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Article: Local Woman to Receive New Best Friend from Acme Markets.
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- PR Newswire
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- May 24, 1999
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MALVERN, Pa., May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Acme Markets, Inc., the Delaware Valley's largest food and drug retailer and Milk-Bone dog biscuits, are sponsoring the donation of a Canine Assistant to Philadelphia resident, Wendy Elliot-Vandivier. Canine Assistants are special dogs, trained to assist children and adults with disabilities. In this case, Elliot-Vandivier has Spina Bifida, a condition that leaves her paralyzed from the waist down.
With the help of her new companion, the 42-year-old Human Resources Manager will be able to get up steep hills more easily, pick up dropped objects, open and close doors, and more. And since Elliot-Vandivier works for an agency ...