KYK9 was asked to work a 26-year-old cold case out west as a result of KYK9 team members, Jennifer Jordan Hall and forensic anthropologist Cheryl Johnston, making a presentation at the National Sheriff's Association Annual Conference in New Orleans.

In May, KYK9 continued to work a 40-year-old cold case that we started last year. The dogs had found forensic evidence, but scientists have been unable to obtain DNA from the old sample.

In early March K9 Pocket and I attended an HRD water class near Lake Erie. Oh my! It was bitterly cold. When we worked the shoreline, Pocket waded without hesitation into the ice capped water.

In September, the Honorable Order of the Kentucky Colonels awarded KYK9 a grant to buy a heat safety alarm system for KYK9’s truck.

As you know, every year KYK9 has a year-end fundraising campaign. I am asking for your continued support of KYK9 by making a 2017 year -end, tax deductible donation in the next 24 hours.

2016 has been the “Year of the Family” for KYK9 as many requests for our search services have come directly from families who are desperately trying to find a missing loved one. Each of these families has shown strength, courage, and love, coping with the not-knowing and the fear of never finding their loved one.

We have exciting news! KYK9 is the recipient of a 2016 grant provided by the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. This grant will provide a search boat that will be used by K9s Scout, Remy and Pocket to find missing persons in rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water.

This letter was first published in "IPA Flight Times," a newsletter of the Independent Pilots Association which represents UPS Pilots.

Cherish Solorio is an amazingly strong and generous woman. Watch this video to see why.