I try and find an organization to donate to each year and I try and make it meaningful to something going on in my life. Last year it was the March of Dimes in loving honor of Amanda's triplets as well as in celebration of my own new motherhood. Amanda's family is this year's MOD Amabassador Family and you can read more about her journey (and donate) by visiting her page with the link on her name above.
Recently, I saw a poster at Starbucks advertising a Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser and it had a picture of the cutest bloodhound puppy on it. It said "Modesto Police Officers Association" on the top and because it wasn't a German Shephard, I was intrigued and walked closer to read more details. It was a picture of "Moonshine" and they were raising money to send him to "college" to become Modesto's first Bloodhound K9 Officer. When fully trained, Moonshine will be used to locate lost/missing children, Alzheimer's Patients, and Criminal Suspects. I thought, "Wow that's cool", then saw the date was march 24th and let it go because I had previous plans.
I kept thinking about it and a few days later it hit me to the core how comforting the thought of having a tracking dog in my own town was and the reason is threefold:- I am a new Mom and the thought of Madison being missing is one of my biggest fears
- My Grandma has Alzheimer's
- Rick works in Law Enforcement.
Spring is the time for fundraisers, Daffodil Days, Relay for Life, March of Dimes, to name a few and all are worthy organizations that have touched my life in some major way. But this unfortunately, has been the year of lost fur friends for my family and friends and I have chosen the Modesto Police Officers Association Bloodhound Program as my organization to donate to this year in their honor and memory.
The Donation is being made in Loving Memory of fur friends who went to the Bridge recently:
- Tia and Shane's 14 year old Valentine
- My Mom's last of four Yorkshire Terriers ~ Patty, 14 years old
- Tawny's Zekers ~ A fellow MPD K9 himself
- Tawny's beloved Zsa Zsa ~ A Boston who was tragically lost during her spay surgery
- My Schnauzer Pal Cheryl's Heart Dog Bogey
- Sherry's Sweet Ziggy
- Cyber Schnauzer Friend Janie's Ruby.
The Donation is also being made in Honor of all of our living furfaces: My Zoe and Roxy, Tawny's Sophie (AKA Cathy's Sophie), Tia's Bousch, Cheryl's Caddie & Cameron, Sherry's Cher, Benny, & Joon, Sabrina's GingerSnap, all my wonderful Cyber Schnauzers, and to any of you out there who have known the love of an animal, be it of the K9 persuasion, feline or otherwise.
Here is a little more informaiton I found online about "Moonshine" or "Moonie" as his family calls him:
He is now 7 months old and growing like a weed. They trained in Georgia in February and are off to New York for additional training in April. According to his trading card: "Moonshine is a pure bred Bloodhound. He was born June 28, 2008 in Lake Butler, Florida at the Lake Bloodhound Kennels. He was donated by the Child Protection Education of America (www.find-missing-children.org). When Moonshine is fully trained (12-18 months) he will be used to help locate missing children, Alzheimer's sufferers, and criminal suspects by trailing their human scent. Moonshine is Modesto's first Bloodhound and is sponsored by the Modesto Police Officers Association. The Bloodhound program relies solely on donations. Moonshine's handler is Officer Chuck Jones. Moonshine loves attention and likes to visit parks, schools, and service clubs." Moonshine's personal message is: "I 'nose' my business. If you are missing, I will find you!" Donations may be mailed to: Modesto Police Officers Association Bloodhound Program, 1300 G Street, Modesto, CA 95354, 209-652-6209. You can also donate and buy tickets at Pets Choice if you are in the Modesto area.
His MySpace page is: www.myspace.com/trackinghound
1 comment:
Aww, this is so wonderful and I will tell Cathy. Moonshine is good dog for a good cause and it's his turn to go to college. Thank you for your heart of gold, Shawna.
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