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PAWS for People Receives Grant – The News Journal

PAWS for People Receives Grant – The News Journal

"The Welfare Foundation has awarded a challenge grant to PAWS for People, a Newark based pet-therapy organization. The challenge grant is for up to $50,000 for donations PAWS for People can raise above the level raised in 2011. The challenge period runs through...

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PAWS Volunteer is People’s Teacher of the Year Nominee

PAWS Volunteer is People’s Teacher of the Year Nominee

Kathy Potts, a teacher at St. Anthony of Padua Grade School in Wilmington, DE. was nominated for People's Teacher of the Year for the 2011-2012 school year.  People Magazine will honor five extraordinary teachers who are changing the lives of their students...

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Lynne Robinson Honored with Open Door Award

Lynne Robinson Honored with Open Door Award

Lynne Robinson is the most recent recipient of Open Door's Dorothy Caille Summer Institute Scholarship Award, which pays tuition for our staff to attend this summer's substance abuse & mental health seminar.   Lynne was presented the award last week...

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PAWS Team Nominated for Planetree Award

PAWS Team Nominated for Planetree Award

Mary and JJ started visiting a little over a year ago with PAWS.  They visit Heritage at Dover, an assisted living facility, as well as Kent General Hospital.  Mary and JJ were recently a Planetree Award Nominee, given by Bayhealth Medical Center in...

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PAWS in the Cecil Guardian

PAWS in the Cecil Guardian

PAWS therapy team Jo-Ann Baca and Lady were recently highlighted in Maryland's Cecil Guardian newspaper for their visits at Abbey Manor Assisted Living!         

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