Regional News
Regional News

Canine Companions for Independence is excited to share its mission with as many people as possible. In the Regional News section you can learn more about our organization, see our latest stories in the media and read our recent newsletters.

Recent Headlines:
"She Centers Him"
by Richard Courtney, CELA
Mid-Month Musings, December 2009
Sounds like a chapter title in a romantic novel, doesn't it?  When I last heard that statement, it was made by a happy, tearful mother about her teenage son with autism and a beautiful young female of an entirely different species.  MORE
Guide Dog Joins Allen Park Teacher in Classroom
by Dave Breitenstein
news-press.com, December 2009
Chris Hamstra looks forward to a cold, wet nose and wagging tail greeting him in the morning.  It's his four-legged alarm clock.  MORE
Service Dog Faithful Friend
by Tiffany S. Jones
Guilford North, 2009
Greensboro resident Mia Ives-Rublee doesn't let her disability incapacitate her. MORE
Service Dog Wyatt III to Help Roman be More Independent
Rome, GA, December 2009
Roman Bruce Van Hoorn recently graduated from two weeks of training and received an assistance dog from Canine Companions for Independence. MORE
 Watch SER Board Member Bill Sarantis and SER graduate Andy Arnette and his dog Solis talk about CCI on Raising Charlotte - a FOX morning talk show in Charlotte, NC!

 

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Past Issues of the Southeast Companion:

March 2008
September 2008
March 2009
Press Releases:
CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE ANNOUNCES 2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EIGHT CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVE VERY SPECIAL VALENTINES AT SEAWORLD ORLANDO
PERRY RESIDENT RAISES PUPPIES FOR A HIGHER PURPOSE

If you have questions about Canine Companions for Independence regional news or are interested in writing a story about Canine Companions for Independence, please contact Martha Johnson, Southeast Regional Development Associate at (407) 522-3305.