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Veterans and “Puppy Parents” from 18 different states came out to recognize the hard work and service of both the dogs and military service men and women. September 28, 2019 – Veterans got to meet their new service dogs at Warrior Canine Connection’s graduation ceremony on Saturday. Around a dozen “good boys and girls” were […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 6, 2019 BOYDS, Md. – Warrior Canine Connection (WCC) is pleased to announce it has received a $75,000 grant from The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) to support its Mission Based Trauma Recovery (MBTR) programming in the D.C. region and beyond. News of the grant funding was provided at Boeing’s Arlington site […]
Warrior Canine Connection partners with Marcus Institute for Brain Health August 21, 2019 — Opening doors, turning on lights, helping remove socks and shoes – for the talented service dogs in training from the non-profit Warrior Canine Connection (WCC), these skills are just the tip of the 80-command iceberg that dogs master to assist the visible […]
September 3, 2019 — A large part of Easterseals’ success in achieving our mission – making profound, positive differences in the daily lives of people of all ages with disabilities, special needs, military backgrounds, and their families – is the collaborations we have with other like-minded organizations. Read the complete blog by Jon Horowitch, president […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2019 BOYDS, Maryland – Warrior Canine Connection is pleased to announce that it has earned the 2019 Gold Seal of Transparency from GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information. By sharing information about the organization’s goals, strategies, capabilities and vision, WCC is better able to provide meaningful data about […]
August 3, 2019 – Warrior Canine Connection Founder and Executive Director Rick Yount was recently interviewed by Jon Vaught with LifeChangingRadio.com. You can listen to the interview here. (Note: The WCC segment begins at 16:20 into the recording.)
This summer, Hubert employee and EPW Laura Hawley created a recent in-house fundraiser to benefit WCC. The event, which included a human agility course, a pet photo contest, bake sale, and other events for employees and their families, including the WCC puppy cam livestream, raised a grand total of $3,200, making it the most successful in-house fundraiser in Hubert’s history. The company, which provides retail […]
September will mark two years since Peggy Lester’s daughter, Beth, passed away. Although time slips by, the heartbreak never will. “She was such a wonderful, happy person, a great mom, wife, friend and daughter,” says Peggy. Beth went to college in Georgia, got married and had two children, Emma and Evan, and lived in the […]
George E. Batchelor had many passions in life. He learned to fly at age 16 and began his long aviation career in his early 20’s by helping design the P-51 fighter plane. Mr. Batchelor served his country during World War II as a decorated Army Air Corps officer, transport and bomber pilot. He also had a […]
Emily Fritz Emily Fritz comes to WCC after spending four years working in the nonprofit service dog industry, where she got her start as an intern and worked her way up, learning everything she could; she worked in the kennels, development, outreach and as the graduate support coordinator. Emily has jumped in quickly at WCC […]
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