Poppy the Therapy Dog Visits the Operations Center

“Poppy, a therapy dog from Paws of CNY, visited the Operations Center on Wednesday, May 29, to retrieve a donation made by Laboratory Alliance employees. More than $200 was raised on a recent ‘Dollars for Denim’ day held at all of Laboratory Alliance’s locations, including the rapid response lab at Crouse Hospital. Several staff members from the lab and the nearby Corporate Offices came stopped by to say hello and Poppy was rewarded with a “Laboratory Alliance swag bag” of her own.

Poppy brought along her owner, Martina, who drives the eight-year-old lab mix to locations around Central New York, including hospitals, Hancock Airport and schools and colleges. The airport visits are part of Pet Syr which stands for “pets easing travelers.” Poppy’s calm gentle manner has an easing effect on everyone which is especially therapeutic for those facing stressful situations. For additional information on pet therapy, visit pawsofcny.org.” -Laboratory Alliance of New York

Check out the article and awesome pictures below:

https://www.laboratoryalliance.com/about-us/photo-gallery/poppy-the-therapy-dog-visits-the-operations-center

We hope you’ll join us for our upcoming fundraiser on Saturday, May 11th at Wolff’s Biergarten in Syracuse. The event starts at 10am and includes therapy dogs, raffles, auctions, and lots of soccer!

Upstate Hospital will be holding a seminar that is open to the public to assist those who may be wondering whether their pet is a good fit for pet therapy. This event will be held on Tuesday, July 18th at 2pm.

The venue hosting the event is the HealthLink/Oasis Learning Center. This is the former Telergy building next to the DoubleTree Hotel in East Syracuse. The address is 6333 Carrier Parkway, East Syracuse.

If you think your pet could be a good fit for therapy, join Upstate and some of our most esteemed volunteers from PAWS of CNY to learn what to expect as a therapy pet team. You do not need to register for this event, simply show up and be ready to learn!

Need more information? Visit upstate.edu/healthlink or call 315-464-8668.