Here are the Silent Auction items:
1) Yuppie Dog gift card - Value 250.00
2) Canine Behavior Specialist gift certificate - Value 150.00
3) PetProductDelivery.com gift certificate - Value 100.00
4) PetProductDelivery.com gift certificate - Value 50.00
5) PetProductDelivery.com gift certificate - Value 25.00
6) Ashley Cakes gift certificate - Value 25.00
Good Luck!
RSS Feed