Upcoming Events
December
23 - Barnes & Noble Gift Wrapping, Concord Mall, DE
22 - 24 - Barnes & Noble Gift Wrapping & Remembrance Tree, Christiana Mall, DE
28 -
National Guard Deployment Event, New Castle, DE
January
30 - Heart in the Game, Wilmington, DE
Click here to see all upcoming events and to sign up!
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PAWS for Reading
Thursday, 1/7
6:30 PM
Our PAWS for Reading program provides a positive reading experience where the reader builds confidence, strengthens literacy skills, and develop a love for reading. Training highlights include:
- Learn the philosophy of PAWS for Reading - and understand why it is so successful
- Identify typical behaviors of a struggling reader and how to respond appropriately
- Understand the setup of this type of visit and the challenges you may encounter
- Learn how to integrate your therapy companion into a reading session and how to create a bridge to reach a reluctant reader
- Receive incentives and hands-on materials to use during reading sessions
Nemours Prep
Wednesday, 1/20
6:30 PM
PAWS' therapy teams visit in several outpatient areas of the hospital and has developed programs in specific units including the Outpatient Lab and PT/OT. Training highlights include:
- Overview of Nemours: logistics, required visitation techniques, etc.
- Understand types of patients and disabilities you may encounter
- Learn strategies and options to incorporate into your therapy visits
- Understand challenges you will face with this type of visit
Save the Date
Feb. 10 & 24 - PS PAWS I & II
March 9 & 23 - Thinking Outside the Box I & II (Dementia Program)
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Did you know that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to PAWS for People whenever you shop on AmazonSmile?
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Order Your 2016 PAWS Calendars
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Eduardo the Elephant
PAWS Therapy Team, Kathryn & Frangelica Meloni, are raising funds for PAWS again this holiday season by selling this adorable stuffed Elephant.
Purchase an Elephant for yourself for $21.20 ($19.99 plus tax) and 100% of the profits will go to PAWS for People. -
OR- D
onate the amount of $21.20 and 100% of the profit will go to PAWS and Eduardo will go to a child at one of the sites Kathryn and Frangelica visit.
Please contact Kathryn for more information:
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PAWS Annual Conference
Save the Date!
Saturday, February 20th
Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
Keynote Speaker: James A. Serpell, PhD
* Marie A. Moore, Professor of Animal Ethics and Welfare
* Director, Center for the Interaction of Animals & Society, Department
of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Join us for
* Over 15 workshop options
* Exhibitors and vendors
* Morning snacks and lunch
For more information, please call (302) 351-5622
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PAWS needs some things!
out our Wish List.
Items for our Autism Packs
- Small tennis or dog friendly balls
- Child-sized dog brushes
- Mini bottles of hand sanitizer
Tablets of graph paper
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Office Hours
The PAWS office will be closed on the following days:
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
New Year's Eve
New Year's Day
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Feedback Welcome!
Please contact Wendy with questions, feedback, suggestions, stories, and pictures!
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Amazing Tails:
Making Connections with PAWS
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PAWS member Nancy Brock visits students at Albert Einstein Academy with her therapy companions Molly and Honey. The art teacher is helping the students make a huge bulletin board with pictures of them reading to the dogs. One student in the class is deathly afraid of dogs so, in order for him to be part of the activity of reading and having his picture taken with a therapy dog, Nancy recently
went to the school with a special friend.
Above is the student's picture with the stuffed dog he read to! Now he has had his picture taken like the other children when they read to Honey and Molly.
Thank you to Nancy for making sure to include this student! And thank you to Molly and Honey for waiting patiently for him to be ready to pet you!
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Gingerbread Dog House Party
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Thanks to everyone who came to one of the Gingerbread Dog House Making parties. It was a lot of fun and the houses were absolutely wonderful! Click the picture below to see all of the photos from the event.
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There are a few days left for Gift Wrapping. We still need both nimble-fingered gift wrappers and loving pet
therapy teams for a few remaining shifts
. Click here to s
ign up on our special VolunteerSpot website.
Christiana Mall Location
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
through December 24th
Concord Mall Location
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday, December 23rd
Celebration & Remembrance Tree
Stop by to add an ornament to the tree to remember or honor your pets! The tree is located at the Christiana Mall Barnes & Noble through December 24th by our Gift Wrapping table.
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Thanks to all of the people and therapy companions who have helped to make this year's gift wrapping at the Christiana Mall and Concord Mall Barnes & Nobles such a success! Pictured above from the top, left to right, are just a few of the elves who patiently accepted petting and a love while representing PAWS: Frangelica Meloni, Ozzyz Rabik, Goose Sullivan, Molly Bear Huebner, Daisy Laubach, Phyllis H. Phanatic Milideo, and Macy Gray Hartmann.
If you took a picture of your elf while at Barnes & Noble, please e-mail it to [email protected] so that it can be added to the Facebook album. |
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Thanks to David Mullenix for sending in this link. Click here to check out 12 safety tips via Rainbow International Restoration. |
| Shining Stars: Tracey Kroll & Crosby |
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Crosby Kroll, PAWS Therapy Companion
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As we were leaving the Christiana Hospital, a person saw Crosby in the lobby and came over to ask about what we do. I mentioned visiting the 6th floor and they asked if I had seen their spouse because that would really have made their day. I explained we had just come from different unit but would be happy to go with them to see their spouse. On the way up, they told me how nervous their spouse was about their upcoming surgery and how tired they were trying to stay awake while waiting. When we got to the room, Crosby settled in bed with the patient, put his head on the their chest, and spent a good amount of time cuddling. I feel so grateful that we were in the right place at the right time to provide this couple with a moment of distraction and comfort.
- Tracey Kroll, PAWS member
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