Media Member! You are invited to the Dog Training Program at Tomoka Correctional Institution Work Camp

WHAT:	The Prison Pals N Pups program brings together rescue dogs from the West Volusia Kennel Club and Halifax Humane Society with inmates from Tomoka Correctional Institution Work Camp, who obedience-train them. The dogs who graduate earn the AKC Canine Good Citizen Certificate. The graduating dogs are crate trained, housebroken, spayed/neutered, up-to-date on shots and micro-chipped.
WHEN:	Tomoka Correctional Institution Work Camp 3950 Tiger Bay Road Daytona Beach, Florida 32124
WHERE:	October 24, 2012. The event will begin at 10 a.m. EST and reporters will have an opportunity to interview and photograph/film inmates and program participants.
WHO:	Department of Corrections and local dignitaries to Volusia County. The graduation ceremony is open to all media.
CONTACT:	If you wish to attend the Prison Pals N Pups graduation ceremony, please contact the Department of Corrections’ Communications Office at (850) 488-0420 several days before the scheduled graduation, as Media Access forms will need to be completed.

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