39 kerthousand ways to be brilliant

Oh man. Sometimes I do put off writing a post because I get so emotional about the person I'll be sharing with you.

This one is called http://www.pets2vets.org and it's a doozy.

Dave Sharpe is an Air Force veteran. He's had difficult times upon returning home. But one day, he went with a friend to a local pit bull rescue and saved Cheyenne. Or did she save him? She didn't judge him when he punched a wall, but her expression spoke to him. He cried his whole story out to her. This inspired him to create Pets2Vets.

Pets2Vets will pair veterans with homeless pets by arranging adoptions of shelter animals. They will work with all veterans from World War Two, through the current wars. They also work with law enforcement, firefighters, first responders and 9/11 families and their family members. We are talking all inclusive. Is this not brilliant?

I know how Taco, Betty, Mama and Ellie can help me on days when I am just in the pits. They always love me and that is huge.

Imagine all the gratitude and love flowing between the vet and the animal? Thank-you for saving me. No. Thank-you for saving me. Weep,weep, weep.

One of the goals of this nonprofit is to bring awareness to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain injury. Please do read their Mission and Vision section.

Right now, the pets are being adopted from the Washington Animal League. The veterans are from Walter Reed and the DC VA Hospital. But jeeze, wouldn't this be a great nationwide program?

They have a donation page on their website. Here is where some of that money goes:

They provide transportation to the shelter to meet the dog or cat and back to the hospital.
They provide a leash, collar, bowls and crate for each pet.
Toward the cost of transporting the pet to his new home, anywhere in America.

I'm so blown away. People and their wonderful, creative brains and their wonderful ways to care for each other and the homeless animals. Bless, bless, bless.