What a terrific 2014 Canines For
Kids Walk this was!!! We had two newbies
join us, Avery and Bandit, and they fit
right into the group! The weather was
perfect and the humans behaved themselves quite properly. Dad is still adding up the checks and trying
to figure out donations given through Pay Pal (that’s dad-never quite figuring
out anything) and promises me he will give me a total pretty soon.
Whatever that final amount is, mom
and dad have decided to split it this year with half going to our wonderful
friend, the EcoTeach Foundation (http://ecoteach.org/)
to finish up on a three year project at Jauuri School in Costa Rica where we
are putting roofs onto two long walk ways and building an addition onto the
kindergarten with a bathroom for the little ones.
The second half of what we
receive will go to Full Basket Belize (http://www.fullbasketbelize.org/ ). In Belize, the kids must pay tuition for
education after the 8th grade and so many of those kids come from
families that just can’t afford it. They
often pay for the first year (9th grade) but then the kids have to
end their schooling. Full Basket Belize
goes through an intensive screening process and selects as many kids as they
can afford, giving them “scholarships” so that they can continue their education. This year, Canines for Kids has adopted four
children and offered them scholarships so those children can still have their
dreams for a better life… kinda cool, huh??
With this being our 8th
Walk, it is such fun to see Tyler and Josephine again who have been with us
right from the very first one. Eight
years…. actually 56 years for those of us with four legs…. and this will be our
last here at this house. That would be
because my mom & dad are moving us into a brand new home on “the lake” so
next year our Walk will include boat rides and acres of woods and all sorts of
new stuff to get into. … should be fun-fun-fun!!!
So, to the 12 humans and the five
canines, THANK YOU for joining us once again.
Tail Wags and Licks,
Bismark
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