Congratulations to two of our volunteer teams: Anna Mayerhofer and Lumpi, and Ronna Richardson and Cody. These two volunteer teams have given over 100 hours of therapy dog volunteer service to the community, earning the American Kennel Club’s Advanced Therapy Dog Title. Congratulations to Anna, Lumpi, Ronna, and Cody and thank you for your commitment to our community!!
Florence Peters was a dedicated PAWS of CNY (formerly Sunshine Friends, Inc.) volunteer. Flo was a special woman who loved dogs and was a committed member of our organization. Flo and her husband Jim started an annual golf tournament event several years ago, and the tournament now lives on in Flo’s memory. For the past two years, the Soup Bone Foundation has been kind enough to donate a portion of the event’s proceeds to both Hospice of the Finger Lakes, and PAWS of CNY.
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PAWS of CNY was one of 120 organizations that attended the Canine Carnival event on Saturday August 9 at Jamesville Beach Park. Over 17,000 individuals were estimated to have attended this year’s event. Nine of PAWS of CNY’s volunteer teams attended the event throughout the day, meeting with members of the community and sharing information about the services that PAWS of CNY offers.
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PAWS of CNY was proud to again attend the annual summer picnic of Advocates, Inc., a person-centered not for profit organization that empowers individuals with developmental disabilities to direct their own lives and create a vision for their future.
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PAWS of CNY has been pleased to partner with the LeMoyne College Liberty Partnership Program (LPP) and the LeMoyne College Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) to help teach this year’s LPP students about the benefits of pet therapy work. On July 23, the students from LPP had an opportunity to observe one of PAWS of CNY’s nursing home visits at James Square Health and Rehabilitation Centre in Syracuse to see first-hand the benefits that pet therapy interactions can have on the elderly population that PAWS of CNY services.
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