5699 Ridge Road (Rt. 104) Lockport, New York 14094
716-433-4035 (Voice or TDD) 439-0822 (FAX)
Beverly D. Underwood, Executive Director
CUSTOM-TRAINED ASSISTANCE DOGS
HEARING ~ SERVICE ~ MOBILITY (MULTI-SERVICE) ~ SEIZURE ALERT ~ THERAPY
e-mail us at [email protected]
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or visit our website at caninehelpers.org
NEWSLETTER 60
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for additional information
August 2009
Published and edited by Doreen and Bev
Anna Maria Lagona and “Dodger”
Wish List Service Dog ~ Standard Poodle
Buffalo, NY
Mediumship Night
& Basket Raffle
Saturday Oct. 24 ~ 4 pm
Holiday Inn ~ Transit Rd. Lkpt.
Christmas Open House
& Basket Raffle
Saturday Dec. 5 ~ 11 am to 4 pm
CHH Training Center
THANK YOU ALL
for responding to our requests for Dash Tapes, Ink Cartridges, Wish List items and “Feed the Dog” Sponsorships, as well as the many other ways you help Canine Helpers. We greatly appreciate your continued support. Cash Baskets to raffle Gift cards Shower stall Gas grill Stockade fencing Lawn sweeper Folding chairs Tables Dryer Fire extinguishers Smoke alarms Blankets Towels Clay kitty litter Dog toys Nylabone Wish‐ ‐bones Slicker brushes Bleach “Free” detergent Paper towels Toilet paper Tissues C‐fold paper towels HP ink cartridges 88, 95, 96, 97 Legal envelopes Printer paper Our WEBSITE is currently
under construction. It will
be kept up to date with
upcoming events, adoptable
pets and more. Thanks to
Jon and all those assisting
with it.
More than two years
ago we started, as many
parents do, to plan seriously for our daughter’s
college experience. We
realized that would be
necessary to move her
to a greater degree of
independence.
This,
too, is something that
many parents strive for;
however, due to our
daughter’s severe medical conditions and special
needs, this planning encompassed an entirely different
dimension. The unique challenge was to encourage the
greatest degree of independence while addressing the
multifaceted challenge of Anna Maria’s special needs.
After
exploring
several
options,
and
with
encouragement from several of Anna Maria’s physicians,
her caseworker and her physical therapists, we decided
that a service dog was the best answer. Of course, due
to the environmental allergies and breathing problems it
was necessary to find a service dog that would not make
the allergies worse.
Enter Dodger, the brilliant tuxedo-coated Standard
Poodle and months of hard work at Canine Helpers for
the Handicapped, Inc. Anna Maria and Dodger are now
ready to start college. They make a great team.
Thank you Marion for many years of cutting and adding our register tapes! Our thanks go to Canine Helpers for the Handicapped,
Inc., for all of the hard work and long hours spent on a
program of training that was specially tailored to Anna
Maria’s special needs, so that Anna Maria can have this
great opportunity. Dodger has become a member of our
family, and we are happy to be a part of the Canine
Helpers family.
Reliable VOLUNTEERS needed to help augment the work of our downsized staff !
Briar McCann and “Blue”
PET HOMES NEEDED!
Seizure Alert Dog ~ Bichon Frise
Youngstown, NY
We still have a couple wonderful dogs
available for adoption to caring homes.
“Autumn” is a special eleven year old
black Lab. She is very healthy and
lovable. She would do best in a relaxed
environment without children.
Even
though she is a senior girl, she still
deserves, and would so much love, a
Briar McCann is a beautiful
and sweet 5-1/2 year old boy
diagnosed with Spastic Quad
Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy,
Scoliosis,
developmental
delays and is legally blind.
Briar may be non-mobile and
non-verbal, but he is a very
happy child and so full of life!
“Blue” is a cute and caring
1-1/2 year old Bichon Frise
that Briar’s family is in the
process of training as a
Seizure Alert Dog in the home.
person of her very
own. Please call if
you are interested in
opening up your heart
and home to her.
Blue is being trained to watch over Briar and to “get help”
(alert) his parents and/or nurse when he is having a seizure
and when his feeding pump alarms. She is additionally being
trained to alert Briar’s parents and/or nurse when he is
coughing, gagging and/or vomiting and needs to be
suctioned. It is of the utmost importance to Briar’s family that
Blue be trained to alert them of any form of distress Briar
could be displaying during the night when they are asleep.
