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All Invited to Mobility Dog as it Celebrates its Sixth Birthday
ByCV Weekly on February 29, 2024
By Mikaela STONE
Mobility Dog (mobilitydog.org), a nonprofit organization that raises and trains service dogs, celebrates its sixth birthday with an Open House and Party on Saturday, March 2 from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm at 75 S. Grand Ave. in Pasadena. Entirely volunteer-run, so every cent goes to dog training, Mobility Dog has come a long way from a coat closet in the house of Executive Director Janie Lynn Heinrich. Heinrich grew up with a standard poodle named Bon Bon. At the age of 50, her family gifted her Phoebe, a poodle who would go on to train as a service dog after Heinrich suffered a spinal injury. When Phoebe retired, Heinrich was told she was too old for another service dog.
But that wasn’t the case as Heinrich and her service poodle Beckett have fostered a welcoming community of dogs, handlers and volunteers over the years. While Heinrich loves all service dogs, her poodle nostalgia and the breed’s hypoallergenic hair make standard poodles Mobility Dog’s top pick. Prospective puppies play with their littermates on a variety of surfaces from wood to carpet to concrete before slowly being introduced to elements such as sirens and blowing leaves … and plenty of people. By introducing these in a “safe, secure, loving environment” puppies learn that there is nothing to fear. Throughout the process they still get to play and be dogs, as Heinrich believes “It’s the canine spirit that makes service dogs so amazing.”
Because of service dogs, students have the ability to attend college as “everyone deserves to live their lives and their dreams regardless of what their medical condition is.” The nonprofit hopes to expand by creating a center of health and wellness next to the blue or gold line in Pasadena.
Mobility Dog needs volunteers to be greeters, send emails, wrangle Google workspace and be puppy raisers (who will be equipped and trained). Heinrich hopes to see plenty of people at the birthday open house enjoying a cupcake and learning about how to join the fight to grant independence and destigmatize disabilities.
She adds, “Words, attitudes and actions toward people with disability affects people’s lives much more than their disability.” Heinrich wants a world where disabled people are treated the same as their able-bodied peers.
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Normalizing Disability: Janie Lynn Heinrich stresses importance of mobility dogs
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski, Pasadena Weekly Executive Editor
Janie Lynn Heinrich with her service dog, Beckett. Heinrich founded MobilityDog.(Janie Lynn Heinrich/Submitted) MobilityDog executive director Janie Lynn Heinrich longs for the public to understand the word “disabled.”Instead, she wants “normal” to be inclusive.
“It’s really about normalizing what a disability is and allowing children and adults to have the opportunity to walk up and talk to us, instead of taking that wide berth when you have medical equipment,” she said.
“Looking at each other eye to eye, we all have the same dreams, aspirations and joys.”
To bring awareness to service animals and “basic civil rights,” she is hosting an open house at her organization’s new home, 75 S. Grand Avenue, Pasadena, from 11:26 a.m. to 2:26 p.m. Saturday, March 2. It also serves as MobilityDog’s 6th birthday party. Cake, lunch and service dog treats will be served.
“We moved into a fabulous office at the Western Justice Center, which houses amazing nonprofits,” she said. The office was underwritten by the Mary E. Bazar-Robin Foundation.
The Arroyo and Anaheim Key clubs are volunteering their time to help at the event. Heinrich is hosting a raffle for a “really cool designer bag with a poodle decoration on it.”
Heinrich said MobilityDog is not just another service dog organization but a community of people who seek to gain “the ability in their disability.”
“This sets us apart as an innovative organization,” she added.
“We do not raise service dogs and hand them off to their handlers without further contact. MobilityDog combines the best practices of service dog training with creating a community for people with disabilities through service dogs, education and empowerment. This innovative approach makes a dynamic forum for individuals to break through barriers of isolation and build a more user-friendly world, one dog at a time.”
MobilityDog is also Heinrich’s way of honoring her service dog, Phoebe. She was 2 when Heinrich suffered a spinal cord injury that she prefers not to discuss.
“With MobilityDog, we’re building community,” she said. “When people get a service dog from us, they join our community.
“We understand when we go to a restaurant and the only entrance is around the back and covered with boxes. It’s nice to have a community who can laugh together and understand everything that we’re going through.”
Heinrich said she understands MobilityDog can only survive with the support of its donors, sponsors and grants.
“As someone living with a neurodegenerative spinal cord injury, I cannot stress to you enough the importance of individuals choosing mobility devices that promote the most movement and functionality to maintain their own care and body strength,” she said.
