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Wine OR Wine & Food

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:  Anita Edwards, Special Events Coordinator

P.O.  Box 170, Cochranville, PA 19330-0170

specialevents@k94life.org

Tel: (610) 869-4902 extension 225 

Fax: (610) 869-9785

WINE AND DOG LOVERS UNITE!

(Wilmington, DE) The evening is going to the dogs, literally! Canine Partners For Life (CPL) invites you to its 12th annual Wine Auction on Saturday, April 10, 2010, at 6 p.m. at Harry’s Savoy Grill, located at 2020 Naamans Road, Wilmington, Delaware. Enjoy a selection of fine wines and scrumptious hors d’oeuvres while bidding on silent and live auction items that include collectible wines, vacation getaways, art, jewelry, and more. 

CPL trains full-service dogs to provide physical assistance to individuals with disabilities (e.g., ALS, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, muscular dystrophy, arthritis, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, paralysis, amputation, and more) in both the home and public environments. CPL also places full-service seizure-alert dogs to detect and alert to upcoming seizure activity, and it places home-companion dogs with special-needs children or the elderly to work in the home environment. 

For more information, call Anita Edwards at (610) 869-4902, extension 225, or email her at specialevents@k94life.org.

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Canine Partners For Life (CPL) is a nonprofit organization located in Cochranville, Pennsylvania, that trains and places dogs to assist individuals with a wide range of physical and cognitive disabilities. 

CPL trains full-service dogs to provide physical assistance to their partner 24 hours a day in home and public environments (for example, individuals with disabilities caused by ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, arthritis, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, paralysis, amputation, and more). CPL also places full-service seizure-alert dogs to detect and alert to upcoming seizure activity. Finally, CPL places home-companion dogs with special-needs children or the elderly to work in the home environment. 

Each dog receives training adapted to meet the specific needs of its human partner. Skills may include how to retrieve items; operate light switches, elevator buttons, door openers; tug a laundry basket and put laundry in/out of the machine; roll someone over in bed to prevent sores; pay cashiers; open and close doors; assist with dressing and undressing; help an unsteady walker negotiate bumpy terrain or stairs; and a wide variety of other tasks. Just as important, the dogs provide a constant source of love and comfort.