Young Kyle Orent Raises $125,000+ For Canine Companions for Independence
Posted on | November 18, 2009 | No Comments
Just a quick and easy but great story for you today in case you haven’t seen it elsewhere.
Kyle Orent is an 11-year-old young man in New York who has raised over $125,000 for Canine Companions for Independence. You read that right – $125,000. (I was gonna link to the nice Newsday story about Kyle, but they have now changed it to subscription-only access - not a good move and won’t fly these days, but that’s another discussion. )
Kyle appeared on My Fox NY yesterday with Debbie Dougherty, CCI Northeast Region Executive Director, Lisa Moran, CCI Instructor, and Jillian, a CCI dog currently in professional training at the NER Center on Long Island. Here’s the video:
In its own way – and I mean no disrespect – this strikes me as just as big as Dean Koontz donating millions. In fact, from what I’ve heard about Dean Koontz from those who know him, he’d likely say the same thing – hope somebody’s working on getting those two together at some point.
Fantastic job, Kyle! You can see more at his website:
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I'm very active with Canine Companions for Independence as a former member of the Veterans Task Force and puppy raiser. Retired US Air Force Chief Master Sergeant with my last assignments at the Air Force Academy as the Fourth Group Sergeant Major and Dean of Faculty Superintendent.
I'm actively looking for a paid position doing what I already do full-time as a volunteer.
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