K9s For Warriors is one of the organizations that put us in
contact with their graduates, many who will be subjects in our 2014 Veterans
Edition Calendar "Rescued Heroes". We arrived at their new facility in
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida on Friday for a tour and opportunity to meet their
great staff. They had recently moved to
this property and had finished getting it all ready for a brand new group of
Veterans that would be arriving the next Monday.
We were able to meet their development director Sandi Capra
who put me in touch with their people, Brett Simon- Director of K9 Operations,
Sherrie Keshner - Coordinator K9 Operations, the Deval's son in law who is
their business manager and Shari Duval, President and the one all the graduates
fondly refer to as "Mom". We
were so anxious to meet her after hearing all the wonderful things her
"Warriors" had to say about her.
She is, without a doubt, the heart of this great organization who never
stops caring about her graduates.
The house looks terrific with bright and freshly painted
rooms just waiting for the next group.
It has been so thoughtfully put together and the decorating is just perfect. It has this large family room with a
fireplace, dining area and a great kitchen overlooking it. There is a pool, and a kennel facility that
is shiny and new with a group up of happy dogs in training now just waiting to
become of service to some lucky Veteran.
They have a wonderful office area attached - the whole place is just so
cheerful. They have a large fenced area
and a deck in the back. You just can't
help but feel at home here.
Thank you all for taking the time to let us take Lola's
photos and for giving us the tour especially with the busy schedule you had
getting ready for the next group of guys.
Your graduates tell us they become part of your family after going
through the program - it's very easy to imagine that after visiting and meeting
you all. What a wonderful place!!
