February Volunteer of the Month

Congratulations to Sue Knode, the February Volunteer of the Month!

Our volunteers collectively give over 40,000 hours per month to raise and sit puppies, help with public training, maintain our property, help with fundraising and so much more! To give back to our volunteers who give us so much, we’re recognizing a volunteer each month. Selected by random drawing, volunteers of the month receive a gift card to local restaurants and businesses. Thank you to Skyline Family Restaurant for donating a gift card for February’s volunteer!

Sue has been volunteering with SSD for 13 years! She had been volunteering at the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community and saw the Susquehanna Service Dogs booth. She introduced herself to Nancy Fierer, our founder, and of course, Nancy encouraged her to get involved. Sue went home and immediately filled out the application to become a puppy sitter!

Since that day, she has filled many volunteer roles, raising nine puppies and sitting countless dogs. She serves on the Puppy Raiser Council and is a partner liaison, answering questions and helping partners settle in to life with their new service dog. She assists with IFTs (In For Testing) for our dogs in training to evaluate the dogs, helps with Team Training, gives public access tests and retests, does demonstrations, and more.

“I love the people,” says Sue. “It’s wonderful to work with partners and see the difference their dogs make in their lives. I appreciate the opportunity to get to know such a diverse group of people. I’ve formed great friendships with other volunteers, partners, and staff!”

Thank you, Sue, for everything you do for Susquehanna Service Dogs!