Happy Birthday Cayleb

Today is Cayleb's 4th birthday! Happy birthday Cayleb!

As if this day isn't special enough-we have surpassed the $3000 mark! 10% of our goal has been reached!

Soup Lunch Donation

A Big THANK YOU to the staff at Community Living North Halton who choose Paws for Cayleb as their Soup Lunch donation recipient last week. CLNH holds a weekly soup day, collecting funds for local charities. They raised $52.90 for Cayleb's dog!!

$2100

Can you believe it? We are just over a month into our fundraising efforts and have already reached $2100 raised for Cayleb's dog!!

I am in constant awe at the amazing people who are so generously showing Cayleb their support! A giant THANK YOU to everyone who has contributed so far!


As part of the Paws for Cayleb Bowl-a-Thon we are hosting on September 29th, I have been seeking donations for our silent auction. The outpouring of support for Cayleb in this regard has been nothing less than astonishing. We are all in for some fantastic items to bid on!!

Bowl-A-Thon

Help Cayleb raise the $30K needed to train his service dog!

Paws for Cayleb

Bowl-A-Thon and Fundraiser

September 29, 2012

2-5pm

Planet Bowl ~ Etobicoke

Tickets $25/each

More details to follow...

The Service Dog Application Process

Many people have been asking me about the Application Process (click to read the info on NSD's website) that we had to go through in order for Cayleb to be approved for his (future) dog.

The first step is to learn that there is a program out there providing dogs for kids with autism. I honestly cannot recall where I heard about a service dog first but one day I simply googled service dogs for autism and came across NSD's website.
The next step was to fill out their 12 page application form, of which Cayleb's paediatrician had to fill out a few pages.
Once our application was reviewed, an interview was set up and a NSD staff member and dog (Chazz) came to our home. The answers we provided were then taken back to a committee who finally approved Cayleb for a dog.

Shortly after our approval, I asked how long the wait would be for Cayleb's dog. At that point we were #24 on the list and NSD places approximately 15 dogs per year. Obviously this number depends on how many dogs are born with the right personality to be a service dog. The puppies are placed in a home for the first year of their lives where they are taken to various places in their community and exposed to various types of situations. Once the puppies are a year old, they return to the NSD centre and complete one year of training. At the end of the two years, the eligible families who are next on the list spend a week (parents only) at the training centre in Cambridge and learn how to work with the dog.

There is an information session which we will be required to attend in the near future where I will have much more information to share.

One Month In

It's been just over a month since we got the word that Cayleb was chosen to receive a National Service Dog. We have already raised $1960!!! That's amazing! Thank you to all the incredible people who have supported Cayleb's dog! It is a wonderful feeling to have so many people in Cayleb's corner as he fights the challenges of autism.

$90

We are looking for someone to donate $90 so we can reach $2000. OR:
2 donations of $45
3 donations of $30
4 donations of $22.5
5 donations of $18
6 donations of $15
well you get the idea...would all work too!!