Posted: May 31, 2012, 12 p.m. EDT

Dog Bless You, a non-profit organization c...

1. Dog Bless You
Posted: May 31, 2012, 12 p.m. EDT
Dog Bless You, a non-profit organization created to champion the selfless acts of dogs and celebrate
the unique role they play in improving the human condition, issued a challenge grant today that will
pair service and companion dogs with military veterans in need.
The challenge grant, dubbed Spirit of '76, aims to provide people an easy and free way to show
support to servicemen and women, while raising awareness about the healing role dogs play in the
lives of those affected by war.
From now until July 4th, Dog Bless You
will donate a service or companion dog to
an American veteran in need for every
1,000 followers to its Facebook, Pinterest
or Tumblr pages. From PTSD to those
with life changing injuries, the
organization will feature new pictures,
videos and stories of war veterans and
their dogs every day, and work with
dozens of service dog organizations to
foster discussions aimed at educating and
inspiring.
Since its founding 2011, Dog Bless You
has used challenge grants to brings
search and rescue dogs to locations
ravaged by disasters, pair guide dogs with
the blind, and bring more than 40 service
dogs to veterans with PTSD. This year's
challenge grant, valued at up to $1 million, will be the biggest initiative in the organization's history.
"Dogs are the guardian angels of the human soul, and few people need or deserve them more than
those who have served our country," says founder Charlie Annenberg Weingarten. "If we entrust

2. dogs to help critical missions on the fields of war, we should entrust dogs to help take care of our
men and women at home."
Participating organizations include Pets to Vets, Soldier's Best Friend, Puppies Behind Bars,
Freedom Service Dogs, Paws for Purple Hearts, Paws and Stripes, Patriot PAWS, and ECAD, with
more to be added during the course of the campaign.
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