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Woodbury 3-Year-Old's Service Dog Fundraiser Brings in $500
A fundraiser to help pay for the training of a service dog for a Woodbury 3-year-old with a rare genetic muscular condition brought in $500 last Thursday.
Last Thursday's Christmas Shopping Extravaganza fundraiser brought in $500 to help pay for training a service dog for Nathan Spielman, .
About 75 people attended the fundraiser, hosted by Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS), a community organization based out of , MOPS's finance director, Mindi Wolsky said. The event was structured as a "Girls Night Out" with cocktails and fireside banter. Local businesses that served as vendors at the event donated 15 percent of their sales to Nathan.
The dog will cost $25,000 to train and it will be a constant companion for Nathan, responding to commands such as “Take it” to fetch specific named objects and “Tug it” to help Nathan undress. It will likely be a golden retriever, a lab, or a golden lab mix.
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Some of the vendors—Pampered Chef, Silpada, Scentsy, Tastefully Simple, Uppercase Living—are offering specials through this evening that will help contribute to training Nathan's dog. For more information on these specials, visit MOPS's Facebook page.
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