“This is essential when working with accidents, diseases and progressive diagnoses to maintain mobility, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach.”
MobilityDog Open House and 6th Birthday Party
WHEN: 11:26 a.m. to 2:26 p.m. Saturday, March 2
WHERE: MobilityDog, 75 S. Grand Avenue, Pasadena
COST: Free
INFO: www.mobilitydog.org
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Metropolitan State University in Denver, CO Presents: Challenge of Creating a SD Handler Friendly Pooper Scooper!
The MobilityDog Community has been talking about the need for a better-designed Pooper Scooper for the last couple of years!
MobilityDog's Board Member, Pam Allen, reached out to the Professors from Metropolitan State University in Denver, CO, and presented them with the challenge of creating a Service Dog Handler Friendly Pooper Scooper!
One class of 16 second-year Product Design students is working on the project for six weeks in teams of two.
Another group of 35 students from Metro State, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and Colorado Community College worked in teams of four and five in a 24-hour Design-a-thon, from 10 am on Friday to 10 am on Saturday, straight through. They produced prototypes using the machine shops and labs in Metro State's Industrial Design building.
Amanda Vallo from Freedom Service Dogs in Denver came to help judge the products as she uses a wheelchair and, having had a Service Dog, knows the challenges of cleaning up after her dog. She was a generous and helpful addition to the evaluation team.
Lots of exciting possibilities have come out of these efforts. The final evaluation for the class will be on November 13, 2023- Stay Tuned!
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Smidt Foundation Supporting and Believing MobilityDog’s Mission
The Smidt Foundation donated $10,000.00 to MobilityDog because they believe in our commitment to creating opportunity, safety, and well-being for our Service Dog Handlers as we create a positive pathway for all people with disabilities! Thank you for believing in MobilityDog! We are grateful for your generous donation.
We support courageous people in building, repairing, and keeping our communities safe.
The Smidt Foundation is a private foundation created by Eric Smidt, the owner and founder of Harbor Freight Tools. The foundation builds upon the Smidt family’s deep commitment to helping nonprofit organizations work to create opportunity, safety, and well-being in Los Angeles and other priority communities. Harbor Freight Tools for Schools is the foundation’s flagship program, and it reflects Eric Smidt’s deep respect for the people who build, repair, and strengthen our communities.
2023- The Oltmans Construction Company’s Philanthropy Club
Thank you for believing in MobilityDog’s mission and work! Your gift of $6,250.00 is greatly appreciated. It was such fun to meet y’all in person for an outdoor breakfast feast while sharing about MobilityDog’s Service Dog Team!
A treat visiting your beautiful building in Whittier, CA to visit you at. Grateful.
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Meet Janie Heinrich
DECEMBER 4, 2023
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We were lucky to catch up with Janie Heinrich recently and have shared our conversation below.
Janie, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Is there a heartwarming story from your career that you look back on?
MobilityDog advances FUNctional independence for people with disabilities through service dogs, education, and empowerment. Natalie’s life was changed forever in the blink of an eye at the age of 21. Natalie sustained a C5 Spinal Cord Injury when she was a passenger in a car that was hit by a drunk driver. Natalie was a senior at the University of Southern California (USC), extremely active, and had secured a paid PR Internship with Nickelodeon. All this changed when Natalie was left with some arm movement but mostly paralyzed from the neck down. She went on to finish her undergraduate degree at USC two years later and worked for the Rollettes- a Los Angeles-based dance team of women in wheelchairs. Natalie wanted more and to be able to truly advocate for and give back to the disabled community. As optimistic, independent and motivated as she is, Natalie needed help to reach her next goal- working on her Masters Degree and living independently. After failed attempts to secure a service dog, because of the lack of understanding and knowledge of spinal cord injuries, Natalie was on the verge of giving up. That is when Natalie found MobiltyDog. After our first conversation, Natalie went from feeling deflated to feeling on top of the world. Service Dog (SD) Roxy and Natalie were quick to bond as they began their journey working together as a MobilityDog SD Team. Together, they attend classes, travel the USA advocating for disability rights, and navigate each day making Natalie FUNctionally independent. SD Roxy assists Natalie with getting dressed and undressed every day, picking up and retrieving objects that fall, opening heavy doors, ascending and descending ramps, transitioning body positions, alerting, and so much more. Because we believed in Natalie, she is able to live vibrantly and independently as she owns the campus at USC with SD Roxy by her side. This is just one of the 27 teams that MobilityDog has matched and created during my time as the Executive Director of MobilityDog. Each handler story is unique, impactful, and amazing to witness.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
Working with disabled individuals puts us on the front lines to witness the challenges, barriers, and hurdles that those living with disabilities encounter daily, motivating us to work harder to put the FUN in FUNctional independence.
