Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog featured on People Magazine's peoplepets.com website


Sparkles and I are very excited that her story is featured on People Magazine's peoplepets.com site. Click on the People Pets logo to read this really wonderful story by Helin Jung.
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Thanks to everyone at People Magazine's peoplepets.com for helping share Sparkles' story and her efforts to share the fire safety message!

Sparkles' Story named Angel Animal Story of the Week


Allen and Linda Anderson from the Angel Animals Network have named Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog's story as the Angel Animal Story of the Week. Click on the Angel Animal button to the right to read Sparkles' story.

Sunday, March 7, 2010


To learn more about the Daily Point of Light Award, click HERE.

Sparkles the FIre Safety Dog and Firefighter Dayna on Coffee with a Canine


One of the things that I enjoy doing is sharing Sparkles' story. Recently, I had the opportunity during the interview, to share some secrets about Sparkles that I have never shared before.

Click on the Coffee with a Canine button to view the interview. Thanks to Coffee with a Canine for the lovely visit!

Enjoy!

New Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Buttons Arrive!



Friday, March 5, 2010

Sparkles and Frankie on Pet Playground.


The other day Barb Techel and I were on Pet Playground with Sage Lewis.

We had a wonderful time sharing with Sage and her audience our history making day at Clarksville Primary School. It was so much fun!

Click on the picture below to listen to the interview!


Thank you Sage, for sharing our wonderful story!

New Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Collector's Buttons!

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They're fun! They're new!
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Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Collector buttons by artist Brianna Lennox!
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Proceeds from the sale of Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Collector buttons will benefit the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation.
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First 100 orders receive a FREE Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog trading card. Click on the picture below to learn more!
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Your tax deductible donation will help the foundation promote fire safety and develop fire safety related educational materials. Together, we can help keep you and your family safe!

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Dog of the Day on Dogtipper.com


Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog is DogTipper.com's Dog of the Day for March 4th!

Click on the dogtipper.com button to the right to read more!

Sunday, February 21, 2010

A History Making Day!

Ever have one of those days where you pinch yourself and say that you can't believe what is happening? I experienced one of those days last Friday, when our good friends, Frankie the Walk 'n Roll Dog and her human, Barbara Techel, Sparkles and myself, visiting via skype to share fire safety with the children of Clarksville Primary School.

What amazes me about Barbara and Frankie, is that our goals are so parallel. They have been a true blessing and we will be joining forces on occasion to help share each others messages. Doesn't that just give you goosebumps?

On Friday, I was so thankful that Principal Steve Ziegler, Kathy Howell, and all of the children and teachers at Clarksville Primary School once again allowed us the opportunity to visit their school. And, what made this day so very special, is that they got to hear first hand, Frankie's story.

It was truly a day that I will never forget! Thank you Barbara and Frankie for coming into our lives!



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Read complete Press Release here!

Check out Frankie and Sparkles' new blog HERE.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Exciting News!


This week has been a truly incredible week! Thanks to Facebook, Sparkles and I had the good fortune of meeting Frankie the Walk 'n Roll Dog and her human, Barbara Techel. The incredible thing is, Barbara and I have so much in common and share many of the same common goals and dreams, with the most important of that being an un-ending love for our dogs! Over the past few weeks, Barbara, Frankie, Sparkles and I have been working on a big project. The time has come when we can finally share some of the news! But, wait! There's more! Check back this evening to see what other surprises that Frankie and Sparkles have! To visit the blog, click HERE.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog on the Working Like Dog Blog


Thank you to our friends Marcie and Whistle at Working Like Dogs at Pet Life Radio for an incredible interview! We had the best time and we can't wait until the interview airs!


Click HERE to read the Working Like Dogs blog to learn more!

New Valentine's Day Coloring Page from Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog


Happy Valentine's Day!

Click on the picture of the coloring page below to download and print your very own Valentine's Day coloring page!



Have fun and stay safe!

Love,










Attention kids, parents, teachers and fire departments. Have you checked out Sparkles the Fire Safety Dogs' fun fire safety activity and coloring pages? Check them out! We're adding new ones all of the time! Just click on the picture of Sparkles to see more!


Please feel free to add this button to help spread the fire safety message. Together, we can help keep children and their caregivers fire safe!

Saturday, February 6, 2010

New Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Pop Art by Artist Dean Russo


Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog's Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation is pleased to announce Sparkles' new pop art by artist Dean Russo.



