WHAT
The Milk-Bone brand and Raley’s partner to make a service dog donation to Rosa Zuno of Hollister, CA. Rosa, who was diagnosed with Epilepsy at 11-years-old, will be officially welcomed to the Canine Assistants family by a certified Canine Assistants Trainer and introduced to a representative service dog.
Canine Assistantsis a non-profit organization that provides service dogs to people with various disabilities, at no cost to the recipient. It takes up to two years to train each dog with the cost and care of these specially trained dogs exceeding $20,000! The organization runs entirely on individual and corporate donations, such as those from the Milk-Bone brand.
Rosa hopes in the bonding process her new service dog will begin to alert her to oncoming seizures giving her the opportunity to find a safe location while her seizure takes place. She also looks forward to the constant companionship her new “best friend” will offer!
WHERE
Raley’s
5420 Sunol Blvd.
Pleasanton, CA 94566
(925) 846.4471
WHEN
Thursday, February 9, 2012
10 a.m.
WHY
The Milk-Bone brand believes in giving back to the community and the “It’s Good To Give” initiative is taking steps to help people with special needs by partnering them with a Canine Assistants service dog. Through the Milk-Bone Canine Assistants program, the Milk-Bone® brand and their retail partners together have donated hundreds of service dogs nationwide over the past 13 years.
Rosa and her new best friend will go home together after they have both attended a two-week training camp at the Canine Assistants location in Alpharetta, GA.
