The Southeast Georgia Chapter of the American Red Cross presented Chris Carswell (Founder and Jr. CEO of 1Boy4Change) with the prestigious "Youth Hero" Award for 2014 for his volunteer and program efforts helping U.S. Military, Veterans, special need children and police K9 teams across the nation!
 It's a rare occasion for us... But while conducting the Public Access Test on Cup Of NooDy 's MagicMo Mo, we observed these two notifying the staff on the presence of a SDiT (Service Dog in Training), and then volunteered their time to assist in the examination. It's people like THIS that make Island Grove Kennels of Tennessee, Inc. efforts worth while. A very special THANK YOU to Mrs. Lewelling & Mr. Lewelling of Peak Fitness! Congratulations to Magic Mo - now, officially SD Mo!!! Thank You to everyone that helped with this journey! We are moving mountains and changing lives! THANK YOU! Chris and SD Bronx  SD Gunner & Sgt. Kinard Scholarship Recipient What does it look like when one American Hero pays it forward for another American Hero??? Well, it looks like this! This is a Purple Heart Recipient and an American Hero - Ron Hinkle! Thanks... to Sgt. Kinard, for making the 1Boy4Change.org scholarship to help other Veterans get service dogs and service dog equipment! We are moving mountains! Chris & SD Bronx 
 Our very first International Service Dog Team! CONGRATULATIONS to SD Zoey and her little girl, Maddi! All the way from Canada - welcome SD Zoey and Maddi - Mom, Jessica and Dad, Marcus! Great job everyone! A HUGE shout-out to James and Pam of Island Grove Kennels in TN! You always make yourselves available for our teams! http://www.islandgrovekenneloftn.com/ "Together we are moving mountains!" THANK YOU TEAM 1B4C!!! Chris  SD Gunner / Sgt. Hamilton Kinard Scholarship Fund 1Boy4Change is honored to announce the SD Gunner / Sgt. Hamilton Kinard Scholarship Fund. The scholarship funds will help provide disabled veterans with much needed service animals. It will also provide those veterans with the necessary items to place service dogs, including vests, assistance items, veterinary visits, and more. The dogs will go on to support veterans with mobility, hearing, and psychiatric disabilities through our program that raises, trains, and places service dogs. Each dog is professionally trained to meet the individual needs of their partner and completes tasks such as opening doors, picking up dropped objects, assisting with daily dressing, or pulling a manual wheelchair. The SD Gunner / Sgt. Hamilton Kinard Scholarship Fund was started in 2014 by none other than Sgt. Hamilton Kinard. Sgt. Kinard, a disabled veteran himself, received his mobility service dog Gunner from 1Boy4Change. Sgt Kinard experienced first hand the neglect the Department of Veterans Affairs, and their lack of approving the much needed service animals for our disabled veterans. “My family and I want to help 1boy4change achieve great success in carrying out their programs and missions, said Sgt. Hamilton Kinard. “We are honored to be affiliated with an organization that empowers those affected by war.” http://www.1boy4change.org/projectsdonations.html **I am so honored to be teamed up with this Veteran and his family!** Chris Read more about Kyle Pagerly: http://www.odmp.org/officer/20884-deputy-sheriff-kyle-david-pagerly#ixzz2sxidCV00 This Hero’s Memory lives on through the generosity of his family and the 3rd Annual Kyle Pagerly Memorial Golf Tournament. The funds raised were donated to 1Boy4Change.org so Chris could purchase “heat alarm” systems for police K9 teams that otherwise would go without this life saving equipment! THANK YOU to everyone that supports the Kyle Pagerly Memorial events! “SEVEN” heat alarms will be purchased through American Aluminum Accessories Inc. because of a Hero’s Legacy!  Deputy Kyle Pagerly was shot and killed while serving a warrant as part of a fugitive task force at a home on Pine Swamp Road in Albany Township. When task force members arrived at the scene the suspect ran into the woods. Deputy Pagerly a...nd his K9 pursued the suspect. When officers located him he opened fire with an AK-47, striking Deputy Pagerly under the arm in the side of his vest. Other officers returned fire and killed the subject. After Deputy Pagerly was struck, his K9 ,"Jynx", tried to pull Kyle to safety by dragging him out of the line of fire. Investigation revealed that the suspect had written a suicide note two days earlier and it is believed that he shot Deputy Pagerly in his attempt to commit suicide-by-cop. Deputy Pagerly was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. Deputy Pagerly was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Berks County Sheriff's Department for five years. He also served with the Spring Township Fire Department and at the time of the incident was deputized as a special deputy with the U.S. Marshal's fugitive task force. He is survived by his wife, daughter and parents. Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/20884-deputy-sheriff-kyle-david-pagerly#ixzz2sxidCV00 This Hero’s Memory lives on through the generosity of his family and the 3rd Annual Kyle Pagerly Memorial Golf Tournament. The funds raised were donated to 1Boy4Change.org so Chris could purchase “heat alarm” systems for police K9 teams that otherwise would go without this life saving equipment! THANK YOU to everyone that supports the Kyle Pagerly Memorial events! “SEVEN” heat alarms will be purchased through American Aluminum Accessories Inc. because of a Hero’s Legacy!  Do you know what happens when a little boy in the NASCAR family needs a Service Dog?! Everyone in NASCAR gets behind the foundation that is helping the little boy - THANK YOU to the Kevin Harvick Foundation, Mr. & Mrs. Pattie, Anita Layton, Greg Zipadelli, the Greg Biffle Foundation, Seven Seals Apparel, and the Jeff Gordon Foundation! Thank You to Deborah Stevens and Steve Wilt for bringing us all together! SDiT Snoopy is working hard to complete her training! THANK YOU for helping me move mountains! Chris and Bronx 
 What a PERFECT Valentine's Day!!!!! THEY GRADUATED!!!!!! Jeremy and SD Balto are a team again - this time as a graduated Service Dog Team!!!! THANK YOU Island Grove Kennels of Tennessee, Inc. - this would not have happened without YOU!!!! I LOVE MY 1B4C Family!!!! Together we are moving mountains!!!! Chris and SD Bronx | Welcome!“1 Boy 4 Change” is my foundation for “change.” Change in the way we see ourselves, our community and our world. Join me and we can all make a difference in at least one life! Follow me
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