MobilityDog is a small, grass-roots, volunteer-operated, non-profit service dog organization. We ask all (100%) of our community- volunteers, puppy raisers, service dog handlers, service dog trainers, and veterinarians- to participate in annual fundraising efforts utilizing their networks to raise awareness and funds for the organization.
People with disabilities have to advocate for many things that non-disabled people take for granted. Our work is necessary to educate and empower all people with disabilities. We raise and train service dogs, support our Handlers throughout the Service Dog Team’s entire working life, educate the public, and actively advocate for the disabled. MobilityDog empowers equality for all people. Regardless of how society classifies us, we all want the ability to work, provide for our family, and follow our dreams.
The nature of working with people is to understand it is a process; each day is different. We must accept the reality of medical conditions and step into each unique situation with the honor and knowledge they practice. A Service Dog (SD) is not for everyone, but the possibilities are endless for those with a living medical equipment/device. Each SD Team has its style and grace, living on its terms. We can only create a healthy mingling environment, a strong community. The sparkle and determination to live life make the best SD Handlers. (A handler is a person with a disability using the service dog as their medical equipment/device.)
The observations that embrace my heart and mind are we need to listen, observe, and be as present as the SD. The SD understands their handler regardless of their abilities on any given day as they pay attention to each cell. They intuitively know what task and pathway to keep everyone safe and moving while working together. We only need to listen, pay attention, and be present, as these incredible teams flourish.
MobilityDog is committed to the best environment for each of our dogs. We are committed to each dog’s general health, wellness, treatment, welfare, and the basic rights of each canine that is gifted to us from rescues, breeders, and poodles that ‘show up’ to become our responsibility. We will provide each dog with their basic rights for food, safe and secure shelter, water, exercise, veterinarian care, humane gentle training, space to just be a fun-loving amazing dog, and loving care. We hold wellness checks, weekly puppy meetups, weekly training sessions, and are hands-on. As a top priority, we will always hold the well-being of all of our Service Dogs in Training (SDiT), Service Dogs (SD), and all the dogs we encounter.
The next step is finding a home for MobilityDog to live our best practices -The Wellness Garden and Center for Excellence! We need your assistance to raise funds to create The Center of Excellence and Wellness Garden, AKA The Poodle Palace, creating a positive environment for all.
MobilityDog is working towards increasing the number of service dogs in training we can raise, train and match annually and expand our educational outreach programming to create a more inclusive world. Beyond increasing the number of individuals served and service dogs matched, MobilityDog is positioned and ready to build The Center for Excellence and Wellness Garden, “The Poodle Palace,” in the greater Los Angeles area.
Since 2018, MobilityDog has supported well over 8,000 people through service dogs, public outreach, listening/sharing information for user-friendly pathways, and our educational programs, PAWS, and WAG workshops. The Center of Excellence and Wellness Gardens will fill a huge void for people with disabilities and their families, creating a space they can come to on their own to create FUNctional independence to continue living their lives. We are not asking for special treatment; we are asking for equal treatment. The Wellness Garden’s design will allow everyone to build the confidence to dream, which is essential for everyday joy.
The Center for Excellence and Wellness Garden will be an interactive community supporting the growth of all people with mobility disabilities and their families. It will house our core programming, workshops, and social gatherings. The Wellness Garden with multi-level walkways for all people with disabilities to find solutions to navigate life confidently. A place to gather as you learn to navigate ramps and pathways of different materials and inclines as they find solutions to navigate their life confidently with their chosen medical device. In the Wellness Garden, we will bring in experts who know the healing power of herbs and medicinal plants for balance and healing powers as we learn to grow, dry, and cultivate in the dirt.
The Center will be a space where people with new challenges can learn to navigate ramps and pathways of different materials and inclines, understanding and redefining their needs at home and work. Local students can participate in mentorship programs, learn to raise service dogs, and gain hands-on experience as they learn a trade such as a dog walking, dog grooming, and basic dog training to support themselves as they follow their dreams. Local community members can volunteer can assist with feeding, walking, bathing, and training while learning. A bond will form between the community and MobilityDog.
