According to the United States Department of Veteran’s Affairs, there are 892,000 veterans in the state of New York alone. To recognize the sacrifice that New York veterans and military across the country give each day, Guardians of Rescue is hosting in the 2nd Annual Veteran’s Appreciation Ceremony on November 20, 2014 at VFW Post 492 located at31 Horseblock Road, Centereach, NY from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. to honor our veterans and provide the chance for veterans to meet participants in our programs and learn about how service dogs can help.
“The Veteran’s Appreciation Dinner gives our organization an opportunity to thank our active military members and our veterans for all that they do for us. More importantly, it’s a chance for veterans to come and meet some of the rescue dogs and veterans who have dogs to learn more about the program and how it can benefit them,” affirms Robert Misseri, founder and president of Guardians of Rescue. “We, along with local officials and the rescued dogs from our programs, are taking the time to recognize and honor our troops and we’d like to invite everyone to join us.”
Guardians of Rescue plays an active role in helping veterans through their programs. Paws of War matches trained rescue dogs with veterans to ease their PTSD symptoms after returning from deployment. No Buddy Left Behind raises funds and secures travel for four-legged battle buddies in war zones who have bonded with American troops.
On November 20, 2014, the 2nd Annual Veteran’s Appreciation Ceremony will take place at VFW Post 492, located at 31 Horseblock Road, Centereach, NY. The event is free to veterans and the public.
The 2nd Annual Veteran’s Appreciation Ceremony will honor service members, veterans and friend and colleague of Guardians of Rescue, Pen Farthing, former British Royal Marine from a fellow animal rescue organization, Nowzad Dogs. Guardians of Rescue will also be recognizing the work of Thomas Ronayne of The Suffolk County Veterans Association, and The Cow Harbor Warriors of Northport, NY for their efforts to help the Paws of War Program.
“Our men and women in the military sacrifice for us everyday. It’s the least we can do to pay them back in recognition,” affirms Misseri. “We’d invite anyone who is a veteran with an interest in improving their current situation by adopting a service dog or knows a veteran or who is just interested in helping out our troops to join us.”
To learn more or to make a donation, visit the site at: www.guardiansofrescue.org.
