K-9 Companions / Giving Machine 2025

When You Give

You LightTheWorld

Our Mountain Shadows Residents

In 2025, your giving forged new bonds between

Canine Companions and Mountain Shadows residents.

(Photo: Cath, Therapy Dog)

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This Giving Tuesday, December 2nd, we need your support more than ever.

We need YOUR help to LightTheWorld of our Mountain Shadows residents this Giving Tuesday – and every gift you make will light their faces with smiles, joy, and laughter.

And this year, for the first time ever, Mountain Shadows has partnered with the LightTheWorld Giving Machine to shine the light of love ever brighter!

Canine Companions visits uplift residents

emotionally, socially, physically and cognitively

(Photo: Shea, Therapy Dog)

Join Us at the

Old Town Theatre

December 2nd

6 PM to 7:30 PM

The Giving Machine is a unique, interactive donation experience that allows the public to give directly to organizations like Mountain Shadows. In 2024, the global initiative made a remarkable difference – over $16 million was raised benefitting 450 charities worldwide.

Last year, in San Diego, $250,000 was raised for five charities.

This year, Mountain Shadows is one of ten nonprofits that will be featured in the Giving Machines.

Resident Brian and Canine Companion, Shea. Shea had a unique start in life being raised and trained in the “brig”, the prison in Miramar.

The exciting Giving Machine kickoff celebration on

December 2nd will feature:

* Free food, including tacos from the

Old Town Tortilla Factory, and Cold Stone ice cream

* Local celebrities, including

Eric Weddle, Super Bowl Champion, and

Bryce Wettstein, Olympic Skate Boarder

* Players from the San Diego Gulls

hockey team and the Gulls Mascot

* An Interactive hockey experience

*Music featuring the Gate 5 Band

* Giveaways, including sweatshirts,

Bryce Wettstein autographed skateboards, and

Eric Weddle autographed football items

* The Torrey Pines High School Band

Lupita and Cath.

“I have learned the dogs, they just love everybody

who has a loving heart,” says Kathleen.

And we have witnessed this in action! Cath and Shea

just love our Mountain Shadows residents!

If you are unable to attend the opening event, the Giving Machines will remain open at the Old Town Theatre through December 27th. The Giving Machines are open 24/7, and volunteers will be onsite between 10 am and 7 pm daily.

Please plan to attend. This will be an incredibly fun family holiday event in historic Old Town – and it will benefit our Mountain Shadows residents!

Please click on the link below for full details about the event, and directions to the Old Town Theatre.

Click Here for Details & Directions to the

Giving Machine Opening Celebration!

If you prefer to donate online, please click here:

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Kathleen King and Shea, Canine Companions team.

“We hope to come back to Mountain Shadows monthly to

share the love between our dogs and the residents.”

100% of donations made on Giving Tuesday, at the Giving Machine event, or online, will go directly to Mountain Shadows.

And, as always, your generosity will shine the light on a better and brighter future for our residents, through programs like onsite visits with Canine Companions, and many others.