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JANUARY 3, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIV • NO 44
Don’t distract the dog! Service animal etiquette shared BY ANN MEAD ASH
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Volunteers with Binding Love, including Dory Impink (third from left) and organization founder Audra Peifer (fourth from left)
Saving lives with scarves “make and take” event, with 50% of our designers, Karen Graver, of the cost for each scarf donated will assist them in how to lay out atching a documentary to the girls’ homes. the scarf. Then, we will have a about the lack of women’s seamstress on hand, Marsheila rights around the world, Richter, to sew the scarf.” Any Audra Peifer felt moved to act. In scarves not completed before the “This has always been workshop wraps up at 4 p.m. will 2012, she started Binding Love, and always will be about be sewn off-site, and the particia ministry that sells handmade scarves with proceeds benefiting making a difference and pant may pick up the completed Christian-based homes for girls bringing hope to the scarf at Kindred Collections. in Thailand. Now you can help E a c h s c a r f i s m a d e f ro m girls in Thailand.” support the ministry at a Binding upcycled clothing purchased Love workshop in Columbia. at thrift stores or donated by The workshop will be held on individuals and organizations. Saturday, Jan. 13, beginning at “I will provide the fabrics and “So much clothing is wasted in 1 p.m. at Kindred Collections, participants will select the pieces our country, but this gives those 452 Locust St., Columbia. Partic- they want to make into their scarf,” shirts, skirts and sweaters new ipants will have the opportunity explained Dory Impink, Lancaster life and an opportunity to make a to design their own scarf at the coordinator of Binding Love. “One difference,” Peifer said. The fabric
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is cut into patterns by volunteers, who also create the scarves. The finished products are sold in local shops and online to benefit Eden House and House of Refuge in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Both homes provide sanctuary for at-risk girls ages 5 to 17, offering a safe place to live, education, food, Bible teaching and more. Over the years, Binding Love has sent more than $40,000 to the homes, supporting hundreds of girls. “None of our volunteers receive any payment for their services, even me as the founder,” Peifer explained. “This has always been and always will be about making a difference and
It started with a Facebook post that alerted readers as to what to do if approached by a lone dog in a service vest. The post advised following the dog because the canine’s person might be in trouble. While the advice seemed reasonable, suspicion of such posts alerted this feature writer to seek an opinion from the staff of United Disabilities Services (UDS) service dog program. Puppy coordinator Kristy Conrad confirmed that the advice is good. “If a service dog is separated from their person, that should be a reason for concern,” she stated. “If (the dog) turns around to take you, you should follow because the person could be in trouble,” added service dog program manager Lori Breece. These answers led to discussion of general service dog etiquette that respects the dog’s owner or handler - things we should all be aware of when we see a dog working in public. UDS service dogs wear colored vests to alert others to the dog’s working status. According to Conrad, UDS’ service dogs and service dogs in training wear red vests, while ambassador dogs wear blue and facility dogs wear purple. Often service dog vests are printed with words admonishing members of the public not to pet the dog or to ask before interacting. “It should be standard to ask the handler, ‘May I pet your dog?’”