Evan Moss, 7, Raises $42,000 for Service Dogs

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Here’s an uplifting story for you…

Evan Moss, 7, has raised $42,000 for service dogs, but he only needed $13,000. You see, Even suffers from epileptic seizures so severe that they could threaten his life. When his parents read that certain service dogs can be trained to detect upcoming seizures (and thus give the parents time to get the child to a safe place) they did some research about this program.

And then their hopes faded.

They would have to pay $13,000 to get such a dog for their son. They did not have nearly that much money. But Evan was not dissuaded. According to The Washington Post:

“So Evan had the idea to write a book, “My Seizure Dog,” about how the things he would do with such a dog. He illustrated it, his mother typed up the prose, and the family self-published it. Then, they ordered up 150 copies for a book signing at a coffee shop.”

But thanks to an article in the Washington Post, people from all over the country showed up to Evan’s book signing. Soon, all 150 copies were sold out. Evan had to take orders for more. Meanwhile, donations poured into Evan’s cause to raise money for his service dog.  

Before long, Evan had raised $42,000, more than enough for his special dog. In fact, the rest of the money he raised will be used to buy service dogs for 7 more epileptic children! How cool is that?