We need your assistance to raise funds to create The Center of Excellence and Wellness Garden, AKA The Poodle Palace creating a positive environment for all. The space will also serve as an Accessibility and Disability Model for all Corporate and Educational Institutions. The next step is finding a permanent home for MobilityDog to expand our capacity to support the disabled community and drive disability inclusion.
NEED: An old estate, or closed car dealership with low or free rent, or an empty warehouse, or an area of a building with outdoor space your business can let us move in for minimal rent. Outdoor space to create space to be.
CREATE: A Garden area with different level outdoor spaces all accessible. A place everyone will want to come and visit.
WHERE: Walking or rolling distance of the Gold Line -Pasadena, South Pasadena, Highland Park, Frogtown, Los Angeles before Union Station.
Can you tell us about what’s worked well for you in terms of growing your clientele?
Creating community. MobilityDog is not just another Service Dog organization but a community of people seeking to gain the ability in their disability. This sets us apart as an innovative organization. We do not raise Service Dogs to hand them off to their handlers without further contact. MobilityDog combines the best practices of Service Dog training with creating a community for people with disabilities through Service Dogs, education, and empowerment. This innovative approach makes a dynamic forum for individuals to break through barriers of isolation and build a more user-friendly world, one dog at a time. We meet virtually every Tuesday and in person the first Saturday of each month. Each of us is a bio-individual; MobilityDog is here to support the journey and make the pathway kinder by choosing wellness and forward mobility adventures.
What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?
Normalizing disabilities through sharing and encouraging to live dreams and embrace all people.
PAWS THAT EMPOWER AND READING CIRCLE
PAWS that Empower (PAWS) is a workshop-style course starting with a reading circle presentation on Tolerance, Kindness, Compassion, Integrity, Gratitude, Confidence, and Empathy. Following the reading circle, we will share the book and discuss the topic. The students embrace the strength of sharing and understanding others without fear and understand why a Service Dog is an important medical device for people with disabilities. Each workshop has an interactive art project about the lesson to bring home to share. PAWS is one-to eight- day programming.
WAG EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY
WAG is “Worthwhile, Awareness, Guidance” workshops. A Service Dog team comes into your business and discusses how to create a user-friendly environment for people with disabilities. We provide interactive workshops exploring what full accessibility means. We present, listen to, and answer questions as we find solutions together. We are asking for equality for all with disabilities. We come to your business, both government and private, in the community settings to answer these questions.
Is your business ADA Accessible and user-friendly?
Does your business respect individuals with disabilities?
Do you allow ADA medical devices (i.e., Service Dogs) to promote
their FUNctional independence in your business?
Do you fall under ADA, FHA, Rehabilitation Act, DOJ, or DOT
requirements?
Is your business prepared in language and entrance for people
with disabilities?
Contact Info:
Website: mobilitydog.org
Instagram: @mobilityservicedogs
Twitter: @mobility_dog
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAbpa93stgKd1rS3a9Kb1mg
Other: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/mobility-service-dogs-west-coast-project/i-love-dogs https://youtu.be/qZeb7lXDUxI https://youtu.be/TkwPcIZrJt8 https://youtu.be/NDrKT2UNPgE?si=Kb_YKwjxMSjrXbEc https://youtu.be/IvrzO0KLU_Y?si=_zkuANdWzxdwsc0- https://youtu.be/J7Dg65Or81U
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Lucy Pet Food Donates over 60 bags of food and treats to MobilityDog!
Lucy Pet Food donates Service Dogs and Service Dogs-in-Training bags of food and lots of great-tasting treats! Thank you for your mission and hard work keeping our dogs healthy and happy! -2023
Westlake Village, California
NEWS FLASH
Our Superstar Mary E. Bazar-Robin Foundation is underwriting our great new office space! Their donation of $25,000.00 is making it possible to take MobilityDog to an interactive office space; we are over the moon! Moving in January 2024 into the NonProfit Bungalows at the Western Justice Center at the Maxwell House! Thank you, Mary E. Bazar-Robin Foundation.
January 2024 address: MobilityDog, 75 South Grand Avenue, Suite 116, Pasadena, CA 91105
Thank you, Councilman Steven Madison, for connecting us to the Non-profit Bungalows, such an amazing place full of incredible humanitarian efforts!
Sharing about the Poodle Palooza 2023 in The Arroyo, Crescenta Valley News, Pasadena Weekly, and the Chamber.
International Association of Canine Professions July 2023 announces:
International Association of Canine Professionals
**VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH**
For the month of July 2023, the IACP is honoring Service Dog Committee volunteer, Janie Lynn Heinrich for her continued devotion and support to the organization!