In Memory of Pets
Muffin
By: Dorothy & Frank Merrill
Chester
By: Karen Diemunsch
Rascal
By: Kathy D’Elia
Glenda
By: Jane Olstad
Barney
By: Coralyn & Robert Anderson
Misty
By: Margaret Lomas
Therapy Dog Burt
By: Monica Calleo
Baron
By Jeannine Piette
Painter & Smokey
By: Rhonda Griffin
Molly, Meghan & Gracie
By: Marilyn Lynch
Travis Family Pets
By: Sue & Kirk Travis
Mr. Zonkers & Sparky
By: Janet Schultz
Kona
By: Deborah & Jeff Klein
Moses
By: Joseph & Kathleen Hurley
Killian
By: Christine Hoffman
Heidi
By: Leon Refermat
All Our Pets
By: James & Dolores Gordon
Trooper
By: Mrs. Carol Di Francesco
Taffy & Misty
By: Edward Grus
Penny
By: Janis & Philip Toenniessen
Corinne & Clarke Mandel
By: Frank & Corinne Heer
Happy
By: Kim Fitzgerald
Brownie
By: Connie Magro
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Special thanks to Make-A-Wish of WNY for granting Briar’s
wish of having “Blue” trained for him. Blue is a wish come
true that keeps giving Briar the unconditional love that only a
loyal, devoted dog can provide.
Outstanding Support!
Make a Wish Foundation
Catt Family Foundation
W. J. Cox Associates, Inc.
Bon Ton Community Day
Ovid-Willard Lions Club
Don & Rose Hills & Tanner
UW - Greater Capital Region
Aspire of WNY
Lions Club of Olcott Inc.
EMS Insurance Group
James Simpson
Jean Feldman
Susan McCarthy
Quota Intl. of Amherst
Nikki, Sheba & Flynn
By: Edward Gasiecki
Kelly & Lexi
By: Jack & Sharon Karstens
Blue stayed at Canine Helpers’ Training Center for
approximately three months before going home with Briar.
The training has been very frustrating and time consuming for
Briar’s family, but they are hoping and praying every day that
Blue learns what she needs to do. For some day she could
very well save Briar’s life.
Reno
By: Joyce Cromwell
All the Dogs
That Have Gone Before
By: Judy Goldstein
Regis & Gretchen
By: Beverly & Staff
Our Special Thanks to
Latko Printing & Copies
1676 Niagara Falls Blvd. Tonawanda, NY
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for sponsoring our May Newsletter!
We have an immediate need for people (or organizations) to help sponsor several deserving clients in the Buffalo
area, Amherst, East Amherst, Rochester, Johnson City and Bushkill, PA, plus several more waiting to be
interviewed and accepted. Unfortunately our financial situation is tighter than ever despite the many cutbacks we
have made, forcing us to only train clients with their Service Dogs after they have found sponsorships.
Please read the following story from Joanne expressing the importance of a Service Dog to a person with
disabilities. Joanne is one of our many clients seeking sponsors for her new Service Dog, Gabe. If you would
like to help Joanne or any of our clients, or if you would like additional information, please call Beverly.
Canine Helpers for the Handicapped
presents their Fall Fundraiser:
Have you ever had a psychic reading or
wanted one? Then come one, come all!
Enjoy yourselves and be amazed while
helping bring our deserving clients and
their service dogs together.
We invite you to join us with
internationally known psychic-medium,
Reverend James Lagona for an intriguing
Mediumship Night & Basket Raffle!
When: Saturday, October 24, 2009
Where: Holiday Inn
515 S. Transit Rd., Lockport
Time: 4 p.m. Raffle Starts
6 p.m. MEDIUMSHIP READINGS
Cost: $20 presale or $25 at the door
For tickets or more information contact:
Canine Helpers at 433-4035
or [email protected]
Visit our website at caninehelpers.org
Hi. My name is Joanne Goldman. Seven years ago, my
life changed dramatically. That is when “Peanut”, my
Golden Retriever, became my Service Dog. Actually, as far
as how he has impacted my life, he became half my
heartbeat. I have fibromyalgia, degenerative discs and
nerve damage in one leg. This means I have mobility and
balance problems, as well as chronic pain and muscle
spasms throughout my body. No two days are alike. In
past years, without Peanut helping me walk, I would have
at least one fall during winter which would lay me up for
weeks. Without his assistance, I have fallen and broken my
nose 3 times.
When Peanut and I first became a team, I
had to use a rolling walker. The problem was there were
days when I couldn’t lift the walker into my car. Then I
learned how to walk with Peanut wearing a harness with a
raised handle. From that moment life was different. I could
navigate into almost any place. Steps and narrow aisles
were no longer barriers. I now had one hand free. Most
importantly, icy snowy days were not the danger they once
were. During the past seven winters I haven’t fallen. Every
time I would slip, Peanut somehow knew how to brace and
steady me. I love being out in nature. Prior to becoming a
team, I was restricted to paved paths; with Peanut I could
conquer woodland and stone paths.
