A different kind of Easter Egg Hunt
Posted Apr 4, 2012 10:46 am.
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A national foundation will be using an easter egg hunt on Good Friday to raise awareness about autistic children and the role service dogs can play to make daily life easier for the children.
The National Service Dog’s Alison Archambault tells 660news that families and their dogs can take part in the easter egg hunt, Friday morning at the Absolute Baseball Academy in the northwest.
“This event has been around for a number of years in Ontario,” says Archambault. “We’re taking this opportunity to raise awareness about autism and autism-certified service dogs in Calgary.”
“Families and their pet can come out and search indoors, out of whatever elements Mother Nature has in store for us, for treat-filled eggs,” Archambault continues. “The cost to register is $20, and it’s $50 in pledges, gives you and your pet the opportunity to search for these eggs and win some great prizes that have been donated locally as well as by Purina.”
Currently there are only about a half-dozen matches in Calgary between autistic children and service dogs, a program that has been running nationally for 16 years.
To learn more about Friday’s easter egg hunt, as well as the National Service Dog program, click on www.nsd.on.ca
