Personal Narrative: Freedom Service Dog Annual Golf Fund Raise
Known around town as the guy who paints animal portraits, means it’s not lost on anyone that I love dogs. When Ray approached me a couple of months back and asked if I would be interested in volunteering at the Freedom Service Dog Annual Golf Fund Raiser I didn’t hesitate for a moment and said “sign me up”. I was thrilled at the thought of being a part of the team to help raise money for such a great cause.
I often work late into the night. It seems that those quiet hours are the best time for me to get into a creative flow. Naturally, most early mornings are spent catching up on sleep, and some mornings I need a crane service to lift me out of bed before 10:00 am. The fund raiser started at 9:00 – not too bad, but I promised to be at the golf club …show more content…
It hits close to home with my brother-in-law suffering PTSD. After 2 stints in Afghanistan, he came back pretty disoriented. Having a family member who has a service dog to keep him grounded and feeling safe during a flashback is unmeasurable. The program means the world to a lot of people.
As the fund raiser date got closer, admittedly, I found myself a little self-absorbed in an art project to the exclusion of anything else around me. True confessions: I had brief moments when I wanted to blow off the fund raiser. The day before, I was on a creative roll and nearly complete with an advertising campaign project I was working on.
Haven’t we all found ourselves in a dilemma of having to choose between two great things? Oh, Life can be so tough! In reality I had already chosen. Volunteering at the Freedom Service Dogs Golf Tournament was absolutely the right place to be with the right use of my time.
I wanted to be a part of something much bigger than just me or my work. I kept my word and the day was fantastic, the Program, Dogs, and the fortunate recipients of both got a much needed influx of cash and good
I often work late into the night. It seems that those quiet hours are the best time for me to get into a creative flow. Naturally, most early mornings are spent catching up on sleep, and some mornings I need a crane service to lift me out of bed before 10:00 am. The fund raiser started at 9:00 – not too bad, but I promised to be at the golf club …show more content…
It hits close to home with my brother-in-law suffering PTSD. After 2 stints in Afghanistan, he came back pretty disoriented. Having a family member who has a service dog to keep him grounded and feeling safe during a flashback is unmeasurable. The program means the world to a lot of people.
As the fund raiser date got closer, admittedly, I found myself a little self-absorbed in an art project to the exclusion of anything else around me. True confessions: I had brief moments when I wanted to blow off the fund raiser. The day before, I was on a creative roll and nearly complete with an advertising campaign project I was working on.
Haven’t we all found ourselves in a dilemma of having to choose between two great things? Oh, Life can be so tough! In reality I had already chosen. Volunteering at the Freedom Service Dogs Golf Tournament was absolutely the right place to be with the right use of my time.
I wanted to be a part of something much bigger than just me or my work. I kept my word and the day was fantastic, the Program, Dogs, and the fortunate recipients of both got a much needed influx of cash and good