Help Maine’s Mission Working Dogs With a Fancy Night Out

The 4th Annual Mission Working Dogs Gala is coming up!

The Gala is on Saturday, April 26, 2025. This is an event to get dressed up for, have a plated dinner with a cash bar, a silent auction, and more! You'll get to meet some of the graduates of Mission Working Dogs. The goal of this event is to raise money to fund future generations of working dogs! Grab your tickets by emailing info@missionworkingdogs.org.

This amazing setting is at the Granite Ridge Estate & Barn in Norway, Maine. It's a gorgeous mountain-top wedding venue normally, but on Saturday, April 26 it will be a night to support one amazing woman and the organization she founded, Working Mission Dog. Grab your tickets by emailing info@missionworkingdogs.org.

What is Mission Working Dogs in Oxford, Maine?

Christy Gardner is the Founder and President of Mission Working Dogs, an organization that trains dogs to become service dogs. Christy is a double amputee The training facility is located on Moxie's Place, a road named after Christy's beloved first service dog, Moxie who passed away in 2022.

Who is Christy Gardner?

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Christy's passion for dogs has deep, personal roots. Serving as a Sergeant in the United States Army Military Police in Asia, Christy survived an injury in 2006, eventually leading her to accept her golden retriever service dog, Moxie, in 2010. The two became inseparable and Moxie accompanied Christy on many "missions" of their own, including competing with Team USA as an athlete on the Women’s Para Ice Hockey Team and the USA Para Surfing Team.

She's a Mainer with her new service dog Douggie and having no legs has not slowed her down one bit. She loves to kayak, hike, camp, and camp in Western Maine. Christy is an extraordinary human and if you can attend this amazing gala, you will find out for yourself.

Grab your tickets by emailing info@missionworkingdogs.org.