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As USA Swimming athletes get ready for their races with the highest stakes on the line, local pet therapy group DomestiPUPS will provide nearly 2,000 competitors with a relaxing environment to help them prepare for their events. From June 26-July 3 in Omaha, NE swimmers will compete for a coveted position on the national swim team that will represent America in August in Rio de Janeiro. For eight days, swimmers will battle to be among the top two finishers in their race to qualify for the world’s largest sporting event. This is the only selection meet to determine the final team. The pressure, disappointment, and judgment that professional athletes can face is often very trying, and pet therapy dogs can provide the athletes with some sort of release. Therapy dogs are commonly found visiting hospitals, classrooms, university campuses, courtrooms, and a number of other events and venues, where stress levels can be elevated. Scientific studies show that canine interaction increases a human’s level of oxytocin, a hormone that reduces anxiety and blood pressure. Petting a dog helps people become less frightened, more secure and diverts their attention away from their own fears or anxieties. There will be 30 Domesti-PUPS pet therapy teams from Lincoln, Omaha and St. Joseph, MO, available to the athletes throughout the competition. For more information about this event visit www.usaswimming.org/trials. For more information about Domesti-PUPS, visit www.domesti-pups.org.
Lincoln SCORE Celebrates Small Business Owners On June 8th Lincoln S C ORE h o s t e d a Lunc h & Learn meeting honoring SCORE volunteers by providing mentor continuing education with a real life business success example. The luncheon featured guest speaker Nick Cusik, founder, owner and CEO of IMSCORP, a Lincoln-based manufacturing company, and an individual who truly lives the volunteerism spirit and supports the mission of SCORE. Nick spoke about the 3 best business tips he received in starting his business, mentors he consulted and how they assisted him, and what he see as Lincoln SCORE’s role in the business community. Lincoln SCORE offers free one-to-one mentoring services to individuals who are either interested in starting their own small business or improving the small business they currently run. In doing so, the organization provides opportunities for those with business experience (accounting, marketing, technology, planning, etc.) to help promote small business by giving back to the community and sharing their business knowledge & experience as a volunteer SCORE mentor. Would you be willing to assist Lincoln SCORE to MAKE A DIFFERENCE and help others become successful in their small business? Small business entrepreneurs are eager to learn from you as you help make their dreams come true! Any business person wanting to discover the benefits of being a volunteer may contact the Lincoln SCORE office via e-mail to infolincoln@ scorevolunteer.org and /or (402) 437-2409. Please visit lincoln.score. org or facebook.com/lincolnscore for additional information.