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Community E-Newsletter                                                  Late May 2016
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May
29 - Newark Farmer's Co-Op
     Newark, DE

June
2 - Do More 24 @ Barnes & Noble
     Newark, DE
2  - Do More 24 @ Solenis
     Wilmington, DE 
2 - Delaware Division of Aging and Adults with Disabilities Presentation at Killen's Pond
     Felton, DE
3 - DeStress Event - Upland County Day School
     Kennett Square, PA
4 -  Brennen School Parent Child Mayfair Picnic
     Newark, DE 
5 - Find a Fido - Camp Bow Wow
     Newark, DE
6 - Klondike Kate's Golf Outing to benefit PAWS for People
     Newark, DE
7 - McIlvaine Early Childhood Center
      Magnolia, DE
10 - DeStress Event - WSFS
     Wilmington, DE
11 - AWA Paws and Feet 5K & Doggie Fun Day
     Voorhees Township, NJ
11 - Elsmere Library Summer Reading Kick-off
     Wilmington, DE
11 - Avon Grove Library Summer Reading Kick-off Party
     West Grove, PA
11 - Eric Altemus Memorial Catfish Tournament
     Chesapeake City, MD
11 & 12 - Father's Day Gift Wrapping @ Barnes & Noble - Christiana Mall
     Newark, DE
12 - Big Brothers/Big Sisters Family Picnic
     Wilmington, DE
12 - WJBR's Pet-a-Palooza
     Wilmington, DE
16 - DeStress Event - Cabela's 
      Newark, DE
17 - Chester County Mental Health Event
     West Chester, PA
17 - Days of Summer Camp
     Milford, DE
18 - Concord Pet
     Salisbury, MD
18 & 19 - Father's Day Gift Wrapping @ Barnes & Noble - Christiana Mall
     Newark, DE
18 - Brookside Car Show
     Newark, DE

Click here  to see all upcoming events and to sign up!
Save the Date
Klondike Kate's Restaurant & Saloon  is hosting a Golf Outing at the  Newark Country Club  with proceeds to benefit  PAWS for People ! 

$500 per foursome includes a  Capriotti's Newark  Lunch, beer on the course, a Titos Bloody Mary/Screw Driver tent, and green fees.  There is also an after party at Kate's with free food, prizes, and giveaways.  Register at Kate's today!

June 11
Join us for a great time at the 5th Annual Eric Altemus Memorial Catfish Tournament on 6/11 from 7am - 3pm. 

Registration is $35 for 13 or Older and  Kids 12 and under are FREE.  Lots of raffles, 50/50's, prizes (1st place prize is $1000), great food, and fun for the family!

Click here to learn more.

Reading Dog Body Language
Wouldn't you like to know what your dog is thinking? He's telling you A LOT - but it's all through body language. Learn about the ways your dog is communicating his feelings and thoughts to you and what you can do when you begin to get the message.

June 22, 6:30 PM
PAWS Office
Click here to learn more and register.
Dog Training for Everyone
We are very excited to open our Dog Training courses to the public. You do not need to be a PAWS member or even be working toward becoming a pet therapy team through PAWS to take advantage of the courses we offer.
Puppy PAWS
Therapy Dog Prep
Target Training
Advanced Skills for the Therapy Dog
Tricks of the Trade


Sign up now for Tricks of the Trade on Sunday, June 5
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
PAWS Office
Sites to Celebrate
Cecil County Library
- Elkton Branch
PAWS is thrilled to renew its partnership with the Cecil County Library, Elkton Branch. Reading sessions will be offered on Saturday mornings and/or Tuesday evenings throughout the summer.

Saint Francis Healthcare
This site recently partnered with PAWS to offer pet therapy to their surgical patients. PAWS team Sue Spelecki & Rudy were the first to visit there in February with teams Carol Lutrell & Araby and Mary Ellen Dunn & Billy joining soon after! Located in downtown Wilmington, Saint Francis is hoping to expand its program hospital-wide in the near future and recently had a presentation for its nursing staff on the benefits of pet therapy.

Do you have any of the following things? 

- Wrapping paper for Father's Day Gift Wrapping 
- Stickers   for children
- FOUR  Hefty 66-Quart Clear Totes  with Latching Lid |  See Details
- TEN  Hefty 6-Quart Clear Totes  with Latching Lid |  See Details
 
Please contact the PAWS office for more information or to make a donation. Thank you!
Thank You to Our Sponsors


Feedback Welcome!
Please contact Wendy with questions, feedback, suggestions, stories, and pictures!
[email protected]
A Proud Pet-Therapy Team
Mickey & Jen after their first visit at Cooper Hospital.
"Therapy Dog" was not my intention for Mickey when we started obedience and agility classes at Zoom Room. Mickey was a stray puppy with a broken leg rescued by the Animal Coalition of Delaware County. When I adopted him he was a rambunctious puppy who needed training and socialization. He barked at the other dogs through his entire first obedience class. We kept going back. Slowly, I watched this crazy little dog learn how to control himself. Then I started noticing how people smiled at him on our daily walks/jogs and realized that he was meant to be more than just a fun loving pup. He was meant to bring smiles to people. Zoom Room introduced us to PAWS for People through a Therapy Dog workshop we took... and here we are now, a proud Pet Therapy Team!

