Category: Kare 9 Military Ministry

Safe Haven Foundation’s Annual Stand Down

5/21/2019

For the third year in a row, the LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry Dogs were invited to the Safe Haven Foundation’s Annual Stand Down for homeless veterans. On Saturday, May 18, over 500 veterans and numerous volunteers had a chance to meet Kare 9s Brutus, Blitz, Britta, Flex, Brandy (LCC Squad), and Susie (St. Peter – Arlington Heights, Illinois) and enjoy the company of their Kare 9 veteran handlers.

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Stony Creek School

5/21/2019

On Friday, May 17, LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry Dog Brutus and LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Barnabas (Trinity – Hobart, Indiana) spent the morning meeting the staff and 700-plus students of Stony Creek School in Alsip, Illinois. Each student heard a short presentation about the LCC K-9 Ministries followed by an opportunity to pet and meet the LCC K-9s.

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National Louis University

5/21/2019

On Thursday, May 16, LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Emma (LCC Staff) and Susie (St. Peter – Arlington Heights, Illinois), along with LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry Dogs Brandy and Brutus (LCC Squad) greeted students and staff at National Louis University in Wheeling, Illinois, as a part of their National Wellness Week. Meeting and bringing comfort to all was a highlight of the day.

On Monday, May 20, LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry Dog Brutus (LCC Squad) and Veteran Gene were invited to visit National Louis University in Chicago, Illinois. A fellow student had suddenly passed away and they requested a Comfort Dog to help students who were missing their classmate. Kare 9 Brutus shared is his love with many students and staff.

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Girl Scouts of Mokena Intermediate School

5/21/2019

The Girl Scouts of Mokena Intermediate School invited LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry Dog Brutus (LCC Squad) and veteran Gene to present the LCC K-9 Ministries to the troop on Monday, May 20. The mission of the LCC K-9s was shared with the 30 girls and leaders followed by a time for them to greet and love on Brutus.

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National Lewis University

5/13/2019

LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry Dogs Tobias (Lord of Glory – Grayslake, Illinois) and Brutus (LCC Squad) were invited to Wellness Week at National Lewis University in Chicago, Illinois. Students were invited to view a short video from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. After viewing the video Tobias and Brutus were on hand to help the students process what they had seen and heard

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Relay for Life

5/13/2019

LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry Dog Brutus and veteran Gene were on hand to greet participants in the Relay for Life at Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Illinois. The relay raises funds for cancer research and the participants pledge to walk the track from 7pm on Friday until 6am Saturday. Estimates were that over 1000 people were walking. Kare 9 Brutus and Veteran Gene brought comfort for those walking.

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Meet and Greet

5/13/2019

The students and staff at Field Elementary School in Elmhurst, Illinois invited LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Ladel and Malachi (St. Matthew – Hawthorne Woods, Illinois), Susie (St. Peter – Arlington Heights, Illinois), and LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry Dog Brutus (LCC Squad) to meet and greet the students. Students at Field School are awarded “feathers" (a symbol of the school mascot) for different forms of good behavior and performance. They can spend their feathers on a variety of things. When the students learned of the visit by the LCC K-9s, they saved up their feather to spend them on a visit with them.

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Harper College De-Stress

5/13/2019

The LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry served at Harper College in Palatine. LCC Kare 9s Brutus, Blitz, Brandy (LCC Squad), and Susie (St. Peter – Arlington Heights, Illinois) were on hand to greet students as the academic year draws to a close. The students and staff, alike, received plenty of love, compassion, and stress relief.

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Mother Daughter Supper

5/13/2019

LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry Dogs Butch (LCC Squad) along with veteran Keith and wife Judy and Kare 9 Britta (LCC Squad) along with veteran Dale & wife Joyce were treated to a delicious salad supper and then shared the LCC K-9 story with thirty mothers and daughters at Ebenezer Salem United Church, a beautiful old country church, built in 1866 in Pearl City, Illinois.

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Kare 9s Visit LCMH for Nurses Week

5/13/2019

LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry Dogs Brandy and Brutus (LCC Squad) visited the nurses at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park, Illinois. The visit was to recognize the outstanding care nurses give to their patients every day. The entire week of May 6th was National Nurses Week. The Kare 9s visited nurses during all three shifts and in every department. The visits were a surprise for the nurses and brought many smiles and hugs.

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Safe Haven Foundation’s Annual Stand Down

Stony Creek School

National Louis University

Girl Scouts of Mokena Intermediate School

National Lewis University

Relay for Life

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Harper College De-Stress

Mother Daughter Supper

Kare 9s Visit LCMH for Nurses Week

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