Wyoming Class is CANCELED on 8/11/18 due to a funeral at Ascension & Holy Trinity Church. Please watch this site for additional information on rescheduling and the date our next class will begin. Anyone that was planning to test tomorrow can test at a later date.
Wyoming Class Information for 2018
A new session will start on June 16th. Tell your family and friends, come and join us for a refresher, or just stop by to say hello. We always look forward to seeing current members and adding to the ministry by training new teams. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact any of us listed here: Contact Information.
Whitewater Crossing, Cleves OH Therapy Training
There will be a therapy training class starting on September 4th at Whitewater Crossing at 6:00 pm. This is an 8 week class. Please contact Steve for additional information (Contact Information).
Anderson Twp. Class Information
Allison Camp is planning to start a therapy dog class this Fall at the Anderson Twp. Family Pet Center. Cost is $100.00 and you can contact Allison for more details. Her contact information is: 513-290-4840 or email araecamp@hotmail.com.
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Upcoming Events:
Mandy's Dog-O-Mat Adoption Event, September 8th from 12:00 - 4:00 pm. Please spread the word if you know anyone that is interested in adopting. Location: 6896 Tylersville Rd. West Chester, OH.
We need volunteers for the following events. Please let us know if you are able to help us out.
August 18 & 19, 2018: My Furry Valentine, Sharonville Convention Center. We will be there both days from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm and will need quite a few volunteers at this event. We are not permitted to bring our dogs to this event. Please contact Pam Fox if you are able to help. (Contact Information)
August 25, 2018: PAWS-A-PALOOZA, Monroe Community Park from 4:00 - 8:00 pm. We will need volunteers to help with this event. They have not yet posted their full schedule of events, but will be having a Wiener Dog Race at 6:00 pm. Please contact Pam Fox if you are able to help. (Contact Information)
Substitute Needed from 9/15/18 - 11/16/18
One of our ongoing volunteers at The Crossroads Center will be out of town for two months this fall and we are looking for a couple of teams that could fill in for them. If we can get 2 or 3 teams, then we can work the schedule to space visits out for the people filling in. They currently go to Crossroads on Monday afternoons from 3:00 - 4:00 pm (thanks Nan and Gus!). Nan says that they arrive around 2:50 pm and a staff member takes them to the area where the visit will be held. They hang out with the patients and Gus gets lots of love during the visit. Parking is free and the environment is very safe. A staff member is there at all times. Please let Pam Fox or Diana Dawson know if you can help us out for a couple of months. Contact Information
Volunteer Opportunities
Glendale Place, 779 Glendale Milford Road would like to have an additional team visit their facility on Friday. If you are interested, you can contact Darlene in their activity department at 513-771-1779. Mariann Moster and Cali are currently visiting on Wednesday and she was asked to reach out to see if we could find an additional team. Please let John Connor know if you are able to visit, or if you would like more information or to have him contact the facility.
The Crossroads Center is a mental health and addiction treatment center in Cincinnati that is interested in establishing a pet therapy program with Canines for Christ teams. Crossroads Center is located at 311 Martin Luther King Dr., East. Pam and Bill Fox and John Connor have met with their staff and toured their facility. We would like to find some teams that can visit. For additional information, please contact Bill or Pam (Contact Information).
Central Parke Alzheimer's Special Care Center, 7495 Central Parker Blvd., Mason, OH 45240 has requested a team to make visits at their facility. Any day of the week works for them, but the best time is probably 10:00 am. I assume that visits could also be made on the weekend. If we get more than one team that has an interest, perhaps you could rotate weeks if unable to commit to weekly visits. Please contact John Connor (jconnortx@yahoo.com) if you are interested in visiting at this facility.
