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September 29, 2019 By jmarabella

PAWS To Attend Helping Hounds Pumpkins & Pooches

Sponsored by Helping Hounds | Saturday, October 5th | 11 am – 3 pm | 6606 Kinne Road, Dewitt 

Meet a PAWS Evaluator!
Basic obedience & temperament screening to see if you & your dog have some of the skills to become one of our volunteer therapy teams. Learn more about the PAWS Certification process.

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May 10, 2019 By jmarabella

PAWS of CNY to Support Komen CNY MORE THAN PINK Walk

The annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure will be held at the New York State Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 18, and PAWS of CNY therapy dogs will be there to show their love and support for survivors and their families.

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October 8, 2016 By jmarabella

PAWS Of CNY Volunteers Visit Mom and Kids Childcare Cooperative in Skaneateles

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September 13, 2016 By jmarabella

Support The Soup Bone and You Could Win $1000

Soup Bone 2016

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.

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September 12, 2016 By jmarabella

Therapy Dogs De-Stress Students at SUNY Oswego

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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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PAWS of CNY, Inc. is a non-profit organization located in Central New York that is dedicated to enriching the lives of people and animals through mutually beneficial interaction. Over 100 volunteers across Onondaga, Oswego, Cortland, Madison, Oneida and Cayuga Counties bring their pets to visit residents at more than 100 facilities in Central New York, bringing smiles to more than 1,200 people every week. Read about our available programs.

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