Spring 2012 - Issue #119 - Dogs for the Deaf, Inc.

Page 16 • Canine Listener • Spring 2012
Here is what your
contribution will provide...
$100 Initial vaccinations
$300 Rescuing a dog from a shelter
$500 Evaluation and tests plus
spaying/neutering
$1000 Initial testing of the dog for alertness
and aptitude for training
$1,500 Taking a dog through the quarantine/
evaluation period in preparation for
training
$2,000 Follow-up visits of fi ve teams
$3,000 Costs for placement week, going to
applicant’s home with the dog,
training the applicant, and transferring
the dog to the person
$5,000 You or your group being named as
the sponsor of a dog at the time of
placement.
Dogs are placed FREE of charge with applicants
nationwide and in Canada. The total cost of operating
DFD comes from contributions from individuals,
service clubs, businesses, foundations, memorials,
and bequests. DFD is a 501(c) (3) non-profi t organization
approved by the IRS. Donations are tax
deductible according to current laws.
NO TAX DOLLARS support this program.
Newsletter—March 2012 correction
We always strive for
accuracy in all of our
work; however, the last
issue of the “Canine
Listener” #118 had the
wrong picture on page
9, accompanying a note
from Lynn and Sandra
T. and their dog Emma.
This is the correct picture
of Emma. We are
sorry for the error.
We Get Visitors
Merrill C., Oregon Good Sam State Treasurer, his
wife Jane, and their son Derrick stopped by for a
visit and tour (at right - DFD’s Kimberly M.)
DeAnne Alcorn and
Phillip Fortier,
Square Sammers
from northern
California, toured
DFD last fall.
Thank You, CFC
We want to extend a very sincere thank you to all Combined
Federal Campaign (CFC) donors who have supported DFD in
the past year. The CFC is an annual fundraising drive held by
federal employees and military personnel each year to help
charities. These government employees decide which charity/
charities they want their donations to go to, and then the donations
are done through payroll deduction. For the year 2011,
CFC donations totalled over $122,500.00.
CFC members have generously supported the work of DFD,
and we greatly appreciate their willingness to help. We are
listed in the “Animal Charities of America” section, #10969.
DID YOU KNOW. . .
Our dogs are chosen from animal shelters, where they
might otherwise be euthanized if no homes are found for
them. By using shelter dogs, we are able to help alleviate
some of the unwanted dog population by rescuing these
dogs. DFD places our dogs in loving homes where they
provide valuable and even life saving benefi ts. DFD guarantees
follow up support for as long as the person and the dog are together.