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20 Moments of 2020

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2020 will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the most tragic and difficult years in modern history.  Covid19 has taken 343,000 lives from the US alone.  Thousands of people are at home, isolated while they wait for vaccines to be distributed.  Many businesses and non-profits simply couldn’t survive.  Here at PAD, donations decreased by more than 50%.  But through the darkest times we were constantly reminded why our work is so utterly important.

Join us while we highlight 20 Remarkable Moments of 2020!

  • PAD Gracie, bred by PAD, was placed at Doe Run Elementary School as a Facility Dog
  • Project 2 Heal PAD Jasmine transferred from her Puppy Raiser to her partner Alex
  • PAD signed the lease on a 3,000 sq ft training center

  • PAD Skye transferred from her Puppy Raiser to her partner Joy
  • Sarah & PAD Mushu passed their Public Access Test
  • Rebecca was matched with her companion Sunshine
  • Project 2 Heal PAD Esther transferred from her Puppy Raiser to her partner, Jenny
  • PAD Jedi began his ESA partnership

  • PAD Confetti began her ESA partnership
  • PAD Ivy, was placed at Baron Elementary School as a Facility Dog
  • Emerson Dog PAD Kiah transferred from her Puppy Raiser to her partner Kathy
  • Tommy was matched with his future Hearing Dog Quest
  • PAD Vader transitioned from the Puppy Program to the Owner Training program
  • Stacy was matched with her Assistance Dog Owen

  • Will was matched with his Assistance Dog, Thea
  • Project 2 Heal PAD Apollo, was placed at Manheim Central Middle School as a Facility Dog
  • Claire received her assistance dog, Project 2 Heal PAD Honey
  • PAD got a vehicle!
  • Susan and PAD Jango were matched
  • Project 2 Heal PAD Valor began his ESA partnership

“The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.” –

Josiyah Martin

Donate today to change a life!

Isaac’s Community DAY Fundraiser!

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On 3/12/18, 10:00 am – 9:00 p.m., Isaac’s Restaurant (Lititz location) will host a fundraiser to aid Phoenix Assistance Dogs of Central PA. Bring your family and friends to enjoy great food, while supporting PAD! Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total cost of your meal will go directly toward the the training and care of Phoenix Assistance Dogs’ in training! Each Assistance Dog costs $15,000 to train but PAD only charges the disabled partner $1,000! Help us by dining out!

 

 

Dine at Isaac’s For PAD!

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If you’re local to Lancaster, dine with us on Wednesday, March 11th from 5pm – 9pm at Isaacs (4 Crosswinds Drive, Lititz, behind Pizza Hut!) and 25% of your bill to be donated to our program!  Take out and gift cards purchased during that time also count!  Don’t forget your voucher though – only diners with our voucher count!

LPN Stephanie Merrell sees first hand how assistance dogs benefit her patients:

Service dogs have played a vital role in creating independence in many of my patients. People without disabilities often take for granted small things, like being able to pick up something they’ve dropped. Without a service dogs assistance, this can be an insurmountable task for someone with a disability. Not only do they provide comfort and companionship, but they help instill confidence that their owner can achieve both large and small daily living tasks.

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To download and print, right mouse click and go to file, print!  The fliers are double sided and 2 per page, so invite a friend – please!

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What will your donation go towards within PAD?  PAD is 100% volunteer based, meaning your donation goes directly towards our dogs in training and not a salary!  Some of our costs are:

  • $150 one year of flea and tick prevention medication for one service dog in training
  • $120 one year of heartworm prevention medication for one service dog in training
  • $275 to spay or neuter and microchip one service dog in training
  • $250 for hip and elbow x-ray evaluations for one service dog in training
  • $30 for one service dog in training harness (including patches)
  • and many, many more!

Last time we raised almost $400 at Isaacs!  Let’s try to raise $500 this year!

Online AUCTION Starts TONIGHT!

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Our incredible Online ONLY Auction begins at midnight tonight! For the complete information and rules go <here!

On our <Facebook fanpage we’ve announced one of the larger items each day, leading up to today!  Incase you missed the announcements, the items are:

These are just 3 of more than 60 items to benefit our dogs in training, like <PAD Dexter!The auction begins on our <Facebook fanpage tonight at MIDNIGHT!

 

24 Online Auction!

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We will be hosting our first ever Online Auction to benefit our training program! The auction will run for 24 hours, beginning at 12:00am Thursday, November 15th and ending promptly at 12:00am Friday, November 16th.

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The auction will be a Facebook photo album on our fanpage (www.facebook.com/padcentral). Each auction item will have an individual photo. To bid on the item you will post your bid as a comment on the photo of the item you wish to bid on.

There will be a minimum bid set for each item, posted as the first bid/comment under each item.At 12:00am, Friday November 16th a moderator will comment on each item CLOSING it and stating who the winner is.

ADDITIONAL NEWS!!

