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# The Beckett Foundation

Saving Lives through Peace of Mind

## Sitemaps

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## Posts

- [The Beckett Foundation](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/introduction/) - And we're off! The Beckett Foundation was started in October 2020 by a small group of dog-lovers who wanted to save shelter dog lives while enriching the lives of seniors in our communities. The vision? Make it more logistically feasible for our older neighbors to responsibly adopt dogs by facilitating the formation of local caretaking
- [Pets for the Elderly](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/pets-for-the-elderly/) - A couple of months ago, our board made the decision to donate the money that we had raised on to another organization. Given our slow start during a pandemic, we felt that was the best way to get the money that we had raised to animals and seniors in need of help by putting it
- [Gizmo Goes West](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/gizmo-goes-west/) - In mid-February, our friend and old neighbor Kohl shared with us that he has found himself down on his luck, and was planning to move back out west and try to check into a community called Camp Hope in Las Cruces, New Mexico. We had known Kohl and his little dog Gizmo for around 4
- [Dwoggie Twalk](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/dwoggie-twalk/) - Jon, James, Rebecca and Doug talk about their loving and living with dogs, and we manage to fit in a little bit of cat talk while we're at it.
- [Dogs in Christmas Movies](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/dogs-in-christmas-movies/) - Join us as we chat with Rebecca and James about Christmas movies that involve dogs but are not explicitly ABOUT dogs!
- [A Little About Beckett](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/a-little-about-beckett/) - Doug and Jon chat about their dogs in two brief podcast segments. In this one, Jon talks a little about what it was like to meet and get to know Beckett through his now-wife, and shares a few stories about his adjustment to living with cats and some of the travels he took with us
- [Meeting Truffles in the Park](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/meeting-truffles-in-the-park/) - In this segment, Doug talks about finding Truffles in Prospect Park and the heartwarming efforts of a couple of other passers-by to help comfort her until he could bring her home, where she lived with his family for 15 years until passing away earlier this month.
- [A Thanksgiving Message](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/help-spread-the-word/) - Dear Friends, This is a Thanksgiving post. If you read the whole thing, it's going to involve a sad story, but I truly do feel thankful while I post today… for good friends, good family, good fortune, and a good community. If you're not interested in reading the story, but would like to help some
- [Her Dog Rescued Her. Then Strangers Rescued Him.](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/her-dog-rescued-her-then-strangers-rescued-him/) - From the hometown of the Beckett Foundation comes a very touching story that stems from a scary incident with a relieving ending: Sinclair Larson was struck by an SUV while walking her dog across a crosswalk in Chapel Hill NC on Nov 8, 2020. As onlookers and helpers gathered around her to help care for

## Pages

- [Sleepless Watch](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/sleepless-watch/) - The following was a response posted on Reddit by user euthenios in response to the writing prompt above. The original thread can be found here. The last thing I remember is My Person bringing my to the Sharp Place. I never understood why My Person would bring me to the Sharp Place. The smells were
- [Who We Are](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/who-we-are/) - The Beckett Foundation's mission is to create a mutually beneficial relationship for seniors seeking companionship and dogs that need a forever home by working to build and support intergenerational connections that facilitate responsible animal adoption by the community's older neighbors. Want to help?
- [Acknowledgements](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/acknowledgements/) - The Beckett Foundation extends its heartfelt gratitude to the following people and organizations for their help and guidance as we grow. We are a nonprofit dedicated to saving shelter dog lives. We strive to increase successful adoptions by making it easier on the elderly and chronically ill to adopt with peace of mind when it
- [How to Help](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/help/)
- [Saving Lives through Peace of Mind](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/home-1-jovan/) - [vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1605353372700{background-image: url(https://www.beckettfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/shutterstock_423239686-scaled-e1598977582468.jpg?id=10829) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][mkd_elements_holder alignment_one_column=”left”][mkd_elements_holder_item item_padding=”5% 5% 5% 5%”][mkd_section_title title=”Saving Lives through Peace of Mind” title_color=”#ffffff” highlighted_color=”#ffffff” title_text_transform=”” title_text_align=”” margin_bottom=”” title_size=”” type_out=”no”][vc_column_text]We are a nonprofit dedicated to saving shelter dog lives. We strive to increase successful adoptions by making it easier on the elderly and chronically ill to adopt
- [How to Get Vaccinated in NC](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/get-vaccinated-nc/) - How to Get Vaccinated in NC Figure out which Group you're in: https://findmygroup.nc.gov/ Sign up for the Duke waiting list: https://www.dukehealth.org/covid-19-update/join-waiting-list They will contact you with openings. This is how I got a Jannsen (Johnson and Johnson) vaccine. Check the UNC Appointments Regularly: https://www.unchealthcare.org/coronavirus/vaccines/phase-1b-covid-19-vaccine/ There will often be a message on there staying "We’re very sorry,
- [What's New](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/whats-new/) - [vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1605361111829{background-image: url(https://www.beckettfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/shutterstock_360085766-1-1.jpg?id=10864) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][mkd_elements_holder alignment_one_column=”left”][mkd_elements_holder_item item_padding=”5% 5% 5% 5%”][mkd_section_title title=”What We Do” title_color=”#ffffff” highlighted_color=”#ffffff” title_text_transform=”” title_text_align=”” margin_bottom=”Our mission is to create a mutually beneficial relationship for seniors seeking companionship and dogs that need a forever home by working to build and support intergenerational connections that facilitate responsible animal adoption
- [About us](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/about-us/) - [vc_row content_width=”grid” content_aligment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1482247034269{padding-top: 110px !important;padding-bottom: 66px !important;background-color: #eff3f6 !important;}”][vc_column][mkd_section_title title=”It began with…” title_color=”” highlighted_color=”” title_text_transform=”none” title_text_align=”center” margin_bottom=”” title_size=”medium” type_out=”no”][mkd_section_subtitle color=”” text_align=”” text=”An Introduction from the Founder” width=””][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][mkd_section_subtitle color=”” text_align=”” text=”And that’s where you come in! We can use all the help we can get, from favors to funding. If you’d like to get
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/privacy-policy/) - [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Who we are Our website address is: https://www.beckettfoundation.org. What personal data we collect and why we collect it Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized
- [Newsletter](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/newsletter/) - First name or full name Email By continuing, you accept the privacy policy
- [Saving Lives](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/saving-lives/)
- [Peace of Mind](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/peace-of-mind/)
- [Making Friends](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/making-friends/)
- [Meet the crew](https://www.beckettfoundation.org/meet-the-crew/) - [vc_row content_width=”grid” content_aligment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1482405611973{padding-top: 110px !important;}”][vc_column][mkd_section_title title=”Our fabulous team” title_color=”#3e3e3e” highlighted_text=”.” highlighted_color=”#ff3a4c” title_text_transform=”none” title_text_align=”center” margin_bottom=”” title_size=”” type_out=”no”][mkd_section_subtitle color=”#777777″ text_align=”center” text=”Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis Theme natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes.” width=”77″][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1482405646910{padding-top: 87px !important;padding-bottom: 98px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-offset-0 vc_col-md-3″][mkd_team
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