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Lionel's Legacy hosting sleepover party and more in Lakeside April 18-19

East County News Service
 
April 14, 2026 (Lakeside) — East County-based senior dog rescue group Lionel's Legacy is holding a day of games, community and advocacy on Saturday, April 18 at the Rock House in Lakeside.
 
The first-ever "Canine Carnival" is set for April 18 while a slumber party that starts that night will take visitors into more activities the morning and early part of April 19 at 11937 Woodside Ave.
 
Saturday's event, which runs from noon to 8 p.m., serves as a major fundraiser for Lionel's Legacy, a  501c-3 nonprofit with a mission to provide life-saving medical care and permanent foster homes for aging pets.
 

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LIONEL’S LEGACY: MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR SENIOR DOGS

 

By Mimi Pollack

October 6, 2024 (Lakeside) -- Lionel’s Legacy, a non-profit in Lakeside that rescues senior pets, and its founder, Laura Oliver, were recognized by the Red Cross at the Real Heroes Award ceremony held on the Midway on September 27. Oliver was honored for all the work her organization does to help senior dogs in need. She was given the Animal Welfare Hero Award for Lionel’s Legacy. Furthermore, the Red Cross acknowledged her for co-founding the San Diego Rescue Coalition, a collaboration of animal welfare agencies working together to improve animal rescue efforts in San Diego.

 Lionel’s Legacy, an organization that rescues and finds homes for senior dogs, was founded in 2012 by Laura Oliver, and her family. Lionel was a 15-year-old pit bull that the Olivers adopted. He inspired them to start an organization that specializes in fostering and finding good homes for senior pets.


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ANIMAL TALES: LIONEL’S LEGACY--RESCUING AND EDUCATING

 

By Mimi Pollack

June 3, 2016 (El Cajon) -- Last month, as I was walking around checking out all the booths at the San Diego Humane Society Walk event, I saw two sweet and funny little faces that drew me in. They were two senior chihuahuas named Fred and Ethel, like the couple who lived next door to Lucy and Ricky Ricardo on the “I Love Lucy” show. What perfect names for those silly little faces!

Fred and Ethel are two lucky pooches that were taken in by Lionel’s Legacy, a non-profit organization, out of El Cajon that specializes in rescuing senior dogs.


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