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On July 13th an e-mail came
from Jo Anne Peak saying a woman was in need
of a hearing dog, shortly there after a phone
message was left from the Ascension Church in
Pueblo concerning how to arrange for a hearing
dog for a parishioner. Well, after a number
of phone calls the situation became clear. Signe
Esposito’s hearing dog, Maxie, had recently
died and she desperately needed a replacement.
As it turned out Monument Hill had presented
Maxie to Signe in 1989.
Valerie Foss-Bruger, President of International Hearing dog said they had
a dog, Freckles, that could be ready for Signe
in a couple of months. Now it was a mere matter
of raising the funds. The Ascension Church
committed to $3500. Two Pueblo Sertoma clubs,
Mesa and Sunrisers committed to a total of
$1000 and Monument Hill’s Board approved
$500 so we had the funds.
A little before 10:00am On Monday
September 8th, Bob Cooley and Freckles from
IHDI, along with Franklin Payne President,
Irene Weeks of Mesa, David Osborn, President
of Sunrisers, Reverend Ephraim Radner from
the Ascension Church, a reporter from the
Gazette, Channel 5/30 reporters and Benny
Nasser showed up on Signe’s porch. The
pictures tell the rest of the story. Signe
was beside herself with joy and happiness
and so was Freckles. You may wonder some times
why we work Bingo and other fund raisers,
but all you have to do is see how we really
make do make a difference in a person’s
life and it all becomes worth while. I have
invited Signe to visit our Club and share
some stories about Maxie and to let everyone
meet Freckles. Hopefully she will accept and
let the rest of the Club share in her joy
and see the difference we have made.
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