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Companion Pups is dedicated to helping people improve their emotional and physical well-being by interacting with dogs. Companion Pups carefully screens and trains therapy dogs for visits to hospitals, senior citizen, assisted living and nursing centers, veteran centers, and child care facilities.

Activities

Inspire minds and lift spirits

Shake up daily routines

Stimulate a withdrawn patient or older adult or calm a hyperactive child

Relieve loneliness, avoid depression, and trigger memories

Facilitate interaction and conversation

Lower a patient's blood pressure and heart rate, especially before surgery

Organization

Companion Pups is 501(c)3 tax-deductible nonprofit organization. It is run by professional staff and volunteers and managed by a Board of Directors.

Board of Directors

The board provides policy and direction to meet the strategic goals of Companion Pups and models the highest standards of nonprofit governence. Our volunteer board is made up of the following:

President Neil Price Secretary Lawrence McGowan Treasurer Natasha Gilman, CPA Director Nelson Reeves Director Sue Sanchez Director Heather Thompson

Annual Events

Companion Pups sponsors several fundraising and educational events each years. Notable events are described below.

Running of the Paws

A half-mile to three mile walk or run for dogs and humans of all fitness levels and breeds.

Wag More ReTail Consignment Shop

Gifts for bargain hunters and collectors. Gift certificates make up over a third of sales, and Wag More ReTail won the Street Beat community contest for Best Thrift or Consignment Store for the second year in a row.

Designated Charities

The Great Plains Kennel Club allows us to sell raffle tickets for highly coveted gift baskets at all their dog shows. Companion Pups also receives donations from other groups.

Sources of Funding

The generosity of our supporters and success of our events has allowed Companion Pups to provide the highest quality services. We are passionate and hopeful as we look forward to the partnerships that will allow us to continue these services into the future.

The following table summarizes fundraising and compares efforts to the previous year.

Special Thanks to our Management Team

Executive Director Emily Howe

Managing Director Clarissa Darling

Communications James Cleary

Animal Trainer Pat Reid

Student Interns Jayden Park, Kerry Goldman

Mascot Bailey

This file created specifically for Yuchi Yim

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