Canines for Disabled Kids has granted several ADS families with scholarships to ADS to help us offset the costs to provide our service dogs to families.  Canines for Disabled Kids is an amazing organization that helps support children with service dogs by increasing independence for children with disabilities and their families by promoting service dog partnerships, understanding and awareness throughout the community.  Thank you for your support Canines for Kids!  

2020-03-17

Dear Loyal Donors, Volunteers and Key Stakeholders,

First, thank you. Your loyalty over the years to Autism Dog Services (ADS) has been inspirational. By giving your time, talent and financial support, you’ve allowed ADS to provide trained service dogs to families dealing with autism. I, along with our staff that communicate with our families have heard and felt the gratitude.

Many of you have reached out during this time of isolation and have asked how you can help. Again, thank you. I’m just so elated by your concern.

As we all deal with Covid 19 I wanted to ask that you continue to keep ADS in your thoughts and giving schedules. Many of you are connected to us through social media and have heard that we’ve had to alter our routines to deal with the new normal. If you haven’t read the information, here is a link:

https://t.co/9VsBtgJ4Db?amp=1

Your help and support at this time has never been more important. Ask your colleagues and friends to follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@autismds). Your voice is powerful, and we need you to advocate on behalf of ADS. Please remind people of the greatness ADS provides and that Autism Service Dogs provide Quality of Life. Let them know that ADS dogs are more than service animals, they are family members who provide safety, companionship and independence.

Communication during these challenging times has never been more important. Keep us apprised of the good news stories, the humanity that bonds us and makes us special. Even during a time that requires us to keep our distance from others in our community, we can support each other throughout. Speaking up for the needs that exist and sharing how you are helping can inspire others to take action as well.

Sincerely,

Vicky Spadoni, Executive Director 

Mike Craig, Board President

Our annual online auction runs November 3rd - 10th.  More items will be added through the week!

https://www.32auctions.com/ADSauction

To learn more: Foster A Puppy

Last week all of the ADI accredited service dog training organizations gathered in Oakville for a meeting of the Canadian Association of Guide and Assistance Dog Schools on puppies and breeding. It was a phenomenal opportunity for staff across Canada to network and learn. Thank you to the Lions Foundation Dog Guides of Canada for hosting the event. 

Breaking News! For every dollar raised at Parade of Pets and People on Sept. 21st we have a generous donor willing to match the funds! This is huge for ADS so let's blow them away with our fundraising. Your $20 donation just became $40 for ADS. Your $100 donation just became $200. This is an amazing opportunity for our charity. To register or to donate: https://www.canadahelps.org/…/p2p/ParadeofPetsandPeople2019/ 

Please watch click the link: How Service Dogs are Helping Children with Autism

ADS puppy in training, "Hope" has been named in TD's honour. 

ADS is feeling very grateful. The Catherine and Maxwell Meighan Foundation has provided ADS with a generous donation. We are thrilled to have received their support since 2015 and as a result we are able to continue to help families living with autism receive much needed help from highly trained service dogs. Thank you to The Catherine and Maxwell Meighan Foundation!

Autism Dog Services (ADS) is thrilled to hear that Unity for Autism has generously committed to funding the acquisition of ten additional puppies to help increase the number of children and families assisted by our service. In addition to acquiring puppies, Unity for Autism has also committed to funding the work of a skilled autism service dog instructor (Erin Finochio) to assess, train and pair our service dogs with children. These gifts enable ADS to work towards reducing the wait list and have more service dogs assisting children to achieve safety, companionship and independence. Thank you to Unity for Autism for your continued support.#unityforautism Unity for Autism

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The 50 Small Ideas with the most votes will each receive a $10,000 prize. The 10 Big Ideas with the most votes will advance to the Judging Round, for a chance to win $100,000 or $15,000. Learn more here.

We believe that good things happen when people come together. Even great things. We get to know our neighbours. We do things to help each other. We become more resilient. That’s why this year’s theme for the Aviva Community Fund is about bringing people together to create change within our community.

To celebrate 10 years of impact, we’re donating another $1 million to fund charitable initiatives across Canada. Because communities are better together.

Vote for ADS here:

Aviva Community Fund

Thank you donors, sponsors, participants and volunteers who helped make the Parade of Pets & People last week a success! 

Thank you to the following donors:

Our wonderful breeders have found us some fantastic puppies.  Now all we need are amazing people in the Guelph/KW-Cambridge/Brantford/Hamilton areas to cuddle these cuties and help raise them to be successful service dogs.