$115,000 gift
connects veterans
with assistance dogs
On a hot, August afternoon,
Anthem, a yellow-lab/golden retriever
mix, stood obediently between the
two most important humans in his life.
On Anthem’s left sat Trista Hageman,
the woman who’d raised him the past
18 months. On his right were retired
1st Lt. Tate Landin, and Tate’s wife,
Jessica. Later that day, Anthem
Dr.
Amrinder
Binda,
Greyson
Gallagher,
Jessica
Tate,
retired
1st Lt. Tate
Tim
Gallagher
Dr. Bill Roberts
Landin,
Trista and
Hageman,
and Tate’s
service dog, Anthem
would go home with the Landins to
begin his new life as Tate’s assistance
dog. funding to market the service proud to be a small part of fulfilling
part of a unique collaboration that is no charge for the dog to its When Tate returned home to his
& White Health and Canine philanthropic support. assistance-dog training program. Independence, in collaboration with Independence at Baylor Scott & Foundation, helps veterans in a way marked the first time that an Kozmetsky, a Kozmetsky Family affiliated with a health care system. remarkable dogs not only promote Anthem, Trista and the Landins are specifically to veterans. Since there
began in 2014 between Baylor Scott recipients, its training depends on
Companions for Independence ® , an
“Canine
Companions
for
this mission.”
wife and young daughter, Abigail,
after his deployment to Afghanistan,
he received devastating news. He
had an aggressive brain tumor: a
stage IV glioblastoma.
The Canine Companions for Bayl o r H e a lth Ca re S ys te m White Health - Kinkeade Campus like n o oth e r,” s a i d A a r o n assistance-dog training center had Fo u n d a t i o n t r u s te e . “ T h e s e craniotomy
physical independence, but they underwent two-and-a-half years of
Sponsorship of a Dog
a l so p rovi de a n unde nia ble
Tate and Anthem are one of two therapeutic effect on these proud,
supported by a generous gift from “For the sacrifices these heroes
Recovery and Rehabilitation
Tate unde r we nt a 20 -hour
and
received
chemotherapy treatments. He also
rehabilitation.
Though
h e’s
surpassed what his therapists
thought he’d achieve, Tate still needs
veteran/assistance-dog teams brave men and women. the Kozmetsky Family Foundation. have made for our country, we sponsor one assistance dog. The loyalty and stability provided by Tate, thanks in large part to Trista. A
$115,000 provides sponsorship for live their best lives possible. in raising a puppy as she saw the
It costs approximately $50,000 to believe they deserve the unwavering
Kozmetsky Family Foundation gift of Canine Companions to help them
two assistance dogs, plus additional Kozmetsky Family Foundation is
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help with small daily tasks, like
opening doors and turning on lights.
Anthem is well equipped to help
social worker, she became interested
Kinkeade Campus being built. She