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Our time in Washington, Il has come to an end and are headed home. To say that we have one tired pooch would be an understatement. We visited with hundreds of families who lost their home on Tuesday, yesterday he was invited to a lucheon given to all the first responders, volunteers, donators, etc with many dignitaries present. The Chicago Blackhawks donated $200,000 to the disaster relief as well as donated all the food for the lucheon with over 400 people present. The owner of the Blackhawks even spent time with Hollywood. Today we spent the day at the American Legion and then went door to door (though there were no doors left standing) and gave home owners and volunteers a break with hugs from our dog. Quite a humbling week. Thanks to our customers for allowing us to take the week off so we could do our part albeit a very small part. I will post some pictures tomorrow once I get a chance to download them. Thanks again to all those who offered to help us get in.