Welcome to Jacob's Service Dog information page

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Jacob is a 10 year old boy with autism. He was recently accepted into the national service dog program, the national service dog program is a non-profit charity based in Cambridge Ontario. We were fundraising for Jacob to help with raising the $12,000 needed to train a dog. This page was requested by our family and friends who live away from our home in Newfoundland.

For information on autism and service dogs please click on the links:

What is Autism?

National Service Dogs

Autism Society of Newfoundland and Labrador

If you wish to make a donation we thank you. You can send donations to:
National Service Dogs
P.O. Box 28009
Preston Postal Outlet
Cambridge, ON.
N3H 5N4
Jacob's account number is 200519.

Jacob and Wilson

October 22, 2008

We are home with Jacob's dog Wilson. We are still learning the ropes but so far so good.

Thanks again to everyone that help get us here.

I will be taking this site down in the next few months, I will archive it at home.


August 26th, 2008

Finally some news!

We will be heading to Cambridge for training with the dog in the last week of September. We should be home with the dog on October 5th or so.


May 4th, 2007

Tracey was speaking with the National Service Dog people yesterday. They tell us Jacob will not get his dog until the spring of 2008. They are running behind schedule.

August 23, 2006

I was way overdue to bring this site up to date.

We are still waiting to hear when we will recieve the dog, most likely it will be in the second half of 2007.

I updated the list of groups and Businesses today.

On January 28th, 2006. The Anglican BAC had a breakfast fundraiser and raised $300.00. Thanks for all your hard work it is truly appreciated.

On April 28th, 2006 the Fogo Island Beavers donated $240.00. WOW! Thanks Beavers. They visited with Jacob in Grandfalls.

Fogo Island Beavers

On May 8th, 2006 we recieved a $750.00 donation from the Botwood Lions Club, Thank you very much.

Lions donation

Botwood Save Easy donated $1000.00 they raised through their charity angels campaign. Thank you very much.

Save Easy donation.

Jan 16th, 2006

Total raised to date is $14,132.36.

We set up an account at the local bank and any money above the $12,000 will be deposited there. This money will be used to help with our travel expenses to go to Ontario and train with the dog.

The list of groups and Businesses below has been updated again today.

I will keep this webpage up until we have the dog so stay tuned for more information. Thanks to all.

Jan 11th, 2006

Thanks go out to Oakwood Enterprises Ltd. of Summerford NL. they recently donated $180.00. Thank you.

More updates to come soon.

Dec 15th, 2005

A very busy week. Thanks to all the staff at Central West Health Corporation who gave their time and money to help, it is truly appreciated. Many of the nursing units collected money in lieu of exchanging presents and donated the money to help with our fundraising. The Christmas spirit is alive and strong.

The total amount raised now is an amazing $10761.00.

Dec 14th, 2005

On Dec 7th the College of the North Atlantic Gander campus held their annual Christmas Raffle. This year they chose to donate the money raised to help Jacob get his service dog. A very big thank you goes out to them for all their hard work. We were presented a cheque for $1000.00 dollars yesterday!
CONA Rocks!!!!!!!!!!
                    Click for pictures from the raffle.

Dec 14th, 2005

On Dec 12th, 2005 the staff at Jacob's school held a death by chocolate sing along fund raiser.
They raised $585.00 for Jacob and it looks like they had fun doing it.
Thanks to everyone involved it's greatly appreciated.

ticket
                        Click the ticket for the pictures.

Dec 9th, 2005

More garage sale pictures

Dec 9th, 2005

About time I added a list of some of the groups and businesses that have donated. Thanks to them all, they appear in no particular order. I am sure I have missed some and will update this list regularly.

Staff at Central West Health Corporation
Exploits Valley Animal Hospital
The Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses' Union
Botwood Kinsmen
Red Indian Surveys Limited
Liberal Party of Newfoundland
St. Pauls Anglican Church Glover's Harbour
Presentation Convent Gander
Scott Simms, MP
United Church Women Northern Arm
Staff of Memorial Academy
Botwood Save Easy
College of the North Atlantic Gander
Otto's Autos used car sales
Stagg Signs & Graphics Inc.
Thruway Recreation Ltd.
Oakwood Enterprises Ltd.
St. Nicholas' Church, Leading Tickles.
St. James Anglican Church Botwood, and it's wonderfull congregation
Jubilee Pentecostal Temple, Ladies Bible study group.
Newfoundland Power.
Clayton Forsey, MHA for the district of Exploits. PC party.
Botwood Recycling.
Gill's Store and Sports.
PTA Memorial Academy.
Botwood Lions Club.
Fogo Island Beavers.
Anglican charitable foundation for children.



Dec 4th, 2005
Placed here by popular demand, click for some pictures from the garage sale.
Dec 3rd, 2005
Please update your bookmark to this page if you bookmarked before December 2nd, 2005. I moved it from http://ca.geocities.com/jacobsautismdog/index.html to this ad free page.

Dec 2, 2005
Donations recieved:
                               Flea market and baked bean sale: $4862.00
                               Donations from groups and individuals $3506.00
                               Total = $8368
                               Goal = $12,000

This page will be updated regularly and we will provide more information on what's happening with fund raising. Thank you for your interest and big thank you to everyone that helped or donated.



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