Coastal Pet Products and Aeonian Brewing Company joined forces on a sunny Saturday to raise funds for Leader Dogs for the Blind. The annual Bark & Brew event includes a 5K walk/run along part of the Iron Horse Trail followed by a fundraiser at Aeonian. Coastal Pet is a longtime supporter of Leader Dogs for the Blind, even sponsoring a pup for a year in advance of its training to work with a visually impaired person. Aeonian played host to raffles and games in a free event for all ages. Leader Dogs, based in Michigan, aims to empower blind or visually impaired people to be able to live independently, with the support of a fully trained companion dog. The pups go through several levels of training, and then are paired up and fully ready to guide their human through daily tasks and even out in the community. To learn more, check out leaderdog.org.

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