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Upcoming Events
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August
3 -
Days of Summer Camp
Middletown, DE
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- Sunday Breakfast Mission
Wilmington, DE
9-12 - Salem County Fair
Woodstown, NJ
10 - Wilmington Housing Authority
Wilmington, DE
11 - Summer Camp
Upper Darby, PA
13 -
Nemours Latch On & Family Fair
Wilmington, DE
15 - Meeting of the Minds
Newark, DE
18 - BARKO Bingo
Newark, DE
20 - Back to School Jam
Newark, DE
20 - Family Fun & Safety Day
Smyrna, DE
24 - Glassboro Family Success Center
Glassboro, NJ
24 - Paint Nite
Wilmington, DE
27 - Concord Pet
Cherry Hill, NJ
27 - Yellow Ribbon Pre & Post Deployment Event
Baltimore, MD
31 - WSFS DeStress Event
Newark, DE
Click here
to see all upcoming events and to sign up!
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August Social Gatherings
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Come meet other PAWS teams and join us for some fun! Here are the events this month.
RSVP
to
[email protected]
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August 4, 5:30 PM
PAWS in the Park
Cape Henlopen,
Lewes, DE
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August 18, 5:30 PM
Ice Cream Social
Bruster's, Sewell, NJ
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Become a Therapy Team
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We are happy to be able to offer more New Therapy Team Orientation (O) and Training (T) sessions this summer! Here are the sessions scheduled in the next few months:
Elkton, MD
Wednesdays, 6:15 PM
O & T: August 3 & 17
O & T: September 14 & 28
Wilmington, DE
Saturdays, 8:15 AM
O & T: August 13 & 27
O & T: September 10 & 24
Dover, DE
Saturdays, 10:00 AM
O & T: August 6 & 20
Philadelphia, PA
Sundays, 12:00 PM
O: August 28
T: September 11
Sewell, NJ
Wednesdays, 6:00 PM
O & T: September 7 & 21
Frankford, DE
Tuesdays, 10:00 AM
O & T: September 13 & 27
Kennett Square, PA
Thursdays, 6:00 PM
O & T: October 6 & 20
Georgetown, DE
Saturdays, 9:00 AM
O & T: October 15 & 29
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This brand new course focuses on providing pet therapy to our elders and how that's different from general visiting. Elders have special needs and special concerns that we as pet therapy teams can understand and support. Come to this class if you are currently visiting in assisted living, skilled care, hospitals, dementia units, or adult day cares or just want to learn some new visiting skills.
Wed., Aug. 10, 6:30 PM
PAWS Office
Bereavement - Learning How to Say Good Bye
Keri Collins Mooney will be teaching this course which is the longer and larger version of her Annual Conference workshop. We all grieve, but we do it and feel it in different ways. Learn
about the various types of grieving, how to deal with them especially when it's a loss of your our pet or the loss of a favorite visitee.
Wed., Aug. 24, 6:30 PM
PAWS Office
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Pet Business Cards
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Box of 250 cards for $25
Box of 500 cards for $35
Members Only!
Please email a picture of your pet to Julie
(
[email protected])
with the subject line
"business cards"
after placing your order. Be sure to include your pet's name and breed.
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Do you have any of the following things?
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Pencils
- Paper clips
- Post-it Notes
- Rubber Bands - assorted sizes
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Stickers
for children
Please contact the PAWS office for more information or to make a donation. Thank you!
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Thank You to Our Sponsors
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Feedback Welcome!
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Please contact Wendy with questions, feedback, suggestions, stories, and pictures!
[email protected]
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| It Was Meant to Be |
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| Duffy Grant |
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Recently, a family requested a PAWS Therapy Team come to Nemours/AI duPont Hospital for Children when they had an appointment. The PAWS office found out a bit too late that the family had to cancel to let Carolyn Grant & her therapy companion, Duffy, know. Here is her note about what happened.
'We did go. Although, I think it was meant to be.
'Duffy and I stayed for awhile since we were there. We had several routine visits until we saw a woman who was visibly very upset. She had a friend with her trying to console her. Duffy left the crowd and went straight to her to sit at her feet!!!! She immediately leaned over and started to pet him and broke into a grin. "Just what I needed," she said through her tears. Duffy continued to sit with her until she was called to a exam room. When she left she said, "Thank you, Duffy." Everyone who witnessed this was amazed, a few teared up. "How did he know?" some asked. "That is what pet therapy is all about," I replied.
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Wag-n-Walk: October 22
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Wow, can you believe that it's August? That means the Wag-n-Walk is less than three months away!
The good news is you have plenty of time to fund-raise and build your team. In fact, we want to help you do just that!
This month's challenge is to recruit other members for your Wag-n-Walk team. If you have at least eight members on your team by the end of August, you'll be entered into a special prize drawing. Create your team at
www.pawsforpeople.org/wagnwalk
and then
email your friends and family and invite them to register and join your team.
At the end of August, we'll draw 1 lucky qualifying team to receive a $50 Wawa card. So get out there and find some friends to join your team!
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| RSVP for BARKO Bingo |
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August 18
Prize Preview - 6:30
Bingo Begins - 7:00 PM
Timothy's of Newark
100 Creek View Rd
Newark, DE 19711
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Featuring: Free appetizers and cash bar, 50/50,
PAW Draw Tickets (5 for $5 or 15 for $10), &
Bonus Bingo with prize valued at $100 ($5 per card)
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| Paint Nite to Benefit PAWS |
Join Wag-n-Walk Team ThunderFoxx for this FUN fundraiser! $15 of each ticket goes directly to PAWS.
August 24
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7:00 PM
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Video Spot: Dog's Best Day
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| Shining Stars |
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Sheri Kearns & Piper
Sheri joined PAWS for People in 2014 with her Maltese/poodle mix, Piper. A dedicated PAWS for Reading team in the PA libraries, this team also spends lots of time at PAWS community events, including the Barnes & Noble book wrapping festivities. Recently, Sheri & Piper also began weekly visits at A.I. duPont Hospital for Children| Nemours in the Emergency Department. What a great team!
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Nina and Mike Flaherty & Lucy
This trio of a team, Nina and Mike Flaherty with their standard poodle, Lucy, has been with PAWS for just over a year and has participated in a variety of activities. In addition to visits at Manor House and the Seaford Library, they have travelled to other libraries throughout Sussex County to fill-in as subs. They regularly attend community events, near and far, and have even represented PAWS on local television. What a great team!
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| Sites to Celebrate |
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Whitman Library
PAWS opened its second library in Philadelphia in July. Six happy kids read to PAWS for Reading Team Bella and Tawny Clark! PAWS is offering Monday night sessions (6:00 PM) at this library throughout the summer and will add a fall program soon!
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| Farewell & Good Luck |
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Thank you to
Racine Boyle
for giving of your time, talent, and incredible kindness to
PAWS for People
over the past two years! We wish you luck as you move on to a new job and pursuit of a career in Speech-Language Pathology. We will miss you but look forward to seeing you and Lilu as you continue to volunteer.
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| Save the Date |
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September 15,
6:00 - 9:00 PM
BBC Tavern & Grill, 4019 Kennett Pike, Greenville, DE 19807
Come out to the the BBC Tavern & Grill or make a donation now to support your favorite PAWS for People Guest Bartender!
Learn More>>
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