Friends of America's VetDogs is an all-volunteer community service group
founded in 2015 with the sole and express purpose of helping honorably
discharged veterans get a service dog through America's VetDogs. The
group is comprised of 22 active members who work tirelessly to bring
awareness about America's VetDogs and to generate funds to sponsor new
assistance dogs for veterans and first-responders with disabilities. So
far they have sponsored and named 29 dogs.
The group sponsored three puppies in 2015 ("Maddy", "Sarge" and "Pepi");
three in 2016 ("Sully H W Bush", "Sayville" and "Ruby"); four in 2017
("Webber", "Florence", "Ballard" and "Navajo"); five in 2018 ("Brady",
"Jennifer", "Jackson", "Kelley" and "Norris"); eight in 2019
("Thornton", "Annabelle", "Sharon", "Kettles", "Byers", "Dewey", "Jay"
and "Bones"); three in 2020 despite the pandemic ("Skip", "Mac" and
"Sunrise"); three in 2021 (Desmond, French, and Carll) and hope to continue doing this for years to come. As of
December 2021, they had raised more than $175,000. Friends of America's
VetDogs members name each dog they sponsor to honor an unsung hero of
our military; someone who has brought great honor or credit to our
military; or someone who has significantly helped a veteran-in-need.
Their major fundraiser Is a Chinese Auction held every
spring, as well as other events throughout the year. For more
information (or to donate an item) please contact co-founders
Cliff Miller & Patricia Summers either by phone (631-567-9493); by
email (
firehelmetmuseum@aol.com) or by mail (Friends of America's VetDogs, c/o Cliff Miller, PO Box 18,
Bohemia, NY 11716-0018). Questions or comments are welcome.
Donations of any amount (which can also be in the form of a tribute 'In
Memory Of' a loved one, or 'In Honor Of' someone as a birthday gift,
etc.) can be made by using the link immediately below. If you donate on
this page using the link directly below, it will help the group to
sponsor more service dogs, naming each to honor another hero.