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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>This is so great!!!! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Steve Cook<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you would like to join my “Social Media For All” group in which all Social Media and the different platforms can be discussed. Sen a message to <a href="mailto:SocialMediaForAll+subscribe@googlegroups.com">SocialMediaForAll+subscribe@googlegroups.com</a> and put Subscribe in the subject field. Then once subscribed, to send a message to the group use <a href="mailto:SocialMediaForAll@googlegroups.com">SocialMediaForAll@googlegroups.com</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>smturner.234--- via Ohio-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 6, 2025 11:20 AM<br><b>Cc:</b> smturner.234@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [Ohio-Talk] The Cavaliers are the first NBA team to raise a service dog through America's VetDogs Puppy with a Purpose initiative<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Source Sans 3 Semibold";color:#0E3F75;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3 Semibold";color:#0E3F75;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'>Cleveland Monsters, Cavaliers welcome service dog in training<br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3 Semibold";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'>Spectrum News 1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans 3 Semibold";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'>January 31, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'>CLEVELAND, Ohio, (SPECTRUM NEWS 1) —</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212126;mso-ligatures:none'> </span><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'>There's a new team member coming to Cleveland, though he won't be skating on ice or dunking on the court.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'>Rock Entertainment group announced the NBA's first team service dog in training Friday who will be raised by the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Cleveland Monsters. The teams are partnering with America's VetDogs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'>What You Need To Know<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'>Reggie is an 11-week-old male Labrador Retriever <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'>The Cavaliers are the first NBA team to raise a service dog through America's VetDogs Puppy with a Purpose initiative<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'>Once fully trained, Reggie will serve U.S. veterans or first responders with disabilities<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'>He will socialize and receive basic training for the next 14 to 18 months<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'>Reggie is an 11-week-old male Labrador Retriever who will have basic training and socializing with the Cavs and Monsters teams over the next 14 to 18 months. Reggie will join the teams in their front office, at community events, practices and select home games to develop into a future service dog.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'>"Our entire team at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse could not be more excited to welcome Reggie to the family,” said<b> </b>Pam Frasco, Cleveland Cavaliers VP of Social Impact and Executive Director of the Cavs Community Foundation. “We’re committed to creating positive outcomes in our community and supporting local veterans. We look forward to the opportunity to support America’s VetDogs in their mission to help those who have honorably served our country live with dignity and independence.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'>The Cavaliers are the first NBA team to raise a service dog through America's VetDogs Puppy with a Purpose initiative, a national nonprofit that provides service dogs at no cost to veterans and first responders with disabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'>"America’s VetDogs is thrilled to partner with the Cleveland Cavaliers on their first-ever NBA Puppy with a Purpose initiative," said John Miller, President & CEO of America’s VetDogs. <br><br>"The Cavaliers’ commitment to supporting our nation’s heroes aligns perfectly with our mission to provide trained service dogs to veterans and first responders with disabilities. This partnership offers a unique and enriching environment for the puppy to grow and thrive. A well-socialized pup will have fewer adjustments when they return to America’s VetDogs for advanced training, and that confidence will ultimately help their future handler overcome challenges as a team. Together, we are making a life-changing difference for those who have served our country and communities."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'>Following his basic training, Reggie will head to America's VetDogs campus in Smithtown, NY for his formal service dog training. Once fully trained, Reggie will serve U.S. veterans or first responders with disabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Source Serif 4";mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-TW'>Reggie makes his debut with the Cavaliers on Sunday, Feb. 2 when they take on the Dallas Mavericks at 3:30 p.m. He will join the Monsters on Sunday, Feb. 23, against the Belleville Senators at 12 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>