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What is Le Dog Helps? Our charitable initiative that supports a new dog focused non-profit every month. Each time you purchase from Le Dog Company, you help a fluffy friend in need. Le Dog helps is close to our hearts as it is important to us to serve the community and be a part of something bigger than ourselves. Giving back to the dog community near and far has been a goal of Le Dog Company from the beginning. First and foremost we want all the dogs to be loved and comfy for all their days. We’ve pledged to help a deserving dog charity each month. We make each donation on an individual needs basis; supporting the charity in a way that is meaningful to them. Sometimes that may be a donation of dog food and sometimes that may be a Le Bed leather dog bed. Whatever they are in need of, we are happy to help. By supporting Le Dog Company you are supporting deserving dog charities.
Recent Le Dog Helps recipients:
We are so happy to be building a community that gives back and be able to get involved with these charities. We’re very proud of the varying missions among them. For example Animal Food Bank operates on the principals of low barriers access to help, with the pets being their clients. The organization aims to drive change to allow pets to stay with their loving guardians and operates exclusively by donations and volunteers. Le Dog Helps was able to deliver on Animal Food Banks request for dog food for various breeds and collars and leashes.
Jurassic Bark Rescue is a small dedicated team with the biggest hearts. This rescue organization offers refuge to senior and special needs rescue dogs. Often the dogs they take in have a variety of health issues that require extensive care and vet consultations. Le Dog Helps was able to donate a super comfy dog bed to Agatha, one of their senior/special needs dogs that was in need of some extra comfort for her arthritis and sore joints. Now Agatha is enjoying a Le Bed leather dog bed which has an orthopedic gel memory foam mattress to keep her as happy and comfortable as possible.
Likewise Paws It Forward Dog Rescue is an Okanagan based and focuses entirely on saving dogs in need. At the time Paws It Forward was selected to be the March Le Dog Helps recipient, they had just rescued a very pregnant small dog that was in need of an easy to clean dog bed for her and her pups. Little Shasta turned out to be a wonderful mama to 6 healthy pups. Her foster pawrents were happy that the leather dog bed was easy to quickly wipe clean and that it didn't require any laundering. Paws It Forward started when two friends, working in a pet store, learned about the helpless animals being euthanized at high-kill shelters. Fast forward to today and Paws It Forward rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes hundreds of dogs in need each year. Plus they do not allocate any fundings to staffing, it's all volunteer labor and they use all donations directly towards vet care, supplies, transportation and dog food.
Social Tees Animal Rescue was on co-founder Kristin’s radar from her time as an advertising executive in NYC. They are a super cool foster based not-for-profit, strictly no-kill organization, operating in the East Village of New York City. They rescue animals from shelters where they are at high risk of euthanasia and provide them with safe haven and veterinary care before placing them with new adoptive pawrents. We were happy to be able to give some comfort to a Social Tees rescue dog by providing them with a comfy dog bed to rest and recuperate.
Please let us know about any dog focused charities you believe in and care about. Each month we will continue to choose a new deserving dog focused charity to support. We'd love to add them to our Le Dog Helps recipient list!
Thank you for helping us help dogs in need.
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As 2025 comes to an end, and the 2026 has begun, the possibilities ahead for the 6th annual Alex Padilla Memorial Golf Fundraiser in July 2026, and the impact it can continue to make are exciting, thanks to supporters like the donors. Help us plan for the year ahead. The donor support has been vital in supporting local establishments, some of which were very dear to Alex’s heart.
In December 2019, our son, Alexander Padilla, was sadly a victim of gun violence which resulted in his death, and he was only 25-years-old. Alex graduated from Central Catholic High School in 2012. He loved his pit bulls, saving other animals, riding his motorcycle, and he was a Pittsburgh Pirates fan. Alex made everyone smile, he was a friend to everyone he met, and he did not discriminate against anyone. In memory of Alex, we are actively working on the 6th Annual Alex Padilla Memorial Golf Outing/Fundraiser, which will be held in July 18, 2026, at Detwiler Golf Course, 4001 N. Summit St., Toledo, Ohio.
As we embark on our 6th year, we would like to extend our warmest, heartfelt thanks to every previous sponsor, donor, volunteer and supporter that has helped make our event successful. This year, the organization is setting its sights on even greater goals, we would like to reach $15,000.00 this year, and you are invited to be a part of this journey. Over the past five years the money we raised has gone to Central Catholic Alex Padilla Scholarship Fund; LC4; PITT Crew; Colton Strong, Toledo Animal Rescue, Still Missing Animal Welfare Group, emergency surgery services for animals, Adopting a local family in need/Christmas; Wrestling Club Scholarships; West Toledo Emergency Animal Hospital; Toledo Area Lost and Found Pets, Toledo Christmas Toy Run, unexpected funeral and wake expenses for two families and other non-profit organizations. We are not a 501©3 because we donate mostly to the non-profit organizations that are 501©3. In 2025, we raised $13,141.00, which has been distributed to some of the non-profits listed and will continue to be distributed as needed.
To help effectively plan and ensure the success of these initiatives, we are reaching out to the community of supporters now because we want to give your organization ample time to plan as you may be preparing your annual budget for 2026. Please help us make this event a continued success. We are trying to turn a horrific tragedy into something positive. We are asking for any donations or services that you may have available to donate to be used as silent auction items and raffle items, including gift certificates/gift cards, merchandise, and/or your own gift basket. Anything your company can do to help us and make our event successful is significantly appreciated. In past years, we have had up to 164 golfers, 50 volunteers, and approximately 100 other people that attended our event.
We would like all donations by May 31, 2026. If you need more time, please let us know. Donations can be mailed to Julie Hepfinger C/O Alex Padilla Golf Outing 4640 Suder Ave., Toledo, Ohio, 43611. If you are a local business and need us to pick your donation up, please contact Julie Hepfinger at 419-215-4599 or Dawn Erdman at 419-699-0168, or feel free to send us an email at apadilla333p@yahoo.com Monetary donations can be mailed to addresses listed or made through Venmo, at a later date. Sponsorships for the event will open around April/May 2026. If your business is interested in being a sponsor, please contact Nick Laporta at nicklaporta2@gmail.com. There are different levels for sponsors. This year we would like to have more sponsors than previous years. We would like to reach the goal of 25 sponsors this year.
Thank you in advance for your donation. Flyer is attached. Please visit the Alex Padilla Memorial Golf Outing page on Facebook. Thank you again for all the support and love in memory of Alex. Generosity is the foundation of the work, and the organization is profoundly grateful for your partnership
Respectfully,
The Padilla Family and Rex and Romeo (Alex’s fur babies)