Recently the Animal Welfare League contacted
The Daily Sun with news that the Charlotte County man had donated $166,000 to the no-kill shelter.
But he s also given large sums of money to other charities, including Shriners Hospitals, St. Jude Children s Research Hospital, Mutts with a Mission, which provides service dogs for veterans, wounded warriors, law enforcement and first responders, and Paws for Purple Hearts, whose veterans train service dogs for other veterans.
Displaying a badge and pin from the service dog charities, Bonenberger said those artifacts mean more to him than just about anything else.
He also said there are charities with similar names, and before he donates, he checks out the nonprofit s status to know exactly where the money goes.