The
FOLKMANIS® GOLDEN RETRIEVER
is a delightful, 30-inch long
puppet with super-soft golden
coat, soulful eyes, and sweet
facial expression. A portion of
all proceeds from the sales of
this puppet will be donated to
Canine Companions for
Independence, a non-profit
organization that enhances the
lives of people with
disabilities by providing highly
trained assistant dogs free of
charge. The Folkmanis Golden
Retriever is pictured center on
the lap of Gabe Alberigi, along
with his canine companion,
Prairie. Folkmanis founders Judy
and Atis Folkmanis and CCI
Executive Director Corey Hudson
(top left) join Gabe in
celebrating this exciting
partnership. Recommended for
ages 3 and up, the Golden
Retriever has a suggested retail
price of $60.
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FolkmanisÒ
Puppets to Donate Portion
of New Golden Retriever Proceeds
to Canine Companions
(EMERYVILLE, CA, January 7,
2000)—As its New Year’s
resolution, Folkmanis Pupppets—Handle
With Fun! will support the
non-profit organization
Canine Companions for
Independence by donating
a percentage of the proceeds
from every new
Golden Retriever puppet
sold. CCI, which receives no
government funding and is
supported 100 percent by private
donations and corporate
contributions, provides people
with disabilities and their
professional caregivers
specially trained Golden
Retrievers and other service
dogs free of charge.
"We love what CCI stands for,
and it is a cause that’s dear to
our hearts," says Judy
Folkmanis, company co-founder.
"The Folkmanis design staff has
created a magnificent Golden
Retriever that people around the
world will instantly fall in
love with and buy. We’re
delighted those sales will be
benefiting the hundreds of
people nationwide who rely on
service dogs each year."
"CCI is dedicated to
enhancing the quality of life
for individuals with
disabilities through the
development of a human/canine
partnership,"
says Corey Hudson, CCI executive director,
"Folkmanis has created a
wonderful Golden Retriever that
we feel will touch people’s
hearts.
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By generously promoting our
organization along with this
puppet, Folkmanis is supporting CCI directly through sales and
indirectly through building
awareness of our organization.
The results will improve the
quality of life for our clients
and make a lot of people
happier."
Folkmanis
Puppets
The Golden Retriever is the
latest in the collection of over
200 amazing Folkmanis puppets, many of which
win
awards every
year. The delightful, 30-inch
long Golden Retriever is a
fascinating creation, with its
super-soft golden coat, soulful
eyes, and sweet facial
expression. This cuddly
puppet comes "alive" when an arm
is inserted into the underside
of the dog and up to its mouth
for easy manipulation.
The Golden Retriever was
unveiled at Folkmanis Booth #749
during the American
International Toy Fair in New
York in February 2000, along
with an exciting line-up of new,
true-to-life line of animal and
character puppets.
Representatives from Folkmanis
and CCI, with their real live
service dogs, will be on hand to
demonstrate these remarkable
canine companions.
Folkmanis®
Puppets are recommended for ages
3 and up and are available at
specialty toy
and gift stores,
including Imaginarium, FAO
Schwarz, Learning Express
stores, science/nature museums,
zoo and aquarium gift shops, and
thousands of independent toy and
gift stores and specialty
retailers nationwide and in over
15 countries around the world.
You can also find Folkmanis®
Puppets online at
Amazon.com.
Canine Companions for
Independence is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization that
enhances the lives of people
with disabilities by providing
highly trained assistance dogs
free of charge to people with
disabilities, and on-going
support to ensure quality
partnerships. For more
information, call or write, CCI,
P.O. Box 446, Santa Rosa, CA
95402-0446; (707) 577-1700; or
go to
www.caninecompanions.org.
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