LCC In The News

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)

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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'It's Heartbreaking': Mourners Line Up to Pay Respects to Crystal Lake Boy AJ Freund

5/7/2019

Hundreds Attend Visitation for 5-year-old Crystal Lake Boy

LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs

(Friday, May 3, 2019 – Daily Herald / Brittany Keeperman)

Hundreds of people lined the sidewalk and wound through Davenport Family Funeral Home Friday as a public visitation was held for 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund.

Many mourners dressed in blue, or wore blue pins and ribbons, in honor of the boy. Blue ribbons were wrapped around trees along Route 176/Terra Cotta Avenue and in nearby neighborhoods. Memorial signs bearing AJ’s face were placed around the area.

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Tour of Support

5/7/2019

LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry Dog Brandy (LCC Squad)

(Thursday, May 2, 2019 – The Glenview Lantern / Alan Henry, Freelance Reporter)

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A Little Help from a Friend

5/7/2019

LCC K-9 Apprentice Training Program

(Thursday, May 2, 2019 – The Northbrook Tower / Alan Henry, Freelance Reporter)

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Families Come to DeKalb's Tyler Elementary Recall Slain Classmate Ezra Hill Jr.

4/2/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs Adeena (St. John – Burlington, Illinois) and Chloe (Lord of Life – Elburn, Illinois)

(Thursday, March 28, 2019 – DeKalb Daily Chronicle / Kaleb Carter

DeKALB – Tyler Elementary School Principal Lissette Jacobson has vivid memories of Ezra Hill Jr. trying to teach her new dance moves like the Floss, the Shoot, even the Orange Justice.

Ezra was better at them, though.

“It would be very rare to see Ezra and not see a smile on his face,” Jacobson said. “He was always moving, dancing. He was a great dancer. He was very much into the Fortnite dances and he was very good."

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Golden Retriever Tobias Lends a Listening Ear to Help Mundelein Students Improve Reading Skills

3/25/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Joanna (Christ Lincoln – Lincoln, Nebraska)

(Saturday, March 23, 2019 – Lincoln Journal Star / Mark Schwaninger

The Central Campus of Christ Lincoln Church, 4325 Sumner St., held a Passing of the Vest ceremony March 3 to celebrate the arrival of its Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) K-9 comfort dog Joanna.

Christ Lincoln's comfort dog ministry plans to share LCC's mission of "mercy, compassion, presence and proclamation of Jesus Christ to those who are suffering and in need within the Lincoln community and beyond.

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Eve, Handlers Aim to Soothe Those with Heavy Hearts

3/25/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Eve (St. John’s – Lombard, Illinois)

(Thursday, March 21, 2019 – The Lombardian-Villa Park Review / Jane Charmelo

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How Comfort Dogs Helped Aurora Begin to Heal After Shooting

3/4/2019

LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs

(Tuesday, February 26, 2019 – Daily Herald / Eileen Daday)

They've gone to Sandy Hook Elementary School, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and Las Vegas in recent years to offer comfort in the wake of mass shootings.

Now, golden retriever comfort dogs -- trained by volunteers with Lutheran Church Charities, based in Northbrook -- stayed closer to home. Lutheran churches in Aurora invited them to help in the healing process at local schools, churches and with first responders after the Feb. 15 mass shooting at the Henry Pratt Co. warehouse that left five employees dead and five police officers injured.