Tuesday, June 11, 2013

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Please join us on Sunday, October 20^th, 2013 at this year’s Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Our work with animals starts with you! To change animals’ lives, we move people. Together, we can use our collective knowledge, skill and power to make a difference worldwide. Help us raise 15K to help protect animals from cruelty. SIGN UP TODAY: First 15 participants to register for the event using Charity Challenge PIN Code: 13WSPA will be entered for FREE! All other participants can enter Charity Challenge PIN Code: 13STWMSCC for a discounted rate. A GRAND prize will be awarded to the participant with the most pledges raised!!! Go to: http://eventsonline.ca/events/crs_scotia/ and under the heading Scotiabank Charity Challenge, choose Create a Fundraising Account and select the World Society for the Protection of Animals as the charity of your choice. Once you’ve registered: Create your own free, personalized online fundraising page where family and friends can show their support by pledging you. *Tax receipts will be issued for pledges over $20. Look out for our monthly training and fundraising tips. WSPA will also host two 5K practice runs this summer, so look out for more info! By participating in Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, you help us continue our work. We receive no government funding and WSPA relies on our own fundraising activities to ensure that our programs continue well into the future. Thank you for your ongoing support! See you on October 20, 2013! For questions, please contact Sasha Mohammed at mohammed@wspa.caMany thanks, Josey Kitson Executive Director, WSPA Canada

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I don't have a new blog, John. "........." got me a lot of heat from my so-called comrades and brothers-in-arms. So much so, I was receiving death threats from readers, threats of judicial and non-judicial UCMJ action from my command, and the many of the folks who were supportive were so in order to use the issue of poor medical Tx for military members as a political football to throw at their opponents. Having said what I wanted to say, and finding too little true support for the positive change I was trying to make relative to the threats leveled at me, I decided to stop. I never wanted to be a martyr. I just wanted the Army to follow the law.

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