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The Two Hundred Club of the Coastal Empire’s 14th Annual Savannah Mile

6/11/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Lizzie (Trinity – Savannah – Georgia)

(June 2, 2019 – Savannah Morning News/Bunny Ware)

Stretching one mile down Drayton Street, from Broughton Street to the south end of Forsyth Park, one of the communities most beloved race/walk events reached capacity with 900 participants gathering on May 25 to honor our first responders, their families and our military heroes.

American flags were flying and there was a helicopter, along with armored trucks and dozens of marked cars from 18 of the 20 counties covered by the Two Hundred Club of the Coastal Empire. I see Georgia State Patrol Assistant Post Commander Cpl. Joseph Corlee and fellow officer Dan Chernich standing with Savannah Police Department Cpls. Richard Moore and Rebecca E. Henry.

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Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Ministries Share Mercy, Compassion and Comfort Throughout the District

6/11/2019

LCC K-9 Ministries

(May - June 2019 – Lutheran Life)

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Lutheran Church Charities Helping Raise Awareness of Veteran Suicide

6/4/2019

LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry

(Thursday, May 30, 2019 - The Northbrook Tower/Alan Henry, Freelance Writer)

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1 Year Later: Hundreds Honor, Pay Tribute to Those Killed in Santa Fe High School Shooting

5/28/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Joy (Gloria Dei – Houston, Texas)

(Saturday, May 18 2019 - KPRC Click2Houston / Sally Madooh, reporter)

SANTA FE, Texas - The Galveston County Fairgrounds had turned into a resiliency center Saturday afternoon. The Resiliency Center has been paramount in the healing process for the Santa Fe community.

Last year, the Resiliency Center opened its doors to the community following the fatal Santa Fe High School shooting. Its role was to provide help for those who are grieving and trying to heal from the trauma through a wide range of services

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Cleanup After Devastating Storm

5/28/2019

Kathy O’Day, LCC Director of Disaster Response

(Saturday, May 25, 2019 – WCIA / Miranda Meister)

WATSEKA, Ill. (WCIA) -- The city is no stranger to natural disasters. Tuesday, city announced a $5 million state grant to help pay for homes destroyed during record-breaking floods last year.

Then, this week, the town was pounded with severe storms. Saturday, a group of volunteers came armed with chainsaws to help the town clean up.

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Concordia University is Wisconsin's First College with an Animal Therapy Program

5/21/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Sage (Concordia University Wisconsin – Mequon, Wisconsin)

(Friday, May 17, 2019 – TMJ4 WTMJ-TV Milwaukee / Coreen Zell)

Concordia University is the first college in Wisconsin to help students get certified in animal-assisted therapy. Abby Foster and Morgan Withey are working on getting their master's degrees in occupational therapy, and they're tacking on the animal therapy certificate program.

"I know the impact the dogs can have, and I wanted to be able to use it in my future practices in OT," said Foster.

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CHSD170 Pre-Kindergarten Students Welcome Comfort Dog Barney

5/21/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Barnabas (Trinity – Hobart, Indiana)

(Thursday, May 9, 2019 – Patch / Langellotti contributor)

Students from the Pre-Kindergarten program at School District 170's Washington-McKinley School welcomed comfort dog Barney (Barnabas) to a 'meet and learn' session last week.

Barney is a trained comfort dog affiliated with the Lutheran Church Charities K9 Ministries. He interacts with people at churches, schools, nursing homes, hospitals, and in disaster response situations. Barney's calming influence is renowned for helping people open their hearts and receive help for their troubles.

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District 300 teacher from Bartlett dies after having medical emergency at school

5/13/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs

(Thursday May 9, 2019- The Courier-News/Erin Sauder)

The District 300 community is mourning the loss of one of its educators.

Danielle Kamp, of Bartlett, an eighth-grade science teacher and volleyball coach at Cambridge Lakes Charter School in Pingree Grove, died unexpectedly Wednesday, principal Nicole Brady said in a letter to parents posted on the school's website.

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Spreading Compassion to Those Hurt by Tragedy

5/7/2019

LCC President / CEO Tim Hetzner, LCC K-9 Staff Trainer Megan Glowacz, and LCC K-9 Comfort Dog in Training Miriam

(Saturday, May 4, 2019 – FOX 32 Chicago / Sally Schulze)

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Comfort Dog Brings 'Pawsitivity' to Glenwood High Students

5/7/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Dinah (Trinity - Auburn, Illinois)

(Friday, May 3, 2019 – NewsChannel 20 ABC / Rachel Droze)

CHATHAM, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — A new program at Glenwood High School has students getting comfort and stress relief in an unconventional way.

Two days a week, Dinah, a three-year-old golden retriever, visits students.

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