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Great American Heroes

Grand Rapids, Michigan (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV Episode | Reality-TV
Trace Adkins and his band make a stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan, giving Trace the opportunity to meet three local folks who have found ways to address needs they found in their community. Mike Sapp used to train and show dogs as a hobby, ...See moreTrace Adkins and his band make a stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan, giving Trace the opportunity to meet three local folks who have found ways to address needs they found in their community. Mike Sapp used to train and show dogs as a hobby, until he was asked by some friends who were deaf if he would help train their dog. He did such a great job, that more people asked him for his help and Paws With A Cause was born. Now, Mike and his volunteers provide trained service dogs to people with a wide range of disabilities. When Trace visits, Mike shows him the behind the scenes, as it were, of his facility. They see the trainers putting adult dogs through their paces, the young puppies bred to become service dogs and bring a fully trained dog to meet its new owner. Trace also joins Andrew Stachowiak, a volunteer for GreenCare for Troops. Andrew, a former Marine, is well aware of the burden that a military family carries when a loved one is deployed, and wanted to reach out and help. Through GreenCare for Troops, an initiative of Project Evergreen, Andrew utilizes his skills as a landscaper to care of yards belonging to deployed service people. Trace sees the work that Andrew has done and is doing and takes some time to chat with the wife of one of those deployed servicemen currently being helped by Andrew. Trace also makes a stop by an after school and summer program called Creative Youth Center, run by teacher Lori Slager. At CYA, Trace witnesses Lori and her team using different creative writing exercises to get kids excited about learning, such as song writing and play writing. The kids also have a Press Club and Trace becomes the object of their attention as they "interview" him. Written by RIVR Media See less
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Cinematographer
Keith Byrd
Editor
Jeff Thomas
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 14, 2012
Release date
Nov 14, 2012 (United States)

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