College can be tough, especially for young students living away from home, and facing the rigors of challenging academic coursework. To help the students at Syracuse University enjoy some much-needed stress reduction, PAWS of CNY volunteers and their certified therapy dogs visited with students at Brewster Hall on September 20.
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Support The Soup Bone and You Could Win $1000
Florence Peters was a dedicated PAWS of CNY (formerly Sunshine Friends, Inc.) volunteer that many of you knew personally before she lost her battle with cancer in 2011. Flo and her husband Jim started an annual golf tournament that now lives on in Flo’s memory with proceeds benefiting Hospice of the Finger Lakes, and PAWS of CNY.
This year’s Soup Bone Golf Tournament will be held on September 25th at Millstone Golf Course in Elbridge.
Please help PAWS of CNY to support this year’s Soup Bone Tournament by purchasing Ball Drop Raffle tickets.
Raffle tickets are on sale for $5 each, or 5 for $20. Each raffle ticket corresponds to a numbered golf ball. When the balls are dropped onto the course from the top of a fire truck ladder, the closest to the pin will win $1000! Second place wins $500, third place wins $200 and fourth place wins $100!
View a video of the 2015 Ball Drop:
Contact us to purchase tickets. Payments can be made online securely via PayPal. Click here to pay online.
If you have any questions, contact us today.
Therapy Dogs De-Stress Students at SUNY Oswego
By Mary Beth Coniglio
On September 10, eight teams of PAWS of CNY volunteers attended the Fall De-Stress Event at the State University of New York at Oswego. Volunteers and their certified therapy dogs interacted with about 200 students in the shade of a big tree in front of Onondaga Hall.
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Handmade Double Winger Airplanes Benefit The Soup Bone Tournament
PAWS of CNY is proud to support the fifth annual Florence Peters Memorial Soup Bone Golf Tournament. This year’s tournament will be held on Sunday, September 25 at Millstone Golf Course in Elbridge, New York. You can support the Soup Bone with a purchase of a hand-crafted Double Winger Beverage Can airplane.
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September Therapy Dog Training Class is Full
Our September therapy dog training class is currently full.
Thank you to everyone who has shown interest in learning about our therapy dog program.
If you are interested in a future class, please check back here for information on our Fall course.
If you have any questions about our program, please do not hesitate go contact us.