Surf Dog Ricochet

ORPHANED DOGS AT THE HELEN WOODWWARD ANIMAL CENTER
RECEIVED SURPRISE DOG BISCUITS ON PAW (PAY) IT FORWARD DAY
FROM SURF DOG RICOCHET, AND HER FUNDRAISING BENEFICIARES,
QUADRIPLEGIC SURFER, PATRICK IVISON & BRAIN INJURED, IAN MCFARLAND

Surf Dog Ricochet, the SURFice dog who is best known for her charitable/Paw (Pay) It Forward lifestyle joined two of her fundraising beneficiaries, as they pawed it forward on Pay (Paw) It Forward Day. They handed out dog biscuits to the orphaned dogs at the Helen Woodward Animal Center, in an effort to raise awareness of animals needing homes.

Mayor Jerry Sanders proclaimed April 29, 2010 as Paw (Pay) It Forward Day after Ricochet contacted his office as part of a worldwide initiative that was started by founder, Blake Beattie. Paw (Pay) It Forward Day is based on the novel of the same name written by Catherine Ryan Hyde. The premise of the story is about a 12 year old boy who did three good deeds for others in need. All he asked in return, was for them to pass on the good deed to three other people, and keep the cycle going.

Ricochet's fundraising beneficiaries, Patrick Ivison, the quadriplegic boy she raised over $10,000 for, and Ian McFarland, the six year old brain injured boy she raised over $6435 for, joined her at the Helen Woodward Animal Center. The boys distributed boxes of dog biscuits, along with a basket of biscuits ready to be fed to the dogs waiting to be adopted. They also got to hold puppies, and visit the other animals, including the horses, goats, and sheep.

The highlight of the visit for Patrick and Ian, along with Ian's siblings, was being able to personally give their biscuits to some of the dogs. For more pictures of them Pawing It Forward to the dogs, click here. The dogs were happy with this mid afternoon treat, and the young, motivated visitors had smiles plastered on their faces knowing they were paying it forward to dogs in need! The children also learned more about adoptable animals, and what Helen Woodward Center does.

Helen Woodward Animal Center is a unique, private, non profit organization dedicated to saving the lives of animals and enriching the lives of people. For more than 37 years, the no-kill Center has provided humane care and adoption for orphaned animals, as well as animal-centered educational and therapeutic programs for people.

Ricochet, Patrick and Ian hope to inspire more people to live a Paw (Pay) It Forward lifestyle on a day-to-day basis They are also striving for their good deed to create awareness of the adoptable animals out there needing homes, who are waiting to Paw (Pay) It Forward too!

For additional information contact Judy Fridono at 707-228-0679 or pawinspired@aol.com.

http://www.surfdogRicochet.com,

http://payitforwardday.com

Helen Woodward Animal Center http://www.animalcenter.org/

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