I didn’t feel truly disabled until February when Peanut
died rather suddenly. Life changed in so many ways. I had
to get crutches to walk with, although they are precarious
on slippery surfaces and carrying even a light bag of
groceries is virtually impossible. Now when I drop things,
either I have to ask for help picking the item up, or risk
loosing my balance. Before, Peanut could pick the item up
for me.
Most importantly, Peanut’s partnership meant I
was not alone. I am single and have no family in the
region. On days when I was feeling poorly, he would be by
my side. He motivated me to get up and get going. There
were a number of times that his signals alerted me to my
health situation changing, and I was able to get help or find
a place to rest before my health became an emergency,
and on occasions when I needed it, Peanut was able to get
help for me.
Bon-Ton Community Day! Sat. Nov. 14 Call Canine Helpers for your coupon booklets or stop by our table at the Bon‐Ton and save big! Get $10 off coupon; six coupons; 30% off early bird coupon & more! Only $5 per book & proceeds will benefit Canine Helpers. Today, 6 months after Peanut’s death, I am training with
a new dog, “Gabe”. Gabe has some years of experience
being a Service Dog, and it has been an interesting training
time as we learn about each other. Training so that we
understand each other can’t be taken for granted. We have
to grow together as a new team and that takes time to
learn. I can’t wait until I can get my life back without the
barriers. When Gabe joins me at home, it will be the
beginning of that life.
Joanne
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In Honor of Loved Ones
Charles Deuser
By: Norma & Walter Frech
Jonah
By: Kathy Du Bois
In Memory of Loved Ones
Mark Edward Hoyt & “Babe”
By: Janine E. Hoyt
Rosemary Deuser
By: Lynn Marohn
William Killewald
Jo Ann Bailey
Marie Geisel
Judith Geerkin
Barbara & Herbert Young
Mary Simonetti
Gerilyn & Timothy Oldenburg
Tonawanda Public Library
Edward & Mary Catherine McKee
Dan Marohn
Bonnie Sibley
Dorothy Marohn
Norma & Walter Frech
My name is Rocco, and I am the pet Shih-tzu in
the Lagona family. My family consists of Jim (the
Papa, or, as he likes to think, the “alpha dog”), Maria
(the Mom who loves dogs), and, last but not least,
“my girl” Anna Maria.
Alice Gasiecki
By: The Family of Brian Bruso
Edward Gasiecki
Adele A. Siejak
Douglas & Pat Young
Mr. & Mrs. Rothenberger
Harriet H. Weber
By: Jennie Calato
Julia Feeney
Marjorie L. Weber
Maryann Quinlivan
Mary Wasielewski
Dawn Filipski
Carol Engel
WNY DDSO
Richard & Peggy Dorman
May & Hugh Sampson
Monica Kwiatkowski
Richard & Patricia Primavera
Kathryn & Robert Collins
Margaret Henneberry
Thomas & Frances Lesswing
Elmer E. Sloper
By: Finger Lakes Good Sam. Chapter
My life has changed dramatically in the past year.
You see, “my girl,” has many medical and physical
disabilities. I always try to help her and be there
when she is sick. The problem is that I am only 13
pounds, and, as much as I try, the most I can do is be
with her and make her smile. “My girl” just graduated
from high school and will be starting college this
August, and we decided it was time for her to
become more independent. My family convinced me
that a Service Dog would be helpful for “my girl,” and
besides, I would have a “little brother.” I thought a
Service Dog might be a good thing for her, but I didn’t
think I had any need whatsoever for a “little brother.”
Marguerite (Betty) E. Green
By: Lark Mattoon
Barbara Barbero
Mark Hardy
Patricia & William Cummings
Sean & M. Kathryn Rogers
Donald Sobocinski (“Corky”)
By: Mr. & Mrs. T. F. LaVanche
Barbara McMillen
By: Alice Shimer
Cam Watson
By: Doris Anderson
Ruth Kinsler
By: Shirley Ellis
Lucia LaPorte
By: Richard & Ann Jasinski
Well, like it or not, we all decided to pray for a
special “guardian angel dog” to help “my girl.” Boy,
was I surprised when I met “Dodger”. He is a huge
Standard Poodle. After many months of training at
Canine Helpers, I watched him grow from a silly
puppy to a well-trained certified Service Dog. There
were many days when I didn’t think it would ever
happen, but at times I am even proud of him.
Jean Kantz
By: The Kolbe & Buri-Shaffer
Families
Frances Schultz
By: Jacki (BPW, AARP) and
Denise Allison
Robert B. Carlin
By: Judith Carlin
Josephine Stephen
By: Gina Fedele
Gertrude Martin
By: Gerald Murphy
Josiah Stephen Renaldo
By: Great Grandma Underwood
and Family
Elwood Atwater
By: Boita L. Tarajos
Dodger helps “my girl” with many things. He helps
her balance when she walks, he picks up many
different objects for her, braces for her to help her get
up, pulls her wheelchair, takes off her jacket, helps
calm her anxiety, gets help if she falls down or needs
any type of help, but most of all he gives her
confidence, companionship and love. Of course, he
does all of this under my supervision.
