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Courtney Owens and her family have brought an interesting twist to puppy raising; BluePath Milo is growing up on Courtney\’s farm in Bloomfield, NY. Milo has had the opportunity to befriend many animal species, including his best bud, Pig. The Owens family has always made a special place in their lives for animals. Not only […]

Shrub Oak International School returns as a Silver Sponsor for the fourth year in a row. Shrub Oak International School is a therapeutic day and boarding school for students ages 8-30 on the autism spectrum who face complex challenges and have high personal attention needs. Located on 127 gated acres less than one hour from

Lynne and Russ Post have always been passionate about dogs and spent much of their lives training guide dogs for people with vision loss. After relocating to Chesapeake, Virginia, they owned and operated ChalQuest Boarding and Training Kennels for 15 years. From their current home in Bristol, TN, the Posts are members of “Otto’s pack,”

RISE is a Regeneron peer community that provides the opportunity to establish personal connections, share internal and external resources, and participate in educational and volunteering opportunities to increase awareness, build and promote resilience in staff members and their families. Resilience is viewed as a dynamic process of meeting challenges without stigma, giving permission to feel, and finding healthy strategies to keep moving. RISE recently shared these

Leslie Dellipaoli, Jefferson Valley’s Branch Manager, and her kids at BluePath’s 2019 Walkathon. PCSB Bank has served customers in the Lower Hudson Valley of New York State since 1871. They have 15 branch offices located throughout Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester Counties. The bank returns as a Walkathon Sponsor for the third consecutive year. PCSB Bank

by Jill Holtman When I became your puppy raiser, the day that you would be leaving to go into formal service training seemed so far off. You were just five months old when you came to live here. Time always goes by so fast with everything, and with you it’s been no different. I blinked,

“Fostering dogs from BluePath has brought us love and the ability to be a part of something bigger. We’re a part of a process that is really going to change someone\’s life.” Heather Graham and her family have fostered three BluePath pups: Lakota, Macie and Mesa. They love welcoming new dogs into their home as

by Dan Zarro In 2019, my service dog Shade passed away after a long and happy life. Shade was a dog who treated me like a friend and who always protected me at all costs. Without Shade in my life anymore, my heart felt empty. I was desperately longing for a friend. My family decided

Empire BlueCross BlueShield returns as a sponsor of BluePath’s Walkathon for the fourth consecutive year. Empire has been helping New Yorkers stay healthy since 1934. They strive to have a measurable and material impact on the total well-being of all New Yorkers, especially in a time that has been unlike any other. “We champion BluePath’s mission

Jeffrey and Nina Kellogg have devoted more than 25 years to fostering service dogs in training. They are both lifelong residents of Katonah, NY, and are members of the board of fire commissioners for Katonah Fire Department. Having seen autism service dogs in action, the Kelloggs knew how life-changing they could be. They were eager