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Jasper benefit: New author Amanda Skwarok turns lost dog moment into kids' book, fundraiser

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Amanda Skwarok wrote and illustrated “ Jasper in Jasper: A True Canadian Tail’s story.

Jasper was her miniature American Eskimo-Bichon Frise cross, the centre of her Edmonton home and universe.

In 2008 , she and Jasper visited the Jasper townsite every Canada Day and he ran off into the crowd of people.

Jasper crossed the rainbow bridge in 2016 after 11 years of squeezing as much joy as possible into each day .

Sometimes, right after a disaster, people rally together to raise awareness, but a year later , it can be forgotten about. So I want to reignite that sense of community and generosity,” Skwarok said. “Seeing the way people resonate with the book and this cause reinforces why community matters so much.”.

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informal

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English

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36

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