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The Million Acts of Kindness tour
, created by North Vancouver resident Charmaine Hammond,
kicked off at the end of August in Port Coquitlam.
Our amazing sponsor, Petland Canada, kindly hosted the event at their store location and celebrated
the
launch
with us
. Toby the dog, and star of this tour, had the opportunity to meet some of his fans, as well as give-away copies of his book “Toby Says ‘Be A Buddy, Not A Bully’” and “Toby and His Hospital Friends” to students and children that came to the store. Petland Canada
participated
in the Twoonie for Team Toby campaign,
and
s
old
cut out paper pawprints for $2, with all funds supporting donations of Toby's books and classroom resources into local schools. |
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Anticipation was building the closer we got to our take-off time, but the team was really excited to hit the open road in the Kindness RV sponsored by our friends at Fraserway RV!
Our first stop on the tour was beautiful Kamloops, and we took off,
driving
into the sunset towards interior BC. Despite enjoying the scenic views from our
Fraserway
RV
,
we were happy to arrive to our first destination safely, and we pulled into the Best Western Kamloops for the night. |
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Wired from the excitement from the launch of the tour, I didn’t think I would get any sleep that night. But I was pleasantly surprised! It had been a while since I slid into a king sized bed with multiple excessively plush pillows, which instantly put my body into relaxation mode. Not surprising for a hotel that has hosted dog-whisperer icon Cesar Millan. It didn’t take long before I was seeing Z’s. Charmaine, Ch
r
is and Toby had a restful sleep in the RV. The generosity of this hotel
was
greatly appreciated, this was the second year that they hosted Team Toby. |
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The next morning, I had a chance to meet the general manager Tim at the front desk. He and his staff took some time out of their day to show me around the hotel and impressed me with their love for animals. Not only did they double their pet-friendly rooms within the last year, but they renovated all their pet-friendly rooms to hardware floors! Toby gave his bark of approval and promised the staff he’d see them again on his next visit to Kamloops, and the team took off to our next stop.
Written by Julie Angeletti, Team Toby
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