All
About Fuel & Food, the Sinclair station at 1750 W Main Street, had their
third annual “Dawgs and Dogs” event on Saturday, June 22.
“This
is a safety and awareness fair for people to get to know their first
responders,” explained Zach Taylor, manager of All About Fuel & Food. “It
always ends up being a fun event. We made triple the amount this year than we
did last year in just the first few hours today,” added Taylor. Pepsi donated
12 oz. cans of soda to go with the free hot dogs and chips, and Sinclair gave
away swag as well. The food and drinks were free, but people were encouraged to
donate to one of the charities available.
The
event always includes K-9 police demonstrations behind the store where one of
the officers gets in a protective suit and the dogs show off what they do in
the field, biting and holding on while the officer pretends to try to get away.
During the event, All About Fuel & Food sells “Back the Blue” shirts with
$2 from every sale going toward the Utah Fallen Officers Fund. When an officer
in Utah is killed in action, the Utah Fallen Officers Fund Utah 1033 Foundation
gives the family of the officer a check for $25,000 within 24 hours of a
confirmed, qualifying line-of-duty death.
“Dawgs
and Dogs” always includes a charity fundraiser. This year, volunteers collected
money for three-year-old Avery Hamilton, a little girl in Lehi who was recently
diagnosed with a rare form of Leukemia. Avery was at Primary Children’s
Hospital for several weeks getting chemotherapy. Neighbors have organized yard
sales and started a charity account where donors can give money. (For Venmo:
@Avery-Hamilton-Charity-Account, for Paypal: averyhamiltoncharity@gmail.com.)
“People
are generous and tender-hearted here in Lehi. They always want to help their
neighbors in need,” said Andrea Taylor, volunteer at “Dawgs & Dogs” and
Zach Taylor’s wife.
