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Sue Rochon January 2 Stephen LeQuire January 5 Stanley Lipsey January 5 Karen Malina January 6 Ken Wargas January 10 John Ensign January 17 Robb Jolley January 17 Janice Farnsworth January 22 Ashley Parker January 25 Sharon Giesler January 25

Office will be closed December 31, 2009 at noon and on Friday, January 1, 2010.

2010 Walk for Those Who Can’t Planning is underway for the 2010 Walk for Those Who Can’t on March 27, 2010 at Hugh McRae Park. This years event is being chaired by Dana Jaunzemis and Olivia Shaw. The MC’s for the 2010 event will be two of the cast members from the hit Lifetime TV series, Army Wives; Sally Pressman (My Best Friend’s Girl) who plays the sexy and sassy ‘Roxy LeBlanc’ and Rhoda Griffis (Walk The Line, Run Away Jury) who plays Lenore Baker, that catty character we love to hate …... So come out and meet the stars, come early and get a signed T-shirt and bring your dog Team registration is NOW open online at

http://www.firstgiving.com/carolinacanines

Happy Birthday to Our Volunteers!

Tax time, not the favorite subject, but remember, the volunteer work you did for Carolina Canines in 2009 may be tax deductible. Here is a link to an interesting article, Tax Deductions for Charitable Contributions and Volunteer Work but, please consult your tax advisor.

New For You

Upcoming Events

Conscience Fair, February 6, 2010, 10 am—3 pm; McKeithan Center at Cape Fear Community College’s North Campus, 4500 Blue Clay Road. Volunteers are needed to assist with this event. You will be sharing information with the public about Carolina Canines and volunteer opportunities. Run for Roses, February 7, 2010, Join the North Carolina Road Runners Club as they Run for the Roses and raise funds for Carolina Canines for Veterans. For more information and to register for the race, visit www.ncroadrunners.org. Volunteers may be needed to share information about Carolina Canines. Coastal Living Show, March 20-21, 2010 Schwartz Center. Information to be con-firmed Walk for Those Who Can’t, March 27, 2010, Hugh MacRae Park, 9 am—Noon Azalea Festival Parade, April 7, 2010. Required event for Wilmington, NC foster puppy parents.

PLEASE NOTE: MONTHLY REPORTS FOR December ARE DUE IN THE OFFICE ON January 5th. These reports are important for the Trainers to follow the progress of training and for you to help identify any issues you may be experiencing. Your cooperation in completing the report is appreciated! REMINDER: Make sure to give your service dog in training its monthly heartworm and flea preventative at the beginning of every month! Foster Puppy Program in Wilmington, NC classes on Monday evenings; puppies at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Tweeners meet at 7:30 pm the first and third Monday of the month. The fifth Monday of a month all meet.

Foster Puppy Program in Myrtle Beach, SC classes is every Tuesday from 6:00pm – 7:00pm at the Grand Strand Senior Center.

Weight Circle Program: Also keep up the great work of clipping and collecting those weight circles off of your Purina dog food bags! This is just one more way to help out!

Foster Puppy Parents

Congratulations to our new or renewed therapy teams in Wilmington and Raleigh. AKC CGC, January 5, 2010 at Carolina Canines, 6-8 pm appointment needed. Visit Salty Dogs Training at http://saltydogstraining.com/ Upcoming CCT Course, Wilmington - Carolina Canines for Therapy will offer a new classes beginning in January 19, 2010. Email volunteer@carolinacanines.org for more information. Upcoming CCT Course, Raleigh, NC please visit http://www.teamworksdogtraining.com/

Carolina Canines for Therapy Team Volunteer Hours: Are you and your pet touching the lives of people in our community? Do we know where you are visiting? As a volunteer, even though you are not paid, there is a worth to your time. Your time and dedication adds value to our organization and so we need to know the facilities you visit, how many times a month and the total volunteer hours. So, how can you help? Each month, in response to the volunteer newsletter, please let us know the following: Facility Name, number of visits per month and total hours including travel time. Thanks for your help!

Please respond to this email to provide your volunteer hours to the office! This is

very important to track hours!

Carolina Canines for Therapy & Paws for Reading

If you are an active volunteer, please do not request to remove your name from this mailing. To remove your name from our mailing list, please click here. Questions or comments? E-mail us at volunteer@carolinacanines.org or call 866-910-3647

Links http://www.carolinacanines.org http://www.walkforthosewhocant.org Triple Win Carolina Canines Video http://carolinacanines.blogspot.com/ http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Carolina-Canines/40657237945?ref=nf http://www.firstgiving.com/carolinacanines http://www.cafepress.com/carolinacanines

Office Hours – Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4 pm unless presentations, classes or meetings alter these. Please call ahead to ensure someone is here. Presentations – Carolina Canines is happy to pro-

vide a service dog presentation to organizations,

groups and schools. We ask that the presentations be

schedule through the office and please allow some ad-

vance notice as the calendar does fill up.

Media Requests – All media requests should be di-rected to the office and will be handled through our corporate sponsor.

but, please consult your tax advisor.