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Ballston Spa Veteran Completes 4K Mile Kayak, Bike Ride Fundraising For Service Dogs Ballston Spa Veteran Completes 4K Mile Kayak, Bike Ride Fundraising For Service Dogs
Ballston Spa Veteran Completes 4K Mile Kayak, Bike Ride Fundraising For Service Dogs An Army veteran from New York went the distance - 4,000 miles to be exact - to help his fellow veterans in need of service dogs. Saratoga County native Jimmy Thomas, age 61, of Ballston Spa, completed the final leg of his arduous, five-month journey on Saturday, Feb. 4.  Flanked by a police escort made up of several local agencies, Thomas arrived at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum (ESAM) in Glenville at around 2 p.m. Awaiting him at the finish line were dozens of community members, veterans, and police officers, as well as a firetruck with its ladder extended, draping an American fl…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Doggie Paddle: Ballston Spa Army Veteran Kayaking, Biking 4K Miles Fundraising For Service Dogs Doggie Paddle: Ballston Spa Army Veteran Kayaking, Biking 4K Miles Fundraising For Service Dogs
Doggie Paddle: Ballston Spa Army Veteran Kayaking, Biking 4K Miles Fundraising For Service Dogs An Army veteran from New York is going the distance - 4,000 miles to be exact - to help his fellow veterans in need of service dogs. Saratoga County native Jimmy Thomas, age 61, of Ballston Spa, is currently kayaking from the town of Glenville all the way to Key West, Florida. He then plans to bicycle back to upstate New York. The arduous journey is all part of a fundraiser called Doggie Paddle for Veterans, a partnership with the Glenville Rotary that seeks “to get our country's attention to help our American veterans find a better tomorrow with a service dog,” reads the fundraiser’s webs…

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by Michael Mashburn