Janie Lynn Heinrich has a rich background in volunteerism and FUNctional independence. Janie grew up in a family confectionary business; magical. She embraced raising four children into adulthood who are all responsible, educated, and kindhearted contributing members of society. “NeNe” is currently delightfully loving up the next generation of grandchildren. Since the 1980s, Janie has been a community and school volunteer as an Art Docent, Great Books Leader, PTA and Board member, Art Council, Science Exploration Program Leader, Museum Docent, Elementary Programming Instructor, and High School Art & Theatre Advisory Board member. In the 2000s, Janie developed and taught "Villages of the Ancient Civilizations," a Project: Hands-On-History program for students that connected arts, history, traditions, and food in a hands-on learning approach for 6th graders. In 2010, after suffering a neurodegenerative spinal cord injury, Janie studied at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition school in New York City to become an AADP-certified health coach. Janie has since teamed with individuals to help them incorporate healthy food choices, movement modalities, and meditation (with their medical team onboard) as they regain their dreams and wellness. Since 2016, Janie has been an active Advocate for People with Disabilities. In January 2018, she founded MobilityDog.Org, creating the PAWS & WAG educational workshops while overseeing the puppy raisers, handlers, and volunteers. She earned her SD Training Certification and wrote the first MobilityDog’s SD & SDiT manual. In July 2018, Janie became an active IACP professional member joining the Service Dog Committee and becoming the project lead for the IACP SD Educational Workshops. The educational workshops are led by Certified SD Trainers sharing essential information regarding best practices for all who attend. In 2022, she earned the title of Commissioner Heinrich, serving the City of Pasadena’s Accessibility & Disability Commission, District 6. In 2023, Janie joined the Tournament of Roses Membership, bringing her lived experiences to another platform for change and basic civil rights for all.
We are so proud to have Janie as a member of the IACP and can't thank her enough for her dedication and hard work in moving in the organization forward!
International Association of Canine Professionals
In Safe Hands
An amazing pairing of Puppy Raiser Lonnie with SDiT Jake is highlighted in Harbor Freight’s Community Newsletter and a Video of Service Dog Team Jake & Joel. Scroll down to read both! ENJOY…
Harbor Freight’s Community Spotlight, May 2023
Harbor Freight Associate Raises and Trains
Dogs to Make a Difference
Lonnie Saeger, Director of Global Sourcing volunteers with an organization called Mobility Service Dogs (MSD) – West Coast Project and has been involved since 2020. MSD is a nonprofit community of volunteers that raises and trains service dogs to be placed with Mobility Challenged people. Their goal is to help put FUNctionality back into people’s lives after a life-changing event.
Lonnie got involved in the organization after being inspired by a friend to volunteer as a puppy raiser.d
“It’s something I had always thought about doing. The founder of this nonprofit inspired me to jump in. What I like and appreciate the most is how our community stays with the final handler forever for support and guidance. We have weekly Zoom calls and monthly meet-ups to share successes and challenges with things going on in their life.”
Lonnie received his dog Jake as an 8-week-old puppy in March of 2021. Jake is now fully trained and working hard to bring joy and mobility to his handler by helping him walk and bracing him for certain activities. Jake is also trained to retrieve dropped items like keys and can bring simple household items like a TV remote and medication to his handler.
Lonnie Seager and Service Dog-in-Training (SDiT) Jake
We want to hear from you! How do you support your community? Do you volunteer or serve on a board? Tell us how you give back!
“The first time I saw this gentleman get out of his wheelchair and walk for the first time in over 3 years made me cry, knowing that Jake and I had some little part in making that happen. Watching Jake bond and work with his handler makes it all worthwhile.”
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The Albertson’s Companies Foundation | The Vons Foundation | The Pavilions Foundation THANK YOU!!!
Dear Janie Heinrich, May 11, 2023It is with great pleasure that we approve your grant request for $20,000.00 towards the Mobility Service Dogs West Coast Project DBA MobilityDog. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to participate and look forward to your continued progress and to hearing about the success stories of those who benefit from your commitment to helping others.
March 16, 2023, Pasadena Weekly Photo Spread, Page 15. Thank you Pasadena Weekly!
Pasadena Award Program Honors the Achievement
PASADENA December 15, 2022 -- Mobility Service Dogs-West Coast Project DBA MobilityDog has been selected for the 2022 Pasadena Award in the Non-Profit Organization category by the Pasadena Award Program.
