ATSSA Signal March/April 2020

The Signal | March/April 2020 39 The Foundation Making Summer Camp Possible Visit Foundation.ATSSA.com/ExperienceCamps Contact foundation@atssa.com or 800-272-8772 for details HELP CHILDREN HEAL & GROW The ATSS Foundation’s Experience Camps Travel Scholarship offers an opportunity for healing and fun to children impacted by work zone crashes •Camp Blue Ridge Mountain City, Georgia •Green Oak Ranch Vista, California •Camps Equinunk & Blue Ridge Equinunk, Pennsylvania •Camp Manitou Oakland, Maine •Camp Somerset Smithfield, Maine •Camp Lake of the Woods Decatur, Michigan •Camp Greenwoods Decatur, Michigan 2020 Camp Locations: APPLY BEFORE MAY 1 ST Call,” which qualified them to visit Chil - dren’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University. Payne is a past president of the Virginia ATSSA Chapter and the secondmember of his family to be part of the Association. Hismother, Joann Payne, was one of the first people towork in Government Rela - tions in the 1980s when he was growing up in Stafford County. Payne’s goal is not only to share the story of his beloved dog but also to bring hope to people. He said the illustrations by Romney Vasquez provide the perfect companion to the story. On a two-page spread, parents sit in a hospital waiting area with three sick chil - dren, all of whom have the bald heads associated with chemotherapy. There Payne writes: “Everywhere they took him, they told the storyof howWebsterhadgone fromasad hunting dogwhowas lost in thewoods to a happy therapy dog who had found his family. Everyonewhoheardhis storywas inspired and full of hope. Webster taught them to never give up on their dreams.” Payne enjoyedWebster’s company for a dozen years. After his passing, the book helped Payne deal with the loss. “It takes a rare individual dog to be a therapy dog andWebster was that type,” Payne said. “I could tell he made a differ - ence and he still is through the book and proceeds.”  “Webster the Beagle” is available through Amazon and other booksellers. You can benefit The ATSS Foundation by signing up for Amazon Smile at smile.amazon.com and selecting The Foundation as your default charitable organization. Amazon will then donate a percentage of eligible purchases directly to The Foundation. People also can email Frank Payne to get a signed copy: fpayne@americantraffic.com .