Sagamore Hills family seeks four-legged solution
No offense to cat lovers out there, but this Sagamore Hills, OH family has a need only a furry canine can fulfill, and they need your help. Beth and Rich Polk of Sagamore Hills are raising funds on behalf of 4 Paws For Ability, a non-profit organization out of Xenia, OH, specializing in training and placement of service dogs for autistic and disabled children.
Eight-year-old Sarah Polk is beautiful, rambunctious, and has autism. Sarah is non-verbal with severe developmental delays. She is unable to respond to her name, and wanders off unaware of environmental dangers like traffic, bodies of water, and ill intentions of strangers. She struggles academically and has difficulty making social connections and friends.
The Polk family was thrilled to learn about how 4 Paws For Ability was helping kids just like Sarah by means of an autism service dog.
Sarah and other autistic and disabled kids need a strong companion at their side trained to provide the special assistance they need. In addition to providing constant companionship and unwavering friendship, these four-legged wonders are specially trained in search and rescue skills. Remarkably, over 75% of the dogs that are trained to be service dogs are rescued from shelters.
4 Paws for Ability strives to provide service dogs to families and children that struggle with life’s daily challenges and who would otherwise be turned away by many other agencies.
4 Paws trains a variety of assistance dogs, including but not limited to seizure assistance, mobility assistance, hearing ear dogs and autism assistance dogs.
As Sarah’s family raises money for 4 Paws for Ability, they earn a point for every dollar. When they reach their pledged goal of 13,000 points, 4 Paws for Ability will begin training a dog specifically for Sarah’s needs.
You can help bring some magic of a service dog to Sarah’s life by making a tax deductible donation to 4 Paws For Ability at http://www.4pawsforability.org and clicking on “donate now” and referencing “In honor of Sarah Polk” in the special instruction box.
Checks can also be mailed to 253 Dayton Avenue, Xenia, OH 45385.
Please be sure to reference “In honor of Sarah Polk” in the memo portion of the check. All help is greatly appreciated.
For additional information contact Beth and Rich Polk at (330) 467-6564 or bethpolk@windstream.net. To contact 4 Paws directly call (937) 374-0385 or check out their website at www.4pawsforability.org.
Note: I highly endorse 4 Paws for Ability as a source for extremely well-trained service dogs. The organization is sound and its goals exceptional. Judy Vorfeld.