Kaily Boudinot

In the effort to help pay for her dog Einie, Kaily Boudinot has another set of champions working on her behalf -- members of Alexandria Boy Scout Troop 24.

In early March, Northridge High School students spent several weeks collecting coins to give to the Boudinot family.

With all classes competing to see which could collect the most, the final total was $1,127.79.

Einstein or Einie, as he has been nicknamed by Kaily, first came to be her helper dog in November.

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Raised and trained by Golden Dogs Assistance Dog Academy in Mt. Vernon, Einie accompanies Kaily, now 10 and a student at Alexandria Elementary School, everywhere.He has been trained to assist her in picking up pencils and books she drops, opening doors and any number of other tasks to help his owner, who uses a wheelchair because of cerebral palsy.

Einie will be her companion for six to eight years.

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And even though the amount of money we hope to raise would probably complete the purchase of our trailer or pay for a couple of their summer camp fees, they never hesitated in switching there efforts to help Kaily."

Kaily, he said, loves spaghetti and plans to attend so she can meet scouts and community members as well.

Kaily Boudinot.

Kaily, who is a student at Alexandria Elementary School, uses a wheelchair because of cerebral palsy.

Einstein -- Einie, as he is called by Kaily -- first came to school with her on Nov. 13.He was trained by and purchased from Golden Dogs Assistance Dog Academy in Mt. Vernon.

"It amazes me that the high school kids did this for Kaily," said Alexandria principal Andra Dupps.
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On Friday, Kaily and her mother, Cindy, came to meet the high school students involved in change wars and to see the table full of change before it went to the bank.

Students at Northridge High School are competing to see which class can donate the most change to help buy a helper dog for Alexandria Elementary School student Kaily Boudinot.

Kaily uses a wheelchair because of cerebral palsy.Her helper dog, Einstein, first came to class with her on Nov. 13.

"Einie," as Kaily calls him, was purchased from and trained by the Golden Dogs Assistance Dog Academy in Mt. Vernon.

Kaily learned the techniques of dog grooming and some commands through the Kids 'n Canines program at Walnut Springs Middle School in Westerville.Einie will be her companion for six to eight years.

The idea behind "the change wars" at Northridge High School is to help pay the $2,600 cost for Einstein.
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We want to give back to the community and our goal this year is Kaily."

Change will be collected from each of the the four classes during lunch periods.The class that collects the most change will win spirit points.

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