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Friday, December 28, 2012

Local Dogs Help Comfort Newtown Children After Tragedy

Toni Bazon, of Darien, traveled to Newtown, CT, with nine K-9 Comfort Dogs to Newtown, Connecticut after 20 children and 6 adults were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. One dog from a Palos Heights school was among them.

Following the tragedy in Newtown, CT, earlier this month, a Darien woman traveled 900 miles with eight dogs to try to bring comfort to the distraught community. Toni Bazon, of Darien, is the handler for Shami, a golden retriever who is a Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog. Shami's home church is St. John Lutheran Church in Darien, and on Dec. 15 they traveled together to Newtown with eight other dogs to comfort the community. Abbi from Elim Christian School in Palos Heights was among the group of dogs that went to Connecticut. This followed the tragic school shooting of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Join the conversation. Friend Palos Patch on Facebook and sign up for the daily email newsletter! St. …

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