Event Form

Thank you for your interest in Pets and Friends’ events!

We require an event request form completed at least 6 weeks prior to the event date.*

There are primarily two types of pet therapy events. These are ad hoc requests as opposed to scheduled routine pet therapy visits to care homes, hospitals, hospices and other facilities. These could be a one-off event or they could be a reoccurring event that has no pattern or is infrequently held. Please determine which type of event you are requesting.

 

*Due to an unprecedented amount of interest in our events, we are fully booked and are unable to accommodate any additional events between now and November 15th. We are so excited that our Volunteer Pet Teams have such an impact on our community and we apologize that we are not currently in a position to fill your request.

If there is flexibility in your request or are interested in planning an event with us after November 15th, please let us know as soon as possible! We will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible to confirm and start figuring out details. Please allow a minimum of a week for our response.

 

Community Pet Therapy Visits

Community Pet Therapy Visits are those requested by colleges or universities, secondary schools, outreach or community programs, health care staff and first responder units and others that require support infrequently in the year or as a need arises. These visits are free to our communities. In the event that funding from your organization is available to support services such as pet therapy, we would gratefully accept any donation that allows our work to continue. Any and all support would be welcome, but not necessary.

Employee Wellness Corporate Sponsored Event

Employee Wellness Corporate Sponsored Events are those requested by companies that would like to provide pet therapy visits as part of their employee wellness program. Pets and Friends respectfully accepts donations or sponsorship funds for these visits to continue our mission. We thank our corporate partners for recognizing the healing power of a pet therapy visit and for including Pets and Friends in their staff wellness programs. Pets and Friends asks for a minimum donation of $500 for 1-hour pet therapy visit. (If you feel this cost is prohibitive, please contact us for options.) From there, each pet therapy visit can be tailored to individual requirements. We will work with you to get the right fit for your event and our pet therapy teams.

Note: The request process is the same for both types of events. We require a minimum of 6 weeks’ notice for event requests and all requests must be approved by Pets and Friends based on whether the event is in line with our our overall purpose: Pets and Friends is a registered charity that provides and promotes the healing comfort and companionship of animals through pet therapy visitations. Our ability to fulfill your request is based on the availability and interest of our volunteers. The request for volunteers occurs after all event details have been confirmed.

If you have any questions about scheduling an event or are simply inquiring about hosting an event but do not yet have all of the details, please contact us.

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    Please submit your event a minimum of 6 weeks in advance.
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    Note: Minimum Length: 60min. | Maximum Length: 90 min. / Only events that are 60 or 90 minutes will be considered.
  • Please describe the purpose of the event here.
  • Please only fill out if different from organization name.
  • Please describe the exact area in which the event will take place, including where in the building, square footage, enclosed or not, whether or not seating is available, standing capacity, maximum room capacity, etc.
  • Please describe in detail where volunteers should park. Advise if parking is free, license plates are required in advance, cash reimbursement will be provided, or other. If necessary, please describe the route volunteers should take from the parking area to the event. Be sure to include a map by email and/or link if this will be helpful for navigational support.
  • Please describe where and with whom volunteers should go to check in when they arrive. Be sure to include the exact entrance and floor # as applicable as well as the contact name and phone if different from Event Contact, above. Also, are there any specific regulations or requirements of your site that our volunteers should be aware of, or requirements of our pets? All special requests and related policies must be shared at the time the Event Request is submitted so there is time to review them.
  • Please provide an estimated number of attendees or participants that will be interacting with the therapy pets during the event.
  • Please provide as much detail as possible, including how Pets and Friends will featured in your marketing plan. Pets and Friends will provide a poster to collaborate on for your event.
  • Photos may be taken by your marketing team or the event contact, and can be of the therapy pets or include participants who are visiting the therapy pets. Your organization is responsible for seeking written permission.
  • If yes, we will follow up for more details.
  • For more information, please read about Community and Corporate visits, above.

  • Event Agreement

    Please review our Event Agreement before submitting an Event Request Form. You will be asked to Consent that you have read this in the form, below. We are happy to help if you have any questions, so please contact us.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.