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Upcoming Events
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August
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- WSFS DeStress Event
Newark, DE
September
5 - Rylie's Smile Foundation 5K
Lewes, DE
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Johnston Square Apartments Presentation
Baltimore, MD
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Mushroom Festival Parade
Kennett Square, PA
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Atglen Community Day
Atglen, PA
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All 4 Paws 1 Year Anniversary
Newark, DE
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Temple University Charity Fair
Philadelphia, PA
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Sky Zone Trampoline Park Special Needs Night
Newark, DE
13
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Penn Psychiatric Center Women's Group
Phoenixville, PA
15
- BBC Tavern & Grill
Guest Bartender
Greenville, DE
17
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Nemours Latch On & Family Fair
Wilmington, DE
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Elkton Fall Fest
Elkton, MD
17
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House of Hope Dog Walk
North East, MD
17
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Heart in the Game
Greenwood, DE
18
- Newark Community Day
Newark, DE
Click here
to see all upcoming events and to sign up!
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Become a Therapy Team
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Interested in joining PAWS? Here are the upcoming Orientation (O) and Training (T) sessions:
Elkton, MD
Wednesdays, 6:15 PM
O & T: September 14 & 28
O & T: October 5 & 19
Wilmington, DE
Saturdays, 8:15 AM
O & T: September 10 & 24
O & T: October 1 & 14
Sewell, NJ
Wednesdays, 6:00 PM
O & T: September 7 & 21
Dover, DE
Thursdays, 1:30 PM
O & T: September 15 & 29
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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PAWS for Reading
Wed., Sept. 7, 6:30 PM
PAWS Office
Friday, Sept. 9, 11:30 AM
McGlynn's Dover
Monday, Sept. 12, 10:00 AM
PAWS office
Our PAWS for Reading program provides a positive reading experience where the reader builds confidence, strengthens literacy skills, and develop a love for reading. Highlights include:
- Learn the philosophy of PAWS for Reading
- 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
- Receive incentives and hands-on materials to use during reading sessions
Wed., Sept. 24, 6:30 PM
PAWS Office
PAWS welcomes experienced volunteer team members to help newer teams familiarize themselves with the visiting process. Participation in this program offers PAWS service hours to teams.
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Do you have any of the following things?
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Dog Toys
- Paper Towels
- Tissues
- Large Kitchen Trash Bags
- Kitchen & Bathroom Cleaning Supplies
- Nature's Miracle Pet Cleaner
- Dog Treats
- Cases of Bottled Water
- 2 Tall Floor Fans
- Extension Cords
- Small Containers of Hand Sanitizer (personal travel size)
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!
registration@PAWSforPeople.org
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| Note from a First Visit Assistant |
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PAWS Therapy Team
Dimitra Minter & Diesel |
New PAWS Pet-Therapy Teams are accompanied on their first visits by PAWS staff or trained First Visit Assistants. Andréa Cox, our Volunteer Coordinator, recently passed along this note.
"Oh my gosh! Dimitra and Diesel were the biggest hit at Abbey Manor on their first visit! Dimitra is so polite and able to talk to everyone. Diesel is the cutest little pup I have ever met; he is darling. And he is only 1 year old - four and a half pounds of LOVE! They are such a PAWSOME team and a grand addition to PAWS.
"I love taking teams on first visits. I especially like taking teams on first visits if I did their intake call when they first applied to join PAWS - it is so much fun to put a face to the person and the pup."
Marilyn Huebner
PAWS Member & First Visit Assistant
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| Dog Training Courses |
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 Therapy Dog Prep Course:
Targeted Training for the Prospective Therapy Dog Team
Want to become a PAWSome team? This class is for you! Throughout this 5-week course, handlers will have the opportunity to review and practice the basic skills necessary for their dogs to become therapy pets. We do lots of fun exercises to help you and your pup get ready for real pet therapy work. In addition, handlers can work toward passing PAWS' Standards of Excellence Test (STEX), which is required for all PAWS Therapy teams, and/or the AKC Canine Good Citizen Test. CGC testing done at the last class.
Target Training
This course allows you and your dog to focus your training on 1 or 2 specific behaviors - things you either need to work on for pet therapy visiting or behaviors you are having trouble with at home. There are 4 cases when this type of class would be appropriate for you:
- if you aren't a PAWS member and want to work on a couple of "non-aggressive" behaviors
- if you are concerned your pet needs to work on a few behaviors before coming to a PAWS' orientation.
- if you need help with just a couple of the commands required for STEX certification after a PAWS' Orientation, or
- if you need some help polishing a particular behavior to advance your level of STEX certification.
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| Photo Shoot - Sewell, NJ |
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If you would like to have your therapy companion featured in the 2017 PAWS for People Wall Calendar and Day Planner, please sign up for one of the 10-minute photo shoot sessions on:
Saturday, September 10
1:00 - 4:00
Cardinal Village,
Sewell, NJ
Once your calendar picture is taken, remaining time can be used however you wish - include family, add props, slip on your holiday sweater for your holiday card picture...
PAWS' 2017 Calendars
If you would like to have your therapy companion featured in the 2017 PAWS for People Calendars but can't make the photo shoot, just send a pet only picture to Wendy (
registration@PAWSforPeople.org) and register.
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| BBC Tavern & Grill Guest Bartender |
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Thursday, 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!
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Jenni Brand
Maddie Brooks
Sharron Cirillo
Andréa Cox
Sophie Drossman
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Greer Firestone
Nicola Hairgrove
Marilyn Huebner
Rhonda James
Becca Roehmer
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Jessica Ruff
Rick Shriver
Stacie Shriver
Elizabeth Smyth
Rachel Snijders
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Wag-n-Walk: October 22
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Tomorrow is the last day to qualify for this month's challenge! Grab your friends and family and get them registered for this year's Wag-n-Walk.
If you have at least eight members on your team by tomorrow at 11:59 PM, you'll be entered into a drawing for a $50 Wawa gift card.
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| Snapshot: Purrrfect Visit |
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Video Spot: How Dogs Smell
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| Shining Stars |
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Clara Wyatt & Friends
Clara is one of the longest running members of PAWS for People. She is the only PAWS member who has had dogs and cats and bunnies as her therapy companions consistently throughout the years. A member since November of 2005, Clara and her Border Collies started visiting at Union Hospitals Adult Day Care Center in Elkton and have added the main building of Union Hospital of Cecil County and the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales to their repertoire. Consistent and dedicated - what a great team!
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Susan Greenholt & Xarya
Susan is a lover of German Shepherd Dogs and excellent dog trainer (she is part owner of Greenwood Dog Training School). She and her therapy companion, Xarya, visit at Concern, a residence in Coatesville for 14-18 year old adjudicated boys. This duo not only provides love and companionship to these boys but also the discipline of how to train a dog. What a great team!
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| Sites to Celebrate |
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Hummingbird Manor
Sometimes PAWS welcomes sites and teams at the same time. PAWS team Debby Rosenberg owns Hummingbird Manor, a quaint assisted living home in Bel Air, MD. Debby brings her own therapy companion, Belle, to visit residents and welcomes other PAWS teams on a regular basis.
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