Brooklyn, NY artist Dean Russo got his formal training in The School of Visual Arts in NYC. His fascination of the urban landscape has influenced his work entirely. From his obsession with graffiti and street art he has carved his own version of pop art from the ever moving world around him. Asked to describe his work, he said, "My work is about motion and a sense of taking a familiar form to the next level."

Click HERE to visit the foundation's product page. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of these new items will benefit the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation and the work of Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog. Thank you, Dean, so very much on behalf of the foundation, Sparkles, myself and all of the children and their families that you will help keep fire-safe!

To learn more about the foundation, visit our website. If you have an item that would help enhance the work of the foundation, please contact me at dayna@keepkidsfiresafe.org.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

New Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Valentine's Day Cards

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Valentine's Day Cards. 100% of the proceeds from these cards will go to the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation. Click on the picture below to order yours today and help the foundation keep children and their caregivers fire safe!

Friday, January 29, 2010

New Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Coloring Page

Brand new Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog coloring page from our good friends at the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation. Enjoy!

Click on the picture of the coloring page to download and print your coloring page.


Attention kids, parents, teachers and fire departments. Have you checked out Sparkles the Fire Safety Dogs' fun fire safety activity and coloring pages? Check them out! We're adding new ones all of the time! Just click on the picture of Sparkles to see more!

Please feel free to add this button to help spread the fire safety message. Together, we can help keep children and their caregivers fire safe!

Monday, January 25, 2010

Big news!


One of Sparkles and my favorite bloggers in the whole wide world, author and mommy blogger, Dawn Meehan, has posted a book review of our book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog on her Because I Said So blog.

Dawn is giving away some really exciting goodies to two of her readers, including a special edition copy of my book and audio book, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog. These limited edition copies will be signed by Firefighter Michael and myself. The books will also be “pawed” by Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog.

These two winners will also receive several life saving products from Sparkles, myself and First Alert, including a combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarm, Tundra™ Fire Extinguishing Spray and escape ladder, worth over $100! All to help keep you and your family safe! Here is my fire safety dog friend, Tango, modeling with all of the loot!


And, cause I am feeling so generous and because I like Dawn's blog and her readers so much, I am also going to throw in a battery operated talking combination smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector from First Alert, worth over $60! The voice alarm is really easy to program even notifies you which hazard is being sensed.

How cool is that? Over $160 in fire safety goods for each of two of Dawn's lucky readers! So, tell all your friends and help spread the word!

Visit Dawn's blog HERE to learn more! It's easy, it's fun and it's free! But, best of all, you'll be visiting one of the most amazing blogs on the face of the planet!

Thanks to Dawn for helping us spread the fire safety message! And, a big thanks to our friends at First Alert! Working together we can help keep children and their caregivers fire safe.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Free Downloadable Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Activity Sheet

Click on the picture below to download a free Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Stick Puppet for your child/children, compliments of the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation.



Attention kids, parents, teachers and fire departments. Have you checked out Sparkles the Fire Safety Dogs' fun fire safety activity and coloring pages? Check them out! We're adding new ones all of the time! Just click on the picture of Sparkles to see more!

Please feel free to add this button to help spread the fire safety message. Together, we can help keep children and their caregivers fire safe!

Monday, January 11, 2010

Firefighter Dayna Site Named Top 20 Blog for Firefighters by Fire Science Schools


Thanks to Fire Science Schools for naming the Firefighter Dayna fire safety site as one of the Top 20 Blogs for firefighters!
Click on the picture of the firefighter to read more!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Fire Safety Blog Named Top 101 Women Blogger in 2010 by WE Magazine


What an honor for Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog fire safety blog to have been named one of the top 101 Women Blogger to Watch in 2010 by WE Magazine. Sparkles and I are very honored and very excited! Thankyou WE Magazine for helping us share the fire safety message and help keep children and their caregivers fire safe!

You may read the original article HERE.

Here's a copy of the announcement on the WE Magazine site:

WOW! It’s hard to believe it’s 2010! And I am so excited because I am sure this is going to be the year of the Social Media Entrepreneur. Participating in and leading Social Media has become a way of life for people personally and professionally.

Along with Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and many other niche social networking sites, blogs are mainstream now – books are being written by, for and about bloggers. Movies are made showcasing bloggers’ stories and bloggers are headlining news stories every day.

It is an honor for me to share our annual list of 101 Inspiring Women Bloggers to Watch with the readers of WE Magazine for Women.

Monday, January 4, 2010