Major Donation from Local Benefactor & VCA Charities Will Be Distributed by VCA Animal Hospitals of Colorado to Three Animal ...
August 18 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Proceeds enable Stink Bug Project, Freedom
Service Dogs and Green Beret Foundation to provide needed
services
VCA Animal Hospitals of Colorado was bequeathed $135,000 by a
deceased local pet lover to benefit local nonprofits. Through the
VCA Charities Pennies for Pets program, all VCA hospitals within
Colorado raised an additional $1,500 bringing the total to
$136,500. The funds will be distributed equally among three
worthwhile nonprofits: Stink Bug Project, Freedom Service Dogs of
America and Green Beret Foundation. Each organization will receive
$45,500 enabling them to continue their important work in the
community.
“A donation of this size is significant for us,” comments Erin
Conley, Marketing & Public Relations director at Freedom
Service Dogs of America. “It costs at least $30,000 to fully train
a service dog and currently the demand for service dogs is much
higher than the supply so this donation will certainly go to good
use.”
“We are honored to support these three amazing organizations
that provide important services to our community,” said Jennie
Martin, VCA Regional Operations Director for Colorado. “It will be
exciting to see how these funds allow each group to continue their
work.”
The donation presentation will take place at VCA Alameda East in
Aurora, Colorado on Wednesday, August 23 between 3:30pm and 5pm.
Representatives and volunteers from the three nonprofit
organizations, as well as leadership from VCA, will be present and
members of the media are welcome to attend.
About the Nonprofits
Stink Bug Project is a nonprofit program of Rocky
Mountain Children’s Health Foundation (RMCHF) which supports
families who have a child diagnosed with a serious medical
condition. Founded in 2010, the Stink Bug Project partners with the
Prison-Trained K-9 Program at Colorado Correctional Industries to
match well-trained, loving companion dogs with families throughout
the Rocky Mountain region. For more information visit
www.stinkbugproject.org
Freedom Service Dogs of America is a Denver-based
nonprofit organization that unleashes the potential of shelter dogs
by transforming them into custom-trained assistance dogs for people
in need. Clients include children, veterans and active duty
military, and other adults. Since being founded in 1987, Freedom
Service Dogs has paired hundreds of client-dog teams at no cost to
the client. For more information visit
www.freedomservicedogs.org
Green Beret Foundation is a national organization that
provides direct and continuous support to the Green Beret community
and its families. The foundation facilitates the transition of
Green Berets whether it’s from wounds sustained in combat, illness,
injury or numerous deployments and/or retirement. To date, we have
provided support for 800 Green Berets and their families. For more
information visit www.greenberetfoundation.org
About VCA Animal Hospitals
VCA Animal Hospitals operates more than 800 small animal
veterinary hospitals in the U.S. and Canada. The hospitals are
staffed by more than 4,500 fully qualified, dedicated and
compassionate veterinarians to give pets the very best in medical
care, of which over 500 are board-certified specialists who are
experts in areas such as Oncology, Cardiology, Emergency &
Critical Care, and Surgery for animals. VCA Animal Hospitals
provides a full range of general practice services to keep pets
well and specialized treatments when pets are ill. For more
information, please visit www.VCAhospitals.com or follow on Twitter
@vcapethealth.
About VCA Charities
VCA Charities is a 501(c)(3) with a mission to end medically
unnecessary euthanasia. Established in 2005 by the founders of VCA
Animal Hospitals, VCA Charities has helped feed thousands of pets,
provided free medical treatment, and donated time and money to pet
charities globally. Please visit the VCA Charities website and blog
to find out the most up-to-date information about VCA Charities and
its programs at www.VCAcharities.org.
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