The highest 50 winning bidders (on 50 individual items) will also receive:

-1 gift certificate for $50 off of any new session booked with Beth Cardwell Photography

-1 gift certificate for $25 off of Nannies At Your Service

PAYMENTS
All items must be paid in full within 24 hours. We will accept PayPal, the only exception is for locally delivered payments in cash or check (local payment still must be paid within 24 hours). $4.00 shipping fee added to the total bid for each item, unless otherwise stated in specific item description.

SHIPPING
All orders will be shipped USPS priority mail, unless otherwise specified on the specific item. Shipping confirmations will be sent. We reserve 5 business days to mail each item. (remember, we are a small program and will do our best to mail them on Friday!)

If you have any questions regarding the auction or the rules regarding the auction please private message or email us [email protected]

AUCTION RULES:

We will have 2 to 3 moderators for the auction to help manage all posts and bids. We encourage everyone that plans to bid to send us (Phoenix Assistance Dogs) a private message or email with your Full Name, Address, and Phone Number to help expedite shipping.

Do not bid if you do not have the finances to back up your bid.

All items will have a $4.00 shipping fee (to be added to the highest bid). No exceptions unless otherwise stated in the item descriptions.

Whole dollar bids ideal but not required.

No bids outside of the USA please.

Bids must be paid in full within 24 hours or preceding bidder will be announced as winner.

Bids to be paid by PayPal, unless locally delivered in cash or check (local payment still must be paid within 24 hours).

Moderators will use Facebook’s timestamp to determine which bid is the winner. Moderates have final say, no exceptions.

Auction will run for 24 hours, and begins at 12:00am Thursday, November 15th and ends promptly at 12:00am Friday, November 16th.

PAYMENTS
All items must be paid in full within 24 hours. We will accept PayPal, the only exception is for locally delivered payments in cash or check (local payment still must be paid within 24 hours). $4.00 shipping fee added to the total bid for each item, unless otherwise stated in specific item description.

SHIPPING
All orders will be shipped USPS priority mail, unless otherwise specified on the specific item. Shipping confirmations will be sent. We reserve 5 business days to mail each item. (remember, we are a small program and will do our best to mail them on Friday!)

If you have any questions regarding the auction or the rules regarding the auction please private message or email us [email protected]

Lititz Farmers Market Dog Day!

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We are really looking forward to joining the Lititz Farmers Market this Saturday for the Dogs Day event! We will be there from 8:00am – 12 noon with PAD Dundee and Cooper and would love to see some of you, and your dogs!!

The Lititz Farmers Market is located in the Susquehanna Bank parking lot at 9 North Water St, Lititz. If you take route 501 (Lititz Pike) you will turn onto Main St when you reach the square, less than a mile down Main St you will make a left onto Water St and the lot is about 250 ft after you have turned.

There are many great vendors there for all of delightful summer farmers market desires (fresh corn, blueberries, delightful strawberries and so much more!!) Check out the website for more information – www.lititzfarmersmarket.com

We are VERY grateful for the gals at Two Pups Pastries for organizing this event so be sure to check out their booth! Here is a look at the schedule for Saturday:

9am-10am Dog Show

10am-10:30am Sign up for our Dog Ice Cream eating contest

10:30-10:45 Ice Cream contest for dogs 30lbs and under

10:45-11am Ice Cream contest for dogs 31lbs and over

11:00am Cumberland Co Search and Rescue Dog Team Demo

We hope to see lots of you there!

Dundee & That Pet/Fish Place!

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Contest is CLOSED

PAD Dundee was a great ambassador for PAD this passed Sunday at <That Fish Place/That Pet Place’s 38th Anniversary Sale!  He met lots of people, dogs, ferrets and cats all while remaining calm and relaxing!  TFP/TPP is the biggest pet store, and to celebrate their anniversary they’re having a contest!

Dundee’s photo made it into an album on their <Facebook Fanpage, and whichever picture earns the most votes (“likes”) wins a $150 gift card! This would be a huge help for us right now, as donations are REALLY down!  Please go to their <fanpage and become a fan! Then vote for Dundee’s <photo!  Share it with your facebook< friends too, and help us win!

 

Dundee & Shadowlight Group

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In training all of our dogs, we spend a lot of time proofing basic obedience cues such as “sit”, “down”, “come” and so on. ¬†Today Dundee had a very special opportunity to practice his incredible training with <The Shadowlight Group ! ¬†Dundee was chosen to model in an advertisement for a <Lowes kitchen! ¬†Dundee, and the world’s greatest 7 year old model, Jordan worked very hard from 9am – 1pm to get the perfect shot. ¬†Dundee learned to follow cues from a child, be off leash in a public building while remaining focused and even got to learn to new cues! ¬†Jordan (who we’re hoping wants to volunteer as a dog trainer someday!) taught Dundee to “dance” – stand on his hand legs, and to “shake” or give his paw! ¬†At the end of the day we left with one tired puppy, who was very eager to take a long nap in his crate! ¬†We would like to thank everyone at The Shadowlight Group, Lowes and Jordan for their hand in Dundee’s future as an assistance dog!

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Don’t forget to <enter what 3 breeds you think Dundee is before the DNA results come back for your chance to win a handmade dog or cat collar by <Cody’s Creations!!