At our October Chapter meeting, in recognition of NSDAR’s “Founders Day”, Sammie’s girls conducted a “Service-in-Seconds” activity assembling packages to donate to Pets Healing Vets.
Pets Healing Vets is an organization whose mission is to improve the emotional well-being of Hoosier veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) by pairing them with carefully selected shelter animals in need of homes. As DAR’s mission is to also take care of our veterans and deployed soldiers, this organization was chosen to receive the chapters’ donations this year to aid in their services. Chapter members provided 50 bags of chew toys and treats to be given to each veteran receiving their pets. Notes in the packages thanked the veteran for their service and congratulates them on their new best friend. 38 pairs were matched this year so far and will be given a bag and the remainder will be given to future veterans. A certificate of appreciation was also given to “thank you for rescuing our pets to rescue our vets!”
The ladies also recycled t-shirts by making 50 rope chew toys that were provided to the Brown County Animal Shelter.
