Hello Neighbors

Hello Neighbors,

I am Tom Hafemann, my wife Susie, and my Service Dog, Jetta.  You may have seen us running in the neighborhood.  We run between 6 and 11 miles every day.  I love seeing our beautifully manicured and decorated neighborhood.

First of all, Susie and I are born-again Christians.  We love our neighborhood and attend Brookwood church.  We are from Wisconsin but have lived all over the world.  We've been here for a little over 2 years.  God has put it on my heart to pray for our neighborhood.  I say a prayer for you every time I pass your home.  I would love to talk with you about the reason for my faith sometime.  I am training with a "Run for God" group at Brookwood.  While the group has a group run goal, I am personally training for the Spartan race in Spartanburg next month.

I am a Disabled Navy Veteran of the Persian Gulf war.  Jetta received her certification from Service Dogs for Veterans in Fountain Inn.  She is a "Whippador", half Black Lab and half Whippet.  She is very friendly and has never met a stranger, including other dogs.  When she is wearing her service dog vest she is working.  Please let her work.  When she isn't, as when she runs with me, she is just a normal dog.  She knows the difference.

I love that we have so many pets in our neighborhood.  Jetta has played with a few of them.  Most stay in their yard, maybe bark at us, but pretty much leave us alone on our run.  There are a few dogs that have chased and attacked us.  If you have a dog that is the unfriendly attacking type, I would appreciate a little help with this.  And while she provides a great service to me, I also need to protect her from harm.  Jetta is not a "poop fairy".  You might be able to see I run with poop bags and promise to clean up after her as best as I can.  If I run out of bags on my run, know that I will come back later.

I have been out of work since May so I have quite some time to train.  I am actively seeking employment and would appreciate it if you know of anyone looking for a skilled technology executive, you would pass along my profile.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhafemann/

You can also find me on our NextDoor neighborhood app as well as Facebook.  

People have asked me why I have a service dog and why I Run for God?  Well, those are stories for another time.

We'd like for you to get to know us and like to get to know you.

Tom Hafemann