How wonderful is that! Hats off to those who give their time, money and efforts for our service men and women. Just one less thing to worry about for our military. Lee F. -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Doc Zoe Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 12:30 PM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] The Pennsylvania Spotlight - Paw Prints/Canine Corps On 26 Jan 2010, at 11:12, Senator Bob Casey wrote: This month, I'd like to highlight the work of Paw Prints/Canine Corps, http://www.pawprintsdogsanctuary.org, in Landisburg, Perry County. Paw Prints/Canine Corps is making a real difference in the lives of deployed Pennsylvania military personnel. The organization is a nonprofit that houses, free of charge, the pet dogs of Pennsylvania military personnel deployed overseas. They provide care for these "military buddies" as a gift to Pennsylvania's servicemembers. The Paw Prints/Canine Corps program began three years ago when Mr. Kevin McCartin, a former marine, and Mrs. Laurie Lyon opened their Perry County facility. The facility, a large Amish-built barn, is divided into 200- to 400-square-foot rooms the pets share with compatible "roommates." The rooms are designed to remind the guests of home with couches, blankets and chew toys. Each room opens to an outdoor fenced-in play area, and the pets are allowed to roam freely between the indoors and out. The barn's heated floors keep the guests warm during the winter months. Outside many of the rooms, small gold plaques donated by the local VFW hang to honor late servicemembers from the area. The grounds of the facility include five acres of walking trails where volunteers regularly exercise the guests. Currently, Paw Prints/Canine Corps is home to 19 "military buddies" of Pennsylvanians serving in various branches of our armed forces. http://www.pawprintsdogsanctuary.org ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================