Barcelona Restaurant meets Barcelona, Service Dog in training
Author: ellencline; Published: Aug 10, 2011; Category: ; Tags: None; Comments Off
Barcelona Restaurant meets Barcelona, Service Dog in training
On Friday, August 12, 2011 ECAD’s founders, Dale and Lu Picard, along with other ECAD volunteers and employees will meet at Barcelona Restaurant in Greenwich, Connecticut to introduce Barcelona the Service Dog-in-training to Barcelona the Restaurant!
Barcelona has been a wonderful supporter of ECAD and this is our way of giving back!
See ECAD’s website for press coverage
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ECAD Courthouse Dog on National TV
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NY State Courthouse Assistance Dog Makes National Headlines
On Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Rosie, our courthouse dog, made her second appearance on national television!
This time NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams told the story of how Rosie is the first Assistance Dog in NY that has been allowed to sit in the witness stand by assisting young victims and giving them the courage that they need to testify in court against the people that have hurt them.
See ECAD’s website for press coverage.
More Info: www.ecad1.org
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NBC story: http://abcnews.go.com/US/service-dog-court-takes-witness-stand/story?id=13958418
ECAD kicks off IADW with Front Page News
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ECAD and IADW Make Front Page News
ECAD started the week on Sunday, August 7, starring in the local newspaper, the Rivertown Enterprise.
An amazing story was written about ECAD and the personal stories of our own client and employee Kim Specht and her life with her Service Dog, Toby. Along with Kim and Toby, the article introduced a new ECAD family The O’Brien-Rothmanns!
We learned how their service dog Brady is bringing life back into their family by helping their Mom, Lee, a retired, disabled Police Officer deal with her issues with her invisible disability.
This story was an introduction to International Assistance Dog Week and what it is about. See ECAD’s webpage for press coverage.
More Info: www.ecad1.org
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Enterprise newspaper article:
http://www.rivertownsenterprise.net/Rivertowns_Enterprise/Home.html
ECAD Goes to Outer Space via NASA
Author: ellencline; Published: Aug 10, 2011; Category: ; Tags: None; Comments Off
With the amazing support of our ECAD friends, family and fans, our program Project HEAL was honored by being chosen as a Fragile Oasis Project of the Week!
Fragile Oasis is the brainchild of NASA astronaut, Ron Garan that is actively connecting space by educating others about the amazing work being done on earth from high above in the International Space Station! They use the unique orbital perspective to inspire people to improve life on our planet.
We all knew that ECAD was out of this world, but now it’s true!
More Info: www.ecad1.org
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Founder of Texas Hearing and Service Dogs on KDRP-FM
Author: ellencline; Published: Aug 9, 2011; Category: ; Tags: None; Comments Off
Founder of Texas Hearing and Service Dogs on KDRP-FM
Sheri Soltes, founder and president of Texas Hearing and Service Dogs will be our guest on KDRP-FM’s “Friday Free for All,” August 12, at 8 a.m.
How important are service dogs in our culture? We’ll talk about all aspects of the topic with this expert.
More Info: http://www.kdrplive.org
Dept. of Labor IADW Elevator Posters
Author: ellencline; Published: Aug 8, 2011; Category: ; Tags: None; Comments Off
During the week of August 7-13, 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor is featuring International Dog Assistance Week as one of our featured weekly elevator posters.
The purpose of the elevator posters, which department officials first begin using in June 2009, is to provide useful and current information that articulates the goals of Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and the department and fosters a culture of dialogue, openness, and transparent communication.
The posters appear in all of the twenty-six elevators in the agency’s Frances Perkins headquarters building in Washington, D.C. and change weekly. The posters link the work of the Department with its mission and its workforce, engage employees, engage employees in their work environment, and recognize individual staff. They highlight important milestones, celebrate accomplishments, note historical achievements, recognize diversity, and inform employees of departmental happenings.
The International Assistance Dog Week poster is posted in our 26 elevators, posted online where nearly 20,000 U.S. Department of Labor employees can link to the poster, and sent to external stakeholders upon request. In addition, numerous employees request hard copies of the poster (they can download the link or come by the Office of Public Affairs for a copy).
By reading the poster, employees learn about celebratory weeks and the goal is to learn something new and spark elevator conversation.
There is no cost associated with the posters.
International Assistance Dog Week Poster .pdf
More Info: Send an email to Clarisse Young at young.clarisse@dol.gov
ECAD goes to the Air Show
Author: ellencline; Published: Aug 5, 2011; Category: ; Tags: None; Comments Off
We are educating the public about Service Dogs and the programs ECAD offers at the Boston-Portsmouth, NH Airshow.
We will perform demonstrations with our Service Dogs, have a Q&A session, a raffle and tshirts.
One of our programs is Project HEAL, where we have Team Trainings for Vet for war. This is a popular program, so staging at a military gathering is beneficial to meet and expose our services to the group of persons imapacted so tremendously.
More Info: http://www.bostonportsmouthairshow.com or email Kim@ecad1.org
2011 International Assistance Dog Week Radio PSA
Author: ellencline; Published: Jul 29, 2011; Category: ; Tags: None; No Comments
We have a new 2011 radio PSA for International Assistance Dog Week created by Rick Huff of Some Stuff from Huff in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The 15-second radio spot tells everyone about Assistance Dog Week, the dates, and the web address where they can find local events listings.
The radio PSA can be downloaded from the Free Materials page.
Call your local radio stations about the PSA and then email them the .mp3 file so they can run it.
IADW TV PSA Now Available
Author: ellencline; Published: Jul 29, 2011; Category: ; Tags: None; No Comments
International Assistance Dog Week has a TV public service announcement (PSA). It tells people about IADW, gives them the dates and the website address, and shows them assistance dogs in action.
The 30-second IADW PSA was created by Rick Huff of Some Stuff From Huff and :30 Second Street in Albuquerque, New Mexico, whose time and talents were donated.
The video clips of assistance dogs performing various tasks were contributed by a number of Assistance Dog International member organizations.
Assistance Dog organizations and individuals can embed the video from YouTube into their own websites. Just go to the Free Materials page to get the link. Besides the PSA, there are a number of other free materials on the page to help you promote your own IADW event.
Or go to YouTube directly to watch the IADW TV PSA.
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind Open House
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Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind opens its doors for one day only
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind is opening the doors of the National Training Centre to the public, in conjunction with International Assistance Dog Week.
Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind’s Open House will take place on Saturday, August 6th 2011 from 11am-3pm at the National Training Centre, located at 4120 Rideau Valley Drive North, Manotick.
The Open House will serve to give the public an in-depth view of the organization, including the opportunity to meet the dogs that change people’s lives on an ongoing basis.
The Open House will feature
- tours of the facility
- guide dog demonstrations
- a charity barbecue
Special guests in attendance will include dogs from our breeding program, puppies who will one day become guide and assistance dogs, and working teams that have graduated from Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Admission and parking for this child-friendly event is free — donations are appreciated.
Please do not bring your pet dog to this event.
For further information about the Open House, please phone (613) 692.7777,
email info@guidedogs.ca, or visit us online at www.guidedogs.ca.