Local Dogs Help Comfort Newtown Children After Tragedy
Toni Bazon, of Darien, traveled to Newtown, CT, with nine K-9 Comfort Dogs to Newtown, Connecticut after 20 children and 6 adults were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
DARIEN, IL — Following the tragedy in Newtown, CT, earlier this month, a Darien woman traveled 900 miles with eight dogs to try to bring comfort to the distraught community. Toni Bazon, of Darien, is the handler for Shami, a golden retriever who is a Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog. Shami's home church is St. John Lutheran Church in Darien, and on Dec. 15 they traveled together to Newtown with eight other dogs to comfort the community. This followed the tragic school shooting of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Stay updated on Darien news by liking us on Facebook and subscribing to our free email newsletter. St. John Lutheran Church shared the following announcement on Patch: For the better part of …
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Sharon Wollenberg
8:26 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
What a amazing and beautiful thing you did for Newton, CT. I am proud to be from Darien, IL. It is remarkable what dogs can do for situations like this tragedy. The whole country is suffering. Sharon Wollenberg www.4legsandaleash.com more ›