Northern Delaware

The Freemasons of Delaware held their semi annual meeting and Pets for Vets gave a presentation about the organization and the activities of the chapter.  The Chapter received a generous donation at the conclusion of the presentation.  The Veterans and the pets thank the Freemasons in Delaware.

The Pets for Vets Northern Delaware Chapter would like to thank the Friends of Fusion Foundation of Delaware for their donation to the Chapter. The Friends of Fusion Foundation helps the children of first responders and the Delaware Community.  The Delaware Veterans and pets thank you so much for your donation.

Northern DE Pets for Vets Chapter Director Tim Lile volunteered to assist with the set up and take down of the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall during its recent display in New Castle, DE. It is an exact 3/5 scale replica of the original memorial in Washington, DC. All 58,311 names of the fallen Veterans are engraved on the panels. To enable easier set up and transportation, the engraved panels are of a lighter material. The tradition of making a rubbing of a loved one’s name is encouraged. Local volunteers assist with the setup and take down of the frames and panels of the Wall.

Pets for Vets of Northern Delaware attended the Delaware 2021 VetFest in Middletown, DE. The event provides information to Veterans about the various services available to them in this area. It was well attended and the Chapter made several contacts with other support groups and Veterans. We are working with the contacts now to further our contributions to the region. We are looking forward to the event next year.

Pets For Vets of Northern Delaware is the proud recipient of a donation from Race4Warriors. The Race4Warriors event honors our Middle East Veterans through Competition, Education, and Celebration. 

The Rotary Club of Brandywine Hundred held their Veterans Day observance in North Wilmington on Veterans Day. Along with a Mounted Police detail and Police Color guard with a background of 500 large American flags the Rotary Club held a meeting and donation award presentation. Pets for Vets was one of two recipients and Tim Lile was the keynote speaker.

As many of you know Alfred Fisher (our first match) passed away suddenly last August. Many of the wonderful friends he made at the Bark Park made a plaque in his honor. The friends, both two and four legged, met at the park and dedicated the plaque to him.

Woofwater was invented by a Marine veteran. Woofwater is 100% made in the USA. Each bottle hand finished and assembled in Austin, TX. We proudly support non-profit charities dedicated to helping pets and veterans. Woof Water currently supports Pets for Vets®. Pets for Vets® donated two Woofwater’s to each of the chapters. Thank you from the Veterans and the matched pets.

Saturday, July 4, 2020
Alfred was kind enough to loan Louie to me for the 5K walk on the fourth of July. Louie was excited so off we went for three laps around a park near where Alfred and Louie live. We stopped every lap for water and a break. Thanks to the organizers for a fun event and for their donation to Pets for Vets, Inc.

The Northern Delaware Chapter of Pets for Vets made front page news. The local newspaper "The News Journal" ran this story about our two matches on the front page of the September 19 edition of the paper.