I’llsendyouaphotoofLucky.

　　DearMissLi,

　　I’dliketothankyouforsendingmoneyto“AnimalHelpers”,anorganizationsetuptohelpdisabledpeople.Yousee,youhavehelpedmakeitposiibleformetohave“Lucky”,whohasfilledmylifewithpleasure.Letmetellyoumystory.

　　Beingblind,deaf,unabletowalkoruseyourhandseasilyissomethingthatmostpeoplecannotimagine.Buttherearemanypeoplewhofacethesechallenges,andIamoneofthem.BecauseIcan’tusemyarmsorlegswell,normalthingslikeansweringthetelephone,openingandshuttingdoorsorcarryingthingshavealwaysbeendifficultforme.Thenonedaylastyear,afriendofminesaidthatshewouldliketohelpmeout.Shesaidshewouldtalkto“AnimalHelpers”toseeifitwouldbepossibleformetogetaspeciallytraineddog.Shealsothoughtadogmightcheermeup.ItoldherthatIloveanimalsandthatI’dlovetohaveadog.

　　Aftersixmonthsoftrainingwithadogat“AnimalHelpers”,Iwasabletobringhimhome.Mydog’snameis“Lucky”---agoodnameforhimbecauseIfeelveryluckytohavehim.Yousee,I’monlyabletohavea“dog—helper”becauseofyourkinddonation!

　　HowdoesLuckyhelpmeyoumightask?Well,hehasbeentrainedtounderstanddifferentinstructions.Forexample,Isay,“Lucky!Fetchmybook,”andhedoesitatonce.HeisverycleverandunderstandsmanyEnglishwords,evensomedifficultoneslike“upstairs”.

　　Luckyisanamazingdog.I’llsendyouaphotoofhimifyoulike,andIcouldshowyouhowhehelpsmetoooneday.AndsoIthankyouagainforsupporting“AnimalHelpers”.Itisveryimportantthatthisorganizationdoesnotrunoutofmoney.Yourdonationisgreatlyappreciatedandthemoneyiswellusedtohelpdisabledpeoplelikeme.

　　Bestwishes

　　LizSmith