Hey All! Noah’s needs your help. One of the guide dogs NOAH’s placed has been nominated to be on the new Windstream phone book cover. Hans was placed as a guide dog with Kay Konz in Lincoln Nebraska, who is visually impaired. Please take a second to vote!

So far there are almost 500 dogs entered. The winner of the cash prize will be chosen based on number of votes, but the phone company still gets to decide which dog to place on the cover of the phone book.

Since Hans needs allergy and other medications, it would be so helpful for Hans’ to win the cash prize for veterinary bills and to buy him a lifetime supply of Frisbees and tennis balls, which last about ten minutes each with him.

The link below should get you to his page, or he was entered by the name Hans, on July 8, if you have to hunt for him. you can even bookmark the page and go back every day until about Aug. 6 to vote for him. You can vote once per day for five different dogs.

Hans for Windstream Cover Dog

And for those who REALLY want Hans to win, forward this on to your friends!!

The NOAH’S Canine Crisis Response Team was sent to Petersburg, IA where an F5 tornado destroyed much of the community and killed seven in early June. On the Thursday following the tornado four dog handler teams and a team leader with NOAH’s Canine Crisis Response team began working with first responders, aid worksers and victims. ON Sunday, an additional NOAH’s member team working with the group Animal Assisted Crisis Response (AACR) joined the effort.

More information on this trip can be seen in the June 2008 Newsletter.

On the way back to their homes in Nebraska, they were requested to stop at Schuyler Nebraska to work with responders to the floods there.

Many weeks of damaging storms and flooding across the Midwest have exacted a harsh toll. We’re thankful that the Noah’s dogs have been there to help. The Noah’s Canine Crisis Response Team was out the weekof June 19th in Chapman, Kansas. The dogs and handlers offered emotional support and comfort to the town’s residents and workers.

Chapman was hit on the night of Wednesday, June 11, with an EF-3 tornado, churning winds in excess of 165 miles per hour. One person was killed and much of the town was destroyed. Damage estimates now surpass $20 million.

We’re thankful to have Amy share her heart of service with so many people and privileged to have her as a part of our crisis team.  Amy’s canine partner on the crisis team is Cabernet.  She and Cabernet recently served on an AACR callout following the Parkersburg, IA, tornado.

NOAH’s Crisis Team recently spent time in Omaha Nebraska at the Westroads Mall when it reopened after the tragedy there in Early December. You can read more about that visit here.

NOAH’s Crisis Team member Lisa Ashbywas on campus at Northern Illinois University assisting with recovery from their tragedy. More information about her visit can be found here.

Upcoming Events:

Annual Garage Sale: It’s Spring Again! Time to dig through those attics, basements, and closets to clean out all of the cobwebs and unwanted items!!! NOAH’S Assistance Dogs will be holding our annual Spring Cleaning Garage Sale April 26th and we need donated items for the sale. If you are needing to get rid of anything that is in clean, usable condition (maybe just a little out of style) please think of us!!!

We accept all donations, please no large appliances (we have no way to haul extremely large items that do not sell). Furniture, clothing, figurines, collectibles, working electronics, dishes, etc. Anything that you have to get rid of, we will use!

Last year, our garage sale was a great success and we hope to continue that tradition this year by making this one even better! We are currently looking for grant funding to match the total that we make in this year’s garage sale, and like last year, we have a big goal!!!

All proceeds from this garage sale help support the dogs that we have in training for guide and service work. Each dog can cost our organization upwards of $15,000-$20,000 to train and place. We try to keep the cost minimal to all applicants, and to do this, we rely on support from people like you!

Please contact us for more information, drop off times/ locations, we will be taking donations up until the beginning of the garage sale and all donations can be dropped off here at the center. Please e-mail or call us and we can make arrangements.