- Jen Hughes, PAWS Member
Please Join Us
June 2nd
10 AM - 8 PM

Please join us at the  Christiana Mall  Barnes & Noble  for a special Rally. 

This special event will include:
- PAWS' Do More 24 DE online giving celebration, 
- a Barnes & Noble Book Fair, &
- the PAWS for Reading summer program Kick-off!   

There will be lots of great PAWS pet therapy teams, book-mark making, and lots of great Barnes & Noble fun.  

Please bring your family and friends and join us for this special event!

PAWS in Our Region
Maryland Bill 1106
On May 10, PAWS Therapy Team Carey Gerres & Kilo and Lynne Robinson, Executive Director, made the trip to Annapolis to join Senator Bryan Simonaire and Governor Hogan for the signing of Bill 1106 which establishes a pilot study of pet therapy in the courthouse for the entire state of Maryland. Click here to watch Carey's interview.

 

Presentation
Last Friday, Lynne Robinson & Sundance provided a workshop on PTSD and Pet Therapy for the Vietnam Veteran's of America regional conference held in Charleston, West Virginia.

Thank You to Our Volunteers!
Our volunteers are the heart and soul of PAWS 
and it means so much to be able to show our great appreciation to all of you! 
Thank you to all of our fabulous volunteers who attended our 2nd Volunteer Recognition Celebration in Seaford on Saturday, May 14th.  
 
Special thanks to the following folks:
 
Our host:  Seaford Library
 
Those who lent their talents to make the day special:
Donna Ianire - Matted portraits
Beverly Parnell - Handmade thank you notes
Sam Dill (Dilly Dally Cakery) - Cake, cupcakes & pupcakes
Savannah Coffey - PAWS Pride & Joy slideshow
 
Day of Event Volunteers: 
Wendy Lewis & Imani Lawler
 
To see more pictures from May 14th, click here.
Dahlia Sale to Benefit PAWS
A new batch of Dahlias have been delivered to the office. 
We now have the following available: 
Diva, Nicholas, Sonic Bloom, Groovy, 
Candle Light, Lights Out, Miss Rose, Ripples, Mars, 
and  Fire Pot. 

These gorgeous plants are perfect for planting in any garden or outside area! 

$10 per plant / $25 for 3 plants 

Click here to reserve your Dahlia's today! 

Once your order has been received, the office will contact you to (1) let you know the plants available (e.g., Mars, Stella) and (2) confirm your pick-up time. 
Video Spot: Ready, Steady, Slow!
Kibble for Thought

When a dog scratches, owners often scratch too! We scratch our head wondering what's causing our dog to itch. Is it  fleas? Does he have a skin irritation? Maybe  allergies?

Any of the above can cause your dog to becoming itchy, resulting in some scratching.  Stress, frustration, or excitement can also cause a dog to scratch. It's highly unlikely there's actually an itch related to the scratching at this moment, rather it's a displaced behavior.
 
Sophie Works to Get Back to Work
Sophie, Thom Rowan's therapy companion, is currently on medical leave from visiting, recovering from TPLO surgery. (TPLO stands for tibial-plateau-leveling osteotomy and it is performed on dogs to stabilize the stifle joint - same as an ACL repair for humans.)

Thom recently updated the PAWS office:  Sophie is doing well and has been receiving hydrotherapy once a week. Here she is pictured using the underwater treadmill in the Hydrotherapy tank. When they do TPLO surgery, they perform an Epidural. If you look closely, you can see a shaved spot on her back just up from her tail, this is where they did the Epidural. This should be a good source of curiosity and questions for the kids when she returns to visiting at Nemours. The physical therapist thinks she is ahead of the recovery curve. Because of that opinion, we are hoping the surgeon will loosen her restrictions enough to go back to work, maybe on light duty. I truly think she misses her visits and I know I do.

Keep up the good work on that treadmill, Sophie! We know there are lots of pets for you whenever you are ready to return!
Shining Stars
Anne Cecil-Kempski & Penny
 This therapy team has completed several Girl Scout Presentations and recently attended the UD DeStress and Belflint Lyons and Shuman Accounting firm's DeStress events. Aside from taking Penny to work at a hospice site on a regular basis, this team stays quite active with PAWS! 
 

Tammy Lawrence-Daly 
& Remy
This team visits with  Heartland Hospice and has attended many DeStress and PAWS Community events. They are currently working toward adding some puppy love to the VA Hospital in Elsmere. Tammy connected PAWS with Solenis (her workplace)  and PAWS Therapy Teams will be onsite on June 2, participating in their Do More 24 Delaware ev ent!