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Like Pilate: A Hero has a dog: Thank you Faithfull!!
elwayvedder
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8/1/13: UPDATE!
http://www.sacfund.org/Pages/FeaturedRescueStory.aspx
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I'm not sure where to put this but due to the amazing support and generosity from mostly given through Lost Dogs, let's give this a shot!
As many of you know, I run a local non-profit where we send lots of goodies and loving reminders in the form of care packages to our brave women and men serving in Afghanistan and supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. We also facilitate and coordinate "rock star fashion" Welcome Home Celebrations for local returning Vets here in South Jersey.
Anyway, we received an interesting request from one of our care package recipients. Although this is not an official mission of OYR of SJ, we love the request:
A Soldier deployed in Afghanistan has become very fond and attached to a new friend during his deployment. That new friend has lots of fur, 4 legs, and a wet nose. This new friend is named "Lunch". "Lunch" is a stray Afghan dog that has also become very fond and loyal to this specific soldier where their bond is priceless.
This Soldier has found a non-profit to assist him with hopes of getting "Lunch" all caught up on shots, healthy, and eventually on his way to The USA as this soldier is going to adopt and rescue "Lunch". More details on Lunch's story can be found here:
http://www.sacfund.org/Pages/UpcomingRescues.aspx (scroll down as Lunch is a few dogs down)
The Soldier has asked us to ask others for help. You can help in multiple ways:
1) Please consider making a generous (tax deductible) donation to help raise funds for medical and transportation costs. To donate, please click here and select “Soldiers Animal Companions“ from the menu. Under the space marked "Special Instructions", please type in that your "donation is for Lunch".
In the US: https://npo1.networkforgood.org/Donate/ ... ionId=6711
Outside the US (UK, etc): http://www.gofundme.com/Lunch
2) Please forward this to all of your contacts. Please place it on your Facebook pages. Please ask everyone you forward it to to forward it as well and place it on their Facebook pages and so on. If this goes viral, we should have no problem helping this American Hero bring home his new "FAITHFULL" fury friend...
Thank you for your help and consideration!!
For The Troops,
David (elwayvedder)
Operation Yellow Ribbon of South Jersey
http://www.operationyellowribbonsouthjersey.org
http://www.sacfund.org/Pages/FeaturedRescueStory.aspx
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I'm not sure where to put this but due to the amazing support and generosity from mostly given through Lost Dogs, let's give this a shot!
As many of you know, I run a local non-profit where we send lots of goodies and loving reminders in the form of care packages to our brave women and men serving in Afghanistan and supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. We also facilitate and coordinate "rock star fashion" Welcome Home Celebrations for local returning Vets here in South Jersey.
Anyway, we received an interesting request from one of our care package recipients. Although this is not an official mission of OYR of SJ, we love the request:
A Soldier deployed in Afghanistan has become very fond and attached to a new friend during his deployment. That new friend has lots of fur, 4 legs, and a wet nose. This new friend is named "Lunch". "Lunch" is a stray Afghan dog that has also become very fond and loyal to this specific soldier where their bond is priceless.
This Soldier has found a non-profit to assist him with hopes of getting "Lunch" all caught up on shots, healthy, and eventually on his way to The USA as this soldier is going to adopt and rescue "Lunch". More details on Lunch's story can be found here:
http://www.sacfund.org/Pages/UpcomingRescues.aspx (scroll down as Lunch is a few dogs down)
The Soldier has asked us to ask others for help. You can help in multiple ways:
1) Please consider making a generous (tax deductible) donation to help raise funds for medical and transportation costs. To donate, please click here and select “Soldiers Animal Companions“ from the menu. Under the space marked "Special Instructions", please type in that your "donation is for Lunch".
In the US: https://npo1.networkforgood.org/Donate/ ... ionId=6711
Outside the US (UK, etc): http://www.gofundme.com/Lunch
2) Please forward this to all of your contacts. Please place it on your Facebook pages. Please ask everyone you forward it to to forward it as well and place it on their Facebook pages and so on. If this goes viral, we should have no problem helping this American Hero bring home his new "FAITHFULL" fury friend...
Thank you for your help and consideration!!
For The Troops,
David (elwayvedder)
Operation Yellow Ribbon of South Jersey
http://www.operationyellowribbonsouthjersey.org
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http://www.nowzad.com/
That is correct, thank you Chime! Nowzad is an amazing organization. I recommend everyone go to their Facebook page especially if you love dogs and cats!
I didn't do anything but thank you for your generosity!! I got an email from this soldier today and he can't believe the amount of support back home helping him bring home his new soul mate. What a great way to help him get thru the remaining months of his deployment as he has hope and something to look forward to for years to come with this little fury thing
Have you thought of posting on the doggie thread on AET? I think there's a thread of dog owners posting stinking cute pictures of their pups. I lurk from time to time. Someday, I'll have a furry friend of my own!
Will make a donation and post around and hopefully get some more in.
This is so true!!!