Rev. Herold Nuwer
By: Nancy Failinger
In Honor of Pets
I would like to thank all of my new human friends,
and some of my new dog friends – oh yeah, and
those two cats – at Canine Helpers. I think “my girl”
and my big “little brother,” Dodger, are going to make
a great team. Now, if I can only keep Dodger from
stealing my nylabone.
Sara & Sami
By: Anna E. Mc Collum
Sagwa
By: Aurelie Bain
April & Casey
Rusy & Daisy
By: Christine Bognar
Love Rocco
Daisy
Buffy
By: Swiftwater
By: Wendy & Michael Fortin
Council #186
Josh & J. Travis
By: Natalie Owens
Star
By: Carlene Deacy
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Michele Cofield, Mary Beth Karr, Helen Dubill, James & Linda Mabry, Jacklin Stopp, James & Linda
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Clause Fichte, Bon Ton Community Day, Pamela Griffith, Mr. & Mrs. T.F. LaVanche, Shirley Carol
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Southtowns MS Group, CFC, Dorothy Marohn, Norma & Walter Frech, Jennie Calato, Richard Christman,
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MEMBERSHIPS & DONATIONS
If you would like to become a supporting member of CANINE HELPERS FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC. please use the form below.
Memberships are for one year, July 1st to June 30th. Your support will enable us to continue the training of HEARING, SERVICE, MOBILITY
(MULTI-SERVICE), SEIZURE ALERT, and THERAPY Assistance Dogs. All donations, in any amount, are greatly appreciated!
We are a non-profit organization. All contributions are tax deductible.
MEMBERSHIPS:
DONATIONS:
___$15 Senior Citizen
___ $25
___ $50
___$25 Individual
___ $100
___ $500
___$50 Family
___ $1,000
___$200 Corporate
___ other $___________________
In Honor of: (please circle: individual or pet ) ____________________________________________________________________________
In Memory of: (please circle: individual or pet ) ___________________________________________________________________________
Dog Sponsorship for: _______________________________________________________________________ Amount $_____________________
A LIVING LEGACY to Canine Helpers has been provided for in my Will _____________________________________________
NAME: ______________________________________________________________________________ e-mail:________________________
ADDRESS: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(please print)
street
city
state
zip
Help Feed a Dog: I would like to sponsor ______ dog (s) for ______ month (s)
Please send or email me information on my dog
Please check if you do NOT wish to receive a written receipt or certificate if applicable
Thank you for continuing this mission of love !
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Canine Helpers
for the Handicapped, Inc.
5699 Ridge Road
Lockport, New York 14094
NON-PROFIT ORG
U.S.POSTAGE
PAID
LOCKPORT NY
PERMIT NO. 79
See you at our Basket Raffle & Mediumship Night October 24th
Many Ways You Can Help . . .
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Become a member. Memberships are for one year, July 1st through June 30th.
Membership forms appear on page 3 for your convenience.
Help sponsor a client and assistance dog team
Help us feed a dog for one month –
or as many dogs as you’d like for as long as you’d like!
Volunteer at our training center or at our fundraisers to augment our downsized staff.
Send us your Dash Markets tapes – we redeem them for cash
Donate a wish list or basket raffle item
Purchase a “Garden Stone” to place in our Memory Garden
Give to the “Caring Canine Fund”
Leave a “Living Legacy” through Planned Giving
Purchase RADA Cutlery through CHH – it’s made in the USA
Help repair our kennel roof – we need supplies as well as labor!
Save your empty ink cartridges – we redeem them for cash!
Ask your employer to become a Corporate Member or match your cash donations
Tell others about Canine Helpers
Canine Helpers for the Handicapped, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to training dogs to
assist people with disabilities to lead more independent and secure lives. Hearing Dogs alert deaf and hearing
impaired persons to sounds in the environment. Service Dogs assist the physically disabled individual with
common tasks that are difficult or impossible to accomplish unaided. Mobility (Multi-Service) Dogs perform a
variety of tasks for individuals with multiple disabilities or special needs. Therapy Dogs provide close
companionship for individuals or residents of institutions. Seizure Alert Dogs alert their partners to oncoming
seizures and assist them in any way needed. The minimum cost of training each dog is $15,540. Recipients are
asked to help fundraise to cover the cost of their dogs.
For further information or an application, or if your group is interested in an informative talk or
demonstration, please contact Beverly Underwood. (See heading on first page for address and phone number.)
Tax Exempt Status as defined in Section 501-C (3) of the IRS
Pursuant to Article 7-A of New York State Executive Law 174-B, copies of the latest annual report may be obtained upon request from this organization of from
the office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, New York 10271