Each year, the Pasadena Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Pasadena area a great place to live, work, and play.
Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2022 Pasadena Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Pasadena Award Program and data provided by third parties.
In the final weeks of her life, there was one very special dog, Jack, a 15-month-old silver-grey standard poodle who joined her pack.
Photo: Janie Lynn Heinrich, MobilityDog.Org
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She surrounded herself with cats, dogs, and horses and traveled the world to support wild animals and their habitats. BY NANCY GOULD CHUDA PUBLISHED: NOV 15, 2022
“In the final weeks of her life, there was one very special dog, Jack, a 15-month-old silver-grey standard poodle who joined her pack. He was trained by a wonderful organization called MobilityDog, which pairs animals with people with disabilities to provide support and security. They bonded immediately as Jack sat bedside her in the hospital and at home giving her hand a kiss when she needed it.”
The Walmart Community Grants Team Chooses MobilityDog for a $5,000.00 Grant! Grateful!!!
Dear MOBILITY SERVICE DOGS - WEST COAST PROJECT, November 1, 2022
Congratulations! The Walmart Community Grants Team and Facility # 5154 are pleased to inform you that your Community Grant application has been selected to receive a $5,000.00 grant. We are thrilled to support your work in our communities and share your desire to provide local impact.
By receiving this grant, you are part of a long history of Walmart’s commitment to giving back to the communities where we operate. In fact, Mrs. Helen Walton used to say "It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived."
Again, congratulations on your grant award. We are eager to see its impact!
In service,
The Walmart Community Grants Team
Albertsons Companies Foundational Grant of $15,000.00 to MobilityDog.Org! Thank you!
Dear Janie Heinrich -Executive Director MobilityDog, October 6, 2022
It is with great pleasure that we approve your grant request for $15,000.00 towards the Mobility Service Dogs- West Coast Project. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to participate and look forward to your continued progress and to hearing about the success stories of those who benefit from your commitment to helping others.
Thank you again for thinking of The Albertsons Companies Foundation.
Sincerely,
The Albertsons Companies Foundation
SEATTLE, Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Talking Rain Beverage Company, the maker of Sparkling Ice® beverages, announced today the three winning charities of its latest give-back initiative, Cheers to Giving, a holiday campaign created to celebrate non-profits making a difference in their communities. This fall, the brand called on Sparkling Ice fans to nominate their favorite 501c3 non-profit for a chance to be selected as one of three recipients of a $50,000 donation from Talking Rain. After receiving over 6,000 heartwarming nominations, Talking Rain is honored to award MobilityDog, Serene Harbor and Spare Key as the program winners and the recipients of the $50,000 donations.
Each serving a vital and valued purpose, the three organizations selected are being honored for their overall impact and dedication to giving back in their communities. MobilityDog aims to advance the overall functional independence for the disabled community through service dogs, education, and empowerment. Serene Harbor's mission is to be the leading advocate for reducing the incidence of domestic violence in Brevard County, FL, by focusing on intervention, prevention, social change, information, enlightenment, education, and engagement of its community. Spare Key helps families in crisis with critically ill or seriously injured family members through housing grant payment assistance, engaged resource referral, and advocacy.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sparkling-ice-announces-charity-winners-of-150-000-donation-through-new-holiday-initiative-301445297.html?tc=eml_cleartime
https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/local-charity-receives-50000-from-beverage-company
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We were blessed to meet Janie Heinrich on our 2019 “Walking with the Buddha” Tricycle magazine pilgrimage in India & Nepal. It was actually a fantastic three-for-one deal: we got to spend time with Janie, her husband Bob, and her sister-in-law Tere! BJ was even lucky enough to catch up with Janie & Bob in Southern California this summer.
Janie Heinrich is presented Molina Healthcare Community Champion Award 2020
MSD-WCP would like to say a huge thank you to Molina Healthcare of California for honoring Janie Heinrich as part of the 2020 Molina Community Champion Awards. Janie chose MSD-WCP as the nonprofit organization to receive a $5,000 grant and her service dog Beckett got to receive the check from the president of Molina Healthcare this week! ⠀
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Molina Healthcare’s Community Champions program was created in 2006 to honor and bring together people whose leadership, volunteerism, and public advocacy embody the spirit of service and community. At MSD-WCP, we see daily Janie’s untiring efforts and inspiring service for the adults and children experiencing disabilities in our community, and we are thrilled Janie was selected this year as a community champion. Thank you @molinahealthcare for your generosity and congratulations to all of the award recipients!
