Gardner MA Mayor Recognizes Value of Service Dogs
While hob-nobbing at the State House in Boston promoting the interests of the Chair City, Mayor Nicholson had the opportunity to spend a moment with these two service dogs. He posted, “Great to be with NEADS World Class Service Dogs Verna and Loring at the State House. This great central Mass non-profit organization was established in 1976 and has trained over 1,900 Service Dog teams since its founding. Today, NEADS offers the widest array of Service Dog programs in the industry, while still holding true to their core mission of producing Service Dogs for individuals with disabilities. “
And apparently Diane “Neon” Leblanc had a volunteer life well before the focus on keeping Gardner Beautiful as she posted, “I was a volunteer at NEADS in the 80’s, and witnessed the incredible training the dogs experience. Then each dog gets matched with a recipient. Then they go through training as a team. I’ve had the honor of attending many memorable NEADS graduations. Absolutely astounding what those dogs can do. The bonds that are formed always bring happy tears. “
NEADS is headquartered in nearby Princeton, MA and has a website, CLICK HERE.