April 2016 Newsletter


Zack & Jim's All American Heroes Golf Classic 2016 - Waco, TX 2016

Let's bring in the Comfort Dogs - Katie, Noah, and Rufus - to work with Phoebe and Pax! see below.

We are blessed to participate in the 2016 All American Heroes Golf Tournament in Waco, Texas, April 22 and 23. Countless people have been working diligently to make this the best event ever. Proceeds from the tournament, a Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit, will go to the  Chris Kyle American Valor Foundation Charity.
 
Friday night will be the kick-off event with auctions, dinner and great music. Several hundred people are expected. Besides sponsors of the tournament, in attendance will be active duty as well as military veterans and their families from Brook Army in San Antonio, Ft Hood, and surrounding areas.
 
On Saturday, the servicemen will join teams to enjoy the fun of the golf outing. In turn, the teams will have the opportunity to thank the servicemen and women for their service.
 
To help us meet and greet the many servicemen, their families, and sponsors, we invited LCC Comfort dogs from nearby states to join us.  Working with Thrivent Financial, we are hosting three dogs who can join Phoebe and Pax for the weekend. Traveling from Nebraska, Missouri and Oklahoma with teams of two or three handlers, they will arrive by car or plane. The teams are excited about coming to support the veterans and assist the Chris Kyle American Valor Foundation Charity.  If you would like to help with the travel expenses for the teams coming in, we would appreciate your support.
Want to join the veterans and play in the tournament? Fill out the form and email it to [email protected]. Teams are filling up so if you are interested, don't delay.
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Help us bring Katie, Noah, and Rufus to Texas!

Katie Comfort Dog
Fremont, NE

Katie Comfort Dog was in the same training class as Pax. Team Phoebe and Pax had the opportunity to work with Team Katie during the Oklahoma State Parade tragedy in 2015 in OK. We are looking forward to welcoming them to Texas.

Noah Comfort Dog
St. Louis, MO

While still in training, Noah Comfort Dog worked with Team Phoebe on deployment to Arkansas after the tornado in 2014. We worked together again in Stillwater, OK, in 2015. We can't wait to welcome them to Texas.

Rufus Comfort Dog
Edmond, OK

Rufus Comfort Dog is the closest team to us. Our teams have trained and worked together. We deployed together after the floods in San Marcos, TX, in 2015 and Stillwater, OK, in 2015.
Bring the Comfort Teams to Texas!
In order to make sure your donation is 100%  used for this event, we hope you won't mind a two step process. First step, let us know in the comment section your donation is for the All American Heroes Golf Classic. Click submit and then go to Step2, the Donate to the Travel Fund button. This allows us to match you to your donation for this event.

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When you "click" the Donate to the Travel Fund button below, you will be directed to the Secure Online donation page of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fort Worth, Texas.  Your donation amount should be placed in the K9 Comfort Dog ministry line. Your support is a blessing.
St. Paul Lutheran Church. is a registered United States nonprofit under IRS section 501(c)(3). Your contribution may be tax deductible on taxes paid to the United States. Consult your tax adviser.

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​Camp Hope, Houston, TX

Recently, we traveled to Messiah Lutheran Church in Houston. While we were there, we had the opportunity to visit Camp Hope.  This camp serves veterans who are suffering from PTSD.  Dressed in the Kare 9 vest, Pax and his handler joined Phoebe, Barnabas and their handlers to  move about the camp and meet and greet many of the veterans.  As we did so, these words kept going through our minds - Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13  

Pax and his handler visited separately with several of the men discussing their service to our country and the trials and difficulties they have experienced since finishing active duty.  The stories they told left the teams trying to understand their pain.  Part of the visits involved discussing how they can remain strong as they travel the road to controlling their PTSD. These men want so badly to reconnect with the world and live a full life.