The people that arrange the travel and flights for the animals make so much money. I wish the doggie good luck if he can survive the quarantine . I can't financially donate but it's expensive just so everyone knows.
This is unfair because most or all airlines do not allow reptiles at all. I tried to rescue a boa constrictor and I couldn't make it happen.
This must be a super special puppy.
I'm not joking. If you tweet.
http://eldridelephant.wordpress.com/joi ... f-code-en/
It's global and they will do anything they can if you get the message out there.
Thanks Suziemay for once again your generosity! I rarely head over to AET so it didn't even occur to me to post it there. Maybe I will later today. I don't want to overdue it and become one of those folks that flood every forum with the same topic, you know?
For this particular dog and because of what he weighs (for the flight), they are raising $4000. "Lunch" has been with Nowzad almost a week now and they started getting him updated on some of his shots and just got him "fixed" (I don't think that's what PJ had in mind with The Fixer LOL). The $4000 covers medical treatment, food, and the flight expenses to get Lunch to the US and his stay at Nowzad for the next three months. Some dogs, depending on their weight are less and a few are $5000 or more. I wish we could help every dog. Its such a shame to see such amazing souls stray like that. You can help besides donating. Forward the link and details to everyone you know as well is just as helpful as donating!! You guys and gals on here are an amazing Force of Nature!! Thank you everyone who donated, who helped spread the word, or both!
LIVEFOOTSTEPS.ORG/USER/?USR=435
"Lunch and his human"...I love that! Can I use that? It sounds so right. Who are we to say XYZ and his dog? Its definitely "Lunch and his human!"
Please do plaster this all over the internet. The more awareness brought to SAC and Nowzad, the more help these dogs and our Brave Women and Men get!!
In fact, SAC is based out of...SEATTLE!! Know any great rock bands that like to help others who help others...hmmm...here's hoping those that run the Vitalogy Foundation and PJ's Activism is now aware of these great organizations that help our fury friends
Go for it - that phrase is all yours!
LIVEFOOTSTEPS.ORG/USER/?USR=435
That's just one of many stories. Most are worse that Pearl's...
Sorry-I stray!!! Again, thank you for posting. I will absolutely donate and post on FaceBook.
Alpine Valley Music Theatre - Sep 03, 2011
Alpine Valley Music Theatre - Sep 04, 2011
Wrigley Field - July 19, 2013
Lincoln, NE - Oct 9, 2014
Global Citizen's Festival, NYC - Sept 26, 2015
They will update their website soon but I just wanted to pass along this amazing news and thank all of you who helped in some fashion or multiple fashions.
Please don't let this stop you from helping SAC or any other similar nonprofit like Nowzad as there a lot of these sweet puppies out there and lots of Soldiers who would benefit from coming home with one.
Thank you
EV
LIVEFOOTSTEPS.ORG/USER/?USR=435
Yes, it sucks and Lunch is involved. Supposedly the ban is temporary but that doesn't help Nowzad at all as you are right, they are taking in more and more dogs with no space since dogs can't go home right now. Lunch doesn't go home until June or July but I hope this thing gets resolved and resolved fast. I wake up every day praying that I will go on line and see it lifted
I wanna help
LIVEFOOTSTEPS.ORG/USER/?USR=435
http://www.sacfund.org/Pages/FeaturedRescueStory.aspx
Lunch enjoys his three walks per day up and down the sidewalks of his new large neighborhood. And trips in the car!
I sent the story to my wife. I'm sure she'll be making contributions to these charities. She's all about helping the critters.
Alpine Valley Music Theatre - Sep 03, 2011
Alpine Valley Music Theatre - Sep 04, 2011
Wrigley Field - July 19, 2013
Lincoln, NE - Oct 9, 2014
Global Citizen's Festival, NYC - Sept 26, 2015
This is my guy, Monty Alexander Jones, whom is sitting on the hubby's lap. Let me tell you his favorite part of the day- we go to the hospital at the Veterans Center... Monty is a Veteran of veterans.. he has me. But he cares for nearly any and ALL wounded and PTSD vets who are also at the hospital and clinic when I go. One of the clinic's calls him "dr. Monty" and a lot of the patients think he is there as the therapy dog, but he is my service dog.
Supporting a soldier and even a civilian, trying to bring back a war pet is huge--- I'm so glad this thread was started and Lunch has a home where he is not going to hear bombs or any of that. Some of the dogs that come back also have PTSD and it's imperative that these sweethearts stay with people who have known and loved them when they've been their most vulnerable, just as it has been for those of us who wore uniforms. Monty ALWAYS has a veterans' card on him, and he very often wears camouflage cloth, as it also helps other PTSD folks approach him as a service dog. The TV commercials with the "WE have Your 6" on them? The only real supporters I had in the service were the animals I got to work with... sadly as a female that was more true than not.
I'm glad 10c'rs got to see the side of the world we live in, and help.. I hope it always stays that way. So much happier doing than talkin'.
Henry David Thoreau