This giving season, I’m raising funds to support Paws With A Cause®, an organization that is very important to me in providing custom-trained assistance dog to clients with disabilities. My custom-trained assistance dog, OSCAR, helps me navigate each and everyday. I can tell you all the things that Oscar my PAWS dog, does with and for me, on a daily basis that make my life easier and fulfilled.  But when people ask me what OSCAR does for me, every time I answer that, “Oscar helps me navigate through my normal daily tasks (which before I got sick, I took for granite being able to do on my own). Oscar helps me to do these things with dignity and independence."

I’m participating in PAWS to be Thankful (PTBT)—a campaign celebrating the Faces of PAWS and the incredible love, dedication, and teamwork behind every life-changing partnership.

My goal is to raise $1200 to help train and place more dogs with the people and communities who need them most. And thanks to a group of generous supporters, every gift will be matched, doubling your impact and the number of lives changed.

Together, we can create the next Faces of PAWS stories — filled with hope, possibility, and the transformative power of a PAWS partnership.