Lt. Michael Barnhill accepted a $5,000 donation Wednesday, on behalf of the Douglas County Sheriff's Department K-9 Unit.
Wednesday K-9 Sgt. Ace and Lt. Michael Barnhill attended a solar panel dedication at Nestle' Purina Pet Care's Atlanta Plant. While at the plant, Purina made a $5,000 donation to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit for this years 2013 NAPWDA Georgia State Workshop.
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The city's jobless rate reached 11 percent in February, much higher than the county rate of 8.8 percent.
This year's Pennies for Police Dogs competition started last week and will continue until Friday.
Children and adults around the county are emptying out their penny cans and secret change stashes for a good cause this month, contributing all of their change to Pennies for Police Dogs charity Drive. This year's Pennies for Police Dogs competition started last week and will continue through Friday. This is the fourth year that area schools are competing to see who can raise the most money to help fight canine cancer. Lt. Michael Barnhill, Douglas County Sheriff's Department and local organizer for the event, said more than $10,500 was raised in the first two years and 1,400 pounds of change was collected last year. The top three elementary and the top middle school will receive visits from local K-9 units as well as K-9 demonstrations …
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Students at Factory Shoals Elementary School collected more than $1,844 for Chase Away K9 Cancer and Tuesday was their reward, a day of fun with the Douglas County Sheriff's K-9 Unit.
Children from Factory Shoals Elementary School raised $1,844.79 for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office’s “Pennies for Police Service Dogs” penny drive. Tuesday was their reward, a day of fun with the Douglas County Sheriff's K-9 Unit, complete with touch-a-truck fun and a K-9 demonstration. This is the third year that area schools competed to see who could raise the most money to help fight canine cancer. More than $10,500 was raised in the first two years. This was the first year area middle schools were included and more than $7,800 was raised this year. "Last year we had more than 900 pounds of change," Douglas County Sheriff's Department Lt. Michael Barnhill said, local organizer for the event. The top three elementary and the top …
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Residents will have one last chance to donate during a the Sheriff's K-9 Unit meet and greet event, to be held at the Gammill Building on Thursday, March 15 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Children and adults around the county emptied out their penny cans and secret change stashes for a good cause this month, contributing more than 1,400 pounds of change to Pennies for Police Dogs charity Drive. This year's Pennies for Police Dogs competition started on Feb. 27 and ran through March 9. This is the third year that area schools competed to see who could raise the most money to help fight canine cancer. More than $10,500 was raised in the first two years. This was the first year area middle schools were included. The top three elementary and the top middle school will receive visits from local K-9 units as well as K-9 demonstrations and touch-a-truck opportunities. "Last year we had more than 900 pounds of change," Douglas …
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1:04 am on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
GREAT Story for a GREAT cause !! Good going Guys and Gals, Boys & Girls and the Pups of coarse ! more ›
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Just a bit of your loose change can help the Douglas County Sheriff's Department K-9 Unit help fight canine cancer.
More than 400 kids whooped and hollered this morning as they got to watch the Douglas County Sheriff's and Douglasville Police K-9 Units give a K-9 demonstration in the Stewart Middle School gym. All the whoopin and hollerin was to kick off this year's Pennies for Police Dogs competition, which will start on Feb. 27 and run through March 9. This is the third year that area schools will compete to see who can raise the most money to help fight canine cancer. More than $10,500 was raised in the first two years and this will be the first year that includes area middle schools. "We wanted to expand it to include the middle schools this year," Lt. Michael Barnhill said, local organizer for the event. "There's a lot more interest, since this is …
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8:19 am on Friday, May 11, 2012
Great job Dynamic Dolphins ! more ›