Community Service Category

Autism & CP make Delaney a perfect candidate for a service dog

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

By Kayla Bugher
My daughter, Delaney Lynn Bugher, turned 4 years old on August 3rd. She has an older sister, Audrie, a twin brother, Gavin, and a baby sister, Seeley. When Delaney was born there were problems with her delivery. She was the second of twins born and there were complications with the umbilical cord. [...]

How one idea ignites community to give 14,000 shoes for Haiti

Sunday, August 7th, 2011

Big Idea: 10,000 shoes from Love In Stereo on Vimeo.

The Little Fund That Could-Social Media for Social Change

Friday, August 5th, 2011

Guest post by Jay Jaboneta
Last April 1, 2011, I wrote about concept of the Little Fund. It was a simple concept. I wanted to share the story of the Zamboanga Funds for Little Kids, a little project that started on Facebook among my friends. It was a story about kids who swim [...]

Kabuki Syndrome means Devon needs a service dog

Friday, July 29th, 2011

By Leslie Mann
I am currently trying to raise funds for a service dog for my disabled nine-year-old son, Devon Mann-Leathers. My son has a rare genetic disorder called Kabuki Syndrome. This disorder causes him to have seizures, autistic behavior, hypotonia, depression and anxiety, insomnia, developmental delays . . . and the list goes on.
I have [...]

ACDL offers staff/boards Plain Language Seminar

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

This week I took a course in Plain Language at the Disability Empowerment Center in Phoenix, and learned about the Plain Writing Act of 2010. Plain English/Language/Writing isn’t about “dumbing down,” but rather about clear communication. Among others, those of us who write website content and direct mail copy understand writing to a specific [...]

A Seizure Alert Service Dog Will Change Evan’s Life

Monday, July 4th, 2011

By Lisa Moss
As a family we recently made the monumental decision to welcome a new family member. We are not having a baby or adopting a child, we are getting a service dog to help Evan. We are asking for your help with fundraising and are here to tell our story and share why [...]

Harry the duck & his kittens

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Caden Green needs Search & Rescue service dog

Friday, June 10th, 2011

By Polly Green
Caden Aivars Green, age eight, brightens the day of the people in his life. He is the sweetest little guy you’d ever want to meet, and he always has a kiss and a hug for you.
Born with Down syndrome, Caden’s speech is very delayed. He can’t communicate in an age-appropriate way. [...]

Another Therapy Dog Named Payson

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Guest post by Patti Stern, Mesa, Arizona
My husband did a search on the internet for Payson Therapy Dog, and your blog post came up. We just had to send you an email about Julie Moran’s “Payson,” as we also had a certified therapy dog named Payson.
We are totally devastated right now, as he passed away [...]

“Wallow” fire threatens nonprofits equipment

Saturday, June 4th, 2011

Arizona Outdoor Adventures (AOA), a nonprofit organization, helps kids learn about life through nature, says a June 1 article in The Kingman Daily Miner. Little did nature writer Don Martin know that on the day of publication, Wednesday, June 1, the Forest Dept. asked Dan Priest to evacuate camp, which he did. A vicious wildfire [...]