First, I want to thank my mom who immediately thought that we should raise the money to get her a dog. So, she and Amanda began by making honey butter and jellies and selling them during her luncheons. Thank you for all who bought butter for Amanda.
That led to a friend coming to the luncheon with the thought that she would organize a 5K run for Amanda. Thank you, Lisa Blake. Lisa then went to her husband's boss, Mike Peters, who happen to have an alert dog and knew a little about running. However, he had a better solution. His mother, Jan Peters, raised money for their grandson to have a dog and raised much more than they needed and wanted to use that money to help someone else. Isn't God incredible! We contacted them and they paid all expenses for us to go and train with Time. Thank you so much Peters Family and Desert Women's Fund in partnership with Basin Wide Foundation and CARES, Inc. We cannot even express what this means to us.
Our good friend, Bessie Jones, raised money at her husband's workplace for Amanda in memory of her mother, Ida Gregory, who went to be with our sweet Lord, Aug 3, 2007.
My great aunt Norma gave in memory of my late great uncle David on his birthday. He gave presents on his birthday every year.
My mom's Bellevue Sunday School class gave gifts and have always been supportive of every thing we have ever done. I love each and every one of you.
My two sisters in Christ, Donna Sularin and Angela Dobbins, wrote beautiful letters of recommendation to CARES for us. You both made me cry.
I want to thank Sarah Holbert, CEO, and Megan Lewellyn, Canine Assistance Director at CARES, Inc. I am truly amazed at all of the work that goes into getting a dog ready for adoption. Your work is truly a ministry, because you can in no way do it for the money.
And I would like to thank our Bible Study class for all of your support. Without this fellowship of people, life would be just a little bit tougher.
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