Franklin, Ohio - Bradley A. Shonkwiler, the son of Chad and Tracey Shonkwiler, has been accepted to receive a service dog from 4 Paws For Ability, Inc. Based in Xenia, Ohio 4 Paws for Ability, a 501C3 nonprofit organization, strives to provide service dogs to families and children that struggle with life's daily challenges and who would otherwise be turned away by many other agencies. The service dogs are obtained by familites through fund raising efforts for 4 Paws for ability. In order for Bradley to receive his dog he has to earn 13,000 points, one dollar equals one point. Bradley also has his own website dedicated to fund raising efforts at http://4Paws4Bradley.webs.com

Bradley's scheduled fundraisers are coming up and as follows:

June 5th, 2010: The Tropical Smoothie Cafe has scheduled a fundraiser for Bradley located at 222 West Central Avenue Springboro, Ohio 45066

June 12th, 2010: The Springboro Eagles have donated their hall for a spaghetti dinner fundraiser.

The family also is seeking donations (food, drinks, plates, cups, flatware, etc) for the event. In addition, we are seeking items to raffle at the event from local area businesses and organizations. Anything that you or your organization could do to assist with Bradley's fundraising efforts would be greatly appreciated by the family.

Please direct any questions, comments, or concerns to Tracey or Chad Shonkwiler @ 937-743-9146
Image via Wikipedia