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Help for Hampton Police and Fire Departments

Plush K-9 Trouble the Dog helps First Responders to assist children in crisis

Plush K-9 Trouble the Dog and The Kennek Foundation of Marblehead, Massachusetts were in Hampton, Virginia for a donation of Trouble plush dogs and books for local Police and Fire Departments to have on hand to assist children in crisis. The donation to First Responders was made possible, thanks to generous contributions from citizens in the Hampton community and from local businesses, including Walmart and Willow Beach Real Estate.

Participating in the donation are, L to R:
Ptl. D. Taylor, Sgt. M. Keough, Susan Donahue, The Kennek Foundation, Karey Englert, Lorelai Englert, Tom Hendrickson, Master K-9 Trainer, MPO W. Ward (kneeling front) Ptl. J Low, Sheila Duncan, Founder, The Kennek Foundation, Lt. R. Warren, (kneeling, front), City Manager Mary Bunting, Chief Terry L. Sult, (kneeling, front), Pam Double and Serena Schmidt, Willow Beach Real Estate, and Sgt. J. Curtis.

For more information about this program, visit: www.thekennekfoundation.org.

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