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"THE YOUTH PHILANTHROPY INITIATIVE” SCHOOL PROJECT:
Three students from Sir Charles Best High School in Coquitlam, Breanna, Karly and Cherie entered a school project called ‘The Youth Philanthropy Initiative’ contest. Schools apply for acceptance and then they choose a charity that they would like to support and report on. Each school has several teams which compete and through the process of elimination, the winning team receives a cheque for $5,000.00 for their chosen charity. This year, Breanna, Karly and Cherie chose BC Pets and Friends.
These three young ladies did an amazing job and made it as far as the finals. They attended a Pet Screening session with Leslie Bruce at New Vista Care Centre in Burnaby and joined a pet visit with Leslie and her dog Icky to Southview Terrace Care Facility in Vancouver.
They then did a presentation at Sir Charles Best High School. Commented from the girls, "We were honored to have represented Pets and Friends as our charity and it was a great experience to see how Pets and Friends impacts people's lives in such a positive way. We think everyone deserve to have someone special to them and Pets and Friend enables people to have that opportunity."
MLA Naomi Yamamoto (North Vancouver-Lonsdale) congratulates B C Pets and Friends Vice President David Slader on receiving the Gaming Grant. With him are Daphne Parker and her visitation dog Liam, who is one of Pets and Friends nearly 200 volunteer visitation teams who volunteer at hospitals and care facilities throughout the lower mainland on a weekly bases.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Pets and Friends is planning a Walk-A-Thon for the Fall so please watch this space for more information on it.
DONATIONS:
We would like to thank THE DISTRICT OF WEST VANCOUVER for their generous grant of $2,000.00 this year. We have put this money towards increasing the number of Pet Visitation Teams in care facilities in that district and thanks to their generosity, four more teams are bringing smiles, joy and companionship to more people in care homes.
We really would like to send out a special THANK YOU to all of you who have made donations to Pets and Friends over the years – we really do appreciate it and every cent counts. The money is put to good use helping us to continue to put Volunteer Visiting Pet Teams into hospitals, care facilities and hospices where residents no longer have pets of their own. The value of these weekly visits is immeasurable and it improves the well being of the residents and patients who look forward to these pet visits.
Being a not-for-profit organization, we rely on the generous donations we receive throughout the year.
Please continue to let others know of our organization.
We are now officially on Facebook – check out www.facebook.com/pets.visiting and add your comments.
Upcoming Screenings and Orientations
Are you interested in becoming one of our pet visitation teams? If so, please contact us to arrange for a pet screening, and to sign up for orientation.
PET SCREENINGS DATES FOR 2012
Our next available screening dates and locations are:
Vancouver – Tuesday - 12 Jun 2012, 10 Jul 2012 & 11 Sep 2012
Burnaby – Tuesday - 12 Jun 2012, 10 Jul 2012 & 11 Sep 2012
Delta – Wednesday - 13 Jun 2012 , 11 Jul 2012 & 12 Sep 2012
Port Moody – Wednesday - 13 Jun 2012, 11 Jul 2012 & 12 Sep 2012
Pet screenings take about a half hour and are in demand! Please reserve your spot early.
(HUMAN) ORIENTATION
Saturday - 19 May 2012, 21 July 2012 & 20 Octobrt 2012 –
from 9:00 am until 12:00 noon
Vancouver
Wednesday - 20 June 2012, 19 September 2012 & 21 November 2012
from 6:45 pm until 9:30 pm
Email: info@petsandfriends.org
We look forward to working with you!
PLEASE NOTE: Many new volunteers want to visit with children. Ronald MacDonald House has cancelled its pet visitation program (Jan. 2008). Canuck Place's visitation program is FULL. However, there are many seniors' facilities, group homes, hospices etc. that are not child focused that need visitation teams. Please consider volunteering at another facility in need.
Opening for New Board Members
Because of retirements, Pets and Friends now has several openings for new Board of Director members who are energetic and passionate about pets visiting people. We are a working board with several committees that deal with fund raising, grant writing and event planning and we're looking for people interested in sharing their talents and knowledge in these areas as well as computer data-base knowledge. If you are at all interested and can spare four or five hours a month from your busy schedule to attend meetings, plus volunteer occasionally at special events, please send us an e-mail.
No one should have to live without companionship
Did you know that people living in long-term care facilities can go months without meaningful social contact? Even with the best care, they may struggle with powerful feelings of loneliness and frustration.
Pets and Friends is working to ensure that people in facility care don’t have to live without the comfort of companionship. Our long-running and highly successful pet visitation program touches thousands of lives each year—but there are still many elderly, sick and disabled residents who need our help.
Your involvement can make a difference:
- Become a volunteer
- Bring Pets and Friends to your facility
- Make a donation
- Renew your membership