Dogs with Wings Assistance Dog Society

1 day ago

In times of difficulty for all, we have chosen to highlight some of the local businesses that support Dogs with Wings! Today we would like to shoutout out Lynsay Mahon - Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator! Lynsay and her company are avid supporters of Dogs with Wings in many different ways! Lynsay has fostered three dogs for us (Heath, Granger, London), sponsored two dogs (Odin, Mac II), is on our gala committee, has organized and hosted fundraisers and events for us, and is an incredible ambassador for Dogs with Wings!

Lynsay runs her own business through Stampin Up! Through her business, she offers many all-inclusive craft kits that are great for families and people who are home, looking for something to do, especially during Covid 19! Browse through some kits here:
www.stampinup.com/ecweb/products/202001/all-inclusive-kits?dbwsdemoid=1000525
You can also support Lynsay by placing an order through her online store, and all items are shipped directly to your door making it easy and convenient, and respects social distancing!

Lynsay's Facebook page offers great demonstrations, product highlights, and techniques that are great to watch, especially if you're stuck at home. Check her out at Lynsay Mahon - Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator.

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Dogs with Wings Assistance Dog Society

2 days ago

In times of difficulty for all, we have chosen to highlight some of the local businesses that support Dogs with Wings! Today we would like to shoutout our friends at Safe & Hound! Safe & Hound donates 10% of all sales to us, and they sell many products including collars, bandanas, beds, and leashes! Most of their inventory is 20% off right now, so while you're stuck at home, shop away and support DWW and this amazing local company!

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Dogs with Wings Assistance Dog Society

2 days ago

A message from Doreen, Executive Director: "How is everyone doing? In this time of uncertainly, fear, anxiety, I hope everyone is able to take some time to breathe, move, slow down, and focus on what is really important in your lives. As most of you are probably aware, Dogs with Wings training facility is closed and staff are working from home to support the health of our volunteers, clients, and families. You can imagine how creative we will have to be to train 50 plus dogs remotely, try to breed more puppies, and support clients from all over Alberta/Saskatchewan with ongoing support for their working dogs!

I have had many people reach out asking what we need help with, how can we support you through this? I have thought hard how to best present what we need, and I decided to be completely honest and just respond with our most urgent issues currently.

Schools, community and service organizations, and businesses support us through special events. In the last 2 weeks, 3 of these events have cancelled. Those donations would have totalled $40,000. Bingos and Casinos are closed. We have a group of amazing volunteers that work a monthly Bingo for us, raising around $2,000 per month. This revenue is now gone. We were slated to have a Casino early this summer. Casinos provide us approximately $70,000 - and this is now in jeopardy, most likely postponed to 2021. Our annual Graduation Ceremony, planned for May 24, will have to be cancelled. This was one of our biggest events celebrating our client/dog teams, thanking all the people who helped to make this happen, and the sponsors who supported the training cost of the dogs. We will lose all the media coverage around this, 200 people in attendance, and $50,000 in revenue.

So, being perfectly honest, what we need right now is financial support. If you are able to donate the $20 you saved from filling your gas tank, the $40 you saved from not going to the movies, the $100 you saved missing your Vegas trip and not losing it in a slot machine, the $1,000 you saved from not going to Mexico...go for it!

If you have been on the fence about monthly giving, this might be the time to jump off. Your Monthly donations sustain us throughout the year, not just in times of crisis.

Your donation will allow us to keep feeding the dogs, maintain health and veterinary care of the dogs, maintain the technology to work remotely and support our clients, keep paying our mortgage, and to keep paying our amazing staff team.

We are in the midst of a highly teachable moment. There’s no doubt that this period will be referred to for the rest of our lifetimes. We have a chance to go deep, to broaden our perspectives, and make a difference. Globally, we are all in this together. Thank you everyone who joins us on this journey, and who support us with your time, energy, contacts and funds. Be grateful, have faith. We will get through this!"

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