Community Involvement

 Being part of a service dog team allows Amanda to safely go out and live her life.

 

She has given back to the community by being a part of Relay for Life events, both as a team member and as a team captain. 

 

She has spread awareness through speaking engagements about seizure-response dogs and their value at Epilepsy York Region and Epilepsy Ontario meetings, and has spoken about epilepsy and service dogs at elementary schools and at seniors’ homes. 

 

Amanda and her family represent Epilepsy York Region at an international epilepsy expo in California every year, with last year being an exception due to the pandemic. Epilepsy Awareness Day At Disneyland is an annual expo attended by more than 5000 registered participants from around the world.  While at this conference Amanda's responsibilities include manning a booth where she answers questions and shares information with attendees.  She also attends speaker presentations on a variety of topics, and brings back current and innovative information to Epilepsy York Region to be shared with their members.

Amanda has also been an invited speaker at the Basic Income Symposium and has contributed to two books on the topic of Universal Basic Income.

 

Her service dog gives her the freedom to do all of these things without any worries.

                    

                                      Amanda speaking at the Basic Income Symposium in Hamilton.

With the EADDL Expo founders, Candy and Sofie Levy in Anaheim, California. (Missing from photo, Event Co- Founder, Brad Levy.)

                      Providing information to attendees of the EADDL Expo in California.

   Manning the booth at the Epilepsy Awareness Day at Disneyland Expo, a two day event.

Speaking about service dogs at an Epilepsy York Region Annual meeting.

                 Part of a Relay for Life team in Milton, ON, honouring her Aunt Nancy Robar.

Captain of a Relay for Life team in Newmarket, ON, in honour of her Aunt Loren-Lea P. Hodgson.