Buttons will be here in less than 24 hours.

Buttons and his trainer will arrive in less than 24 hours! We are putting the finishing touches on our preparations. Collars, tags and carseat covers. We have set up meetings with Farmville Fire and Police to talk with them about Buttons and what they'll need to know. Picking up stray toys that puppies may want to eat. We'll be training pretty hard until Monday. It should be a very challenging and rewarding weekend after almost a year of waiting. Hopefully we'll be posting pics and stories in the evenings. Thanks again to everyone who has helped us get this far. We cannot express how much your support and donations have meant to us. Tomorrow is the big day!

The "Dog" Festival Day 2:

Getting all set for day 2 of the "Dog" Festibal as Bella calls it.
Had a great day yesterday with Mimi, Miss Kathie, Mason, Aidan, Aunt Nanny and Uncle that Guy.

Seems like there weren't as many people there this year but as always we made new friends and reached even more people with Bella's story. Thanks to everyone who donated so far...  

           

  
 
 
 
 

Today is the Day...

It's Dogwood Festival Day in Farmville! We're getting ready to set-up and get to work raising awareness for Type-1 Diabetes and Diabetic Alert Dogs and funds (hopefully) for Buttons.

We will be out all day today and tomorrow as well! Stop by if you're in the area.

I will try to update our experiences and adventures as the day goes on.

If you're in the area we have T-shirts, wristbands, hairbows and barrettes. As well as 2 raffles, One for a photo session package from E.L. Photography of Farmville and One for a giftbasket including a birdhouse from Jeff Garvey at Recycling is for the Birds.

Countdown to the Dogwood Festival

We will have a booth at the 26th Annual Dogwood Festival in Farmville NC this weekend. We'll be in the non-profit vendor section. We're hoping to raise more awareness among our Farmville neighbors and visitors. We'll have t-shirts, bracelets, hair bows and brooches for sale as well as a couple of raffles one of them is a photo session with E.L. Photography in Farmville. We'll try to update the blog and facebook pages throughout the weekend.

Hope to see everyone there.

Speaking of E.L. Photography...

Origami Owl fundraiser for Bella

Bella's wonderful Aunt "Nanny" (A.K.A. Uncle That Guy's wife) has organized an Origami Owl fundraiser for Buttons!

The fundraiser is active now through April 30th. You can take a look at http://www.lesliedolde.origamiowl.com and maybe treat yourself or find something unique for Mother's Day.

Facebook t-shirt giveaway

Bella's Facebook page is now at 294 likes. We will send a blog for a dog t-shirt to like #300 & #350

www.facebook.com/bellasdog

Buttons is coming...

Bella has recently been matched with her service dog. "Buttons" will be here to begin his training in 39 days. We still have about 1/3 of the cost to raise but things are moving along and the reality is setting in. We have a lot coming up in the next several months and we'll try to post more often with all of the exciting happenings.