Freedom Paws Service Dogs

05/28/2026

🎟️🐾 FREEDOM PAWS CHARITY RAFFLE 🐾🎟️

Get your tickets TODAY and support an amazing cause! ❤️🐶

📍 Drawing: June 20
📍 Location: 300 Koch St Fields, Pekin, IL
💥 You do NOT need to be present to win! 💥

🎟️ Tickets are ONLY $10 each
(Items raffled separately)

💲 Venmo: -15u or Stop in our office by appointment located at 5407 Cambron Chillicothe, IL

➡️ Please include in Venmo comments:
• Buyer Name
• Phone Number
• Item #
• Quantity of Tickets

🔥 AMAZING RAFFLE ITEMS INCLUDE 🔥
1️⃣ Insignia 55” TV
2️⃣ Alwan’s Gift Card
3️⃣ Blackstone Griddle
4️⃣ Ridgeside K9 Gift Card
5️⃣ G***k 43x EDC Combo
6️⃣ JBL Partybox 310
7️⃣ Artkore Tattoo
8️⃣ Par-A-Dice 1 Night Stay
9️⃣ Marucci 31” + 2 Peoria Chiefs Vouchers
🔟 Dick’s Gift Card
1️⃣1️⃣ Nintendo Switch + Mario Kart 8
1️⃣2️⃣ Wagon-Load-O-Fun
1️⃣3️⃣ Easton Ghost OG 31” + 2 Peoria Chiefs Vouchers

🐾 ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT FREEDOM PAWS 🐾
Helping provide service dogs to Veterans and First Responders at NO cost. ❤️🇺🇸

On behalf of DGSA and Freedom Paws, THANK YOU for your support and for helping

05/26/2026

Anyone else feeling like this today? 😴☕😂

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we remember those who gave everything and recommit ourselves to serving those who carry the invisible wounds of service.

❤️ Honor the Fallen.
💙 Support Our Veterans.
🐾 Empower Through Service Dogs.

Freedom Paws. Freedom Changes Lives.

05/24/2026

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🇺🇸 Thank You, Elmwood. 🇺🇸

What an incredible day for Ruck 22.

Thank you to every walker, volunteer, sponsor, veteran, family member, and supporter who helped make this event so meaningful. Because of this community, we were able to honor the memory of John F. Pettit III while bringing people together in support of veterans and one another.

From the early morning registration table to the final walkers crossing the finish line, yesterday was a reminder of what small-town support and patriotism truly look like.

We are humbled by the turnout, the encouragement, and the heart shown throughout the entire day.

From the bottom of our hearts — thank you for walking, honoring, remembering, and supporting this mission once again.

05/23/2026

🇺🇸 The 22-mile walkers are getting close.

Join us this afternoon at Central Park as we welcome home those walking in honor of John F. Pettit III and our veterans.

After miles of walking, support from the community means everything. Come cheer them on as they finish strong.

📍 Central Park • Elmwood, IL

05/23/2026

Show up and help make the 5th year the biggest yet! 🇺🇸

Just a few more days until we step off in Elmwood.

🇺🇸 2.2 Mile Walk
🇺🇸 10K
🇺🇸 Full 22 Mile Ruck

You do NOT have to carry a ruck sack to participate.

Bring your family. Bring your friends. Bring your respect.

📍 Central Park – Elmwood
🕢 Saturday Morning

Let’s make year five the biggest one yet. 🇺🇸

05/23/2026

PTSD isn't always visible.

It can show up as nightmares, anxiety, hypervigilance, panic attacks, isolation, difficulty sleeping, irritability, or constantly feeling on edge. For many Veterans and First Responders, these struggles happen every day, often hidden behind a smile.

That's where a service dog can make a life-changing difference. By donating to Freedom Paws, you are helping provide trained service dogs to Veterans and First Responders at no cost to them.

https://givebutter.com/freedom-paws-service-dogs-foundation

05/22/2026

🇺🇸 THE SHIRTS ARE READY. 🇺🇸

Ruck 22 is almost here, and we can’t wait to see this community come together once again in honor of John F. Pettit III.

Thank you to every sponsor, volunteer, walker, and supporter helping make this event possible. Your support means more than you know.

Whether you’re walking 2.2 miles, the 10K, or taking on the full 22 miles — every step matters.

📍 Elmwood, Illinois
📅 May 23, 2026

Walk. Honor. Remember.