School’s Best Friend Training
Wags for Wellness Visit
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
A Season of Gratitude Fall is my absolute favorite time of year! It’s a season of gratitude and there is so much I am grateful for at Hand in Paw. In-person visits are back, new Therapy Teams are being trained, and new partnerships are being made - all of which you can read about in this edition of Golden! But most of all I am grateful for you, our donors and selfless volunteers, who make our mission possible. This is an exciting time for Hand in Paw, and it’s all thanks to YOU! Our newest HIP program, Wags for Wellness, provides therapy to stressed, frontline healthcare professionals at UAB and Children’s Hospital. This restorative wellness program was created by Hand in Paw in collaboration with UAB Hospital. We are very grateful to VP Funds and The Daniel Foundation of Alabama for supporting this service. Hand in Paw sends a huge thank you to our healthcare community that is taking care of people in this unpredictable and ongoing health crisis.
HIP Therapy Teams recently completed advanced training in the School’s Best Friend program and will be visiting Exceptional classrooms. We have 7 new teams in training and are very excited to return to a normal recruiting and training schedule. Our program partners are contacting us daily with requests for visits. For those of you who were able to attend Picasso Pets in August – thank you! It was a smaller event this year; with COVID cases on the rise, however, we managed to earn more than $200,000 to support our mission. We are already excited about Picasso Pets 2022. Please follow us on social media to learn more about events and opportunities at Hand in Paw. As always – please contact me with any questions or comments. Your feedback is always appreciated.
Margaret Stinnett Executive Director
Thanks to Our Picasso Pets Sponsors: Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Mr. & Mrs. Scott Vowell, Birmingham Legion FC, John 3:16, Medical Properties Trust, Diamonds Direct, Dr. Jim & Katie Lasker, George W. Barber Foundation, Haynes & Haynes,P.C., Idie & Chris Hastings, Kay Aldridge, Kim Morgan Day, Lynn & Benny LaRussa, Southern Power, Southern Company Services, UAB Medicine, Creative Dog Training, Dr. Susan & Rick Nelms in Memory of Christopher, DSLD Land Management, Jennifer Buettner Bates, On Services, Patty McDonald & Jeffrey Klinner, Niki Lim & Seth Roden, Caring Foundation of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama, EBSCO, Encompass Health, Dog Days of Birmingham, Dustin Massey Studios, OBGYN Associates of Alabama, Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Riverview Animal Clinic, Sheryl & Jon Kimerling, The Pawms Pet Resort Avondale, The Thompson Foundation
Picasso Pets 2021
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But most of all I am grateful for you, our donors and selfless volunteers, who make our mission possible! Margaret & Oakley
