Foothills Humane Society (FHS) is announcing a new fund in honor of Champ, the well known

local therapy dog that recently passed away at the age of 10. Champ was the official “spokesdog” for Foothills Humane Society, whose people and animals were always near and dear to his heart. He often attended the fundraising functions and festivals for the society and was recognized and loved by many in Polk County. He wrote letters and articles for and about the shelter for years, and spoke with pride of the shelter in his monthly column in the Tryon Daily Bulletin.
Champ was found wandering the streets of Mississippi as a youngster, and was saved by Cathy Brooks of Mississippi Great Pyrenees Rescue. He had been eating garbage, had been hit by a car and was high heartworm positive. He was treated in Mississippi and came to live in Tryon with his humans, Dana Mayer and Emmy Summers.
In his honor, Foothills is establishing a fund that will help other dogs that suffer from some of the same plights as Champ. The fund will help treat shelter dogs that are heartworm positive. It will also help FHS dogs that have medical emergencies or need special medical treatment that would be otherwise unavailable to them.
Contributions to Champ’s Fund may be made to Foothills Humane Society P.O. Box 126, Tryon, N.C. 28782. Online donations may also be made through www.foothillshumanesociety.org by simply going to the home page. The article on Champ is clearly indicated.  At the end of the article, there is a link to an on-line donation page.
– article submitted by Joyce Cox