For Her Birthday, 8-Year-Old Girl Holds Fundraiser For Police Dogs

IRWIN, Pa. (KDKA) -- One local girl did not ask for any presents for her birthday.

Instead, 8-year-old Peyton Estochin held a fundraiser for police K-9s on Friday in Irwin.

She is the founder of Peyton's K-9s, a non-profit that raises money to buy equipment and cover bills for K-9 units in need.

Friday's event included a meet-and-greet event with the police dogs and their handlers.

The Estochin family is anticipating the event will raise thousands of dollars.

"We started with a vet bill for a local community K9 that had cancer. ... Since then, it has become so big since then, with other handles reaching out because they saw what she was doing," Peyton's mother Jessica said. "She found a need for it. ... Now she does ballistic vest, she does Narcan kits. ... She does everything that they need."