On Wednesday, May 18, PAWS of CNY Volunteer Joy Hawksby and her Golden Retriever Keno gave a presentation on the benefits of pet therapy at Oswego Industries. The organization is a private, nonprofit organization located in Fulton that provides programs and services to adults with disabilities.
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PAWS of CNY Volunteers Teach Boces Students the Benefits of Pet Therapy
By Mary Beth Coniglio
PAWS of CNY volunteers recently had an opportunity to provide both wellness and education services at the same time. Volunteers participated in a pet therapy session at Liberty Resources in Cortland. To learn about the benefits of pet therapy, the session was observed by a class of 15 public health students from Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Boces interested in learning about the benefits of pet therapy.
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PAWS of CNY Volunteers Attend Syracuse University “Pancake Breakfast”
By Mary Beth Coniglio
It was another fantastic “pancake breakfast” event at Syracuse University this year. PAWS of CNY has had the pleasure of attending the late night study break and de-stress event for SU students for the past five years and each year bring smiles and tail wags.
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PAWS of CNY Attends OCC De-Stress Event
By Mary Beth Coniglio
PAWS of CNY volunteers were thrilled to have the opportunity to attended a student de-stress event at Onondaga Community College (OCC). The purpose of the event was to encourage students to take a break from finals and participate in several wellness activities, including interacting with PAWS of CNY’s certified therapy dogs.
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PAWS of CNY Volunteers Help Students at SUNY Oswego De-Stress
By Mary Beth Coniglio
PAWS of CNY volunteers attended a de-stress event at the State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego. PAWS of CNY’s volunteer handlers and certified therapy pets visited with students at Cayuga residence hall to encourage them to take a break from studying and de-stress.
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