Today is National Love Your Pet Day, which we celebrate every day here at the Miller-Dwan Foundation. Animals play a huge role in our daily lives both in the office and at home, and we love to show off our pets whenever we can. So, we thought we’d take this time to introduce you to our cuddly pals.
Valentino, Zelda and Olive
Traci Marciniak, President
Jimmy John and Daniel
Joan Oswald, Donor Relations/Major Gifts and Grants Specialist
Lou Ann, Miller-Dwan Foundation’s therapy-dog-in training
Kerry Jo Johnson, Event and Marketing Specialist
Mikko
Kathy Makkyla, Development Associate
Roxy
Doreen Studier, Accountant
Sigh. Our hearts are full because of these cuddly critters. While they live at home with us, animals in healthcare settings are becoming increasingly more common. Animal-assisted therapy has been proven to lower anxiety to help patients relax, provides comfort, reduces loneliness, increases mental stimulation, and provides an escape or happy distraction. Patients are not the only ones who benefit from the visits, as staff members and visitors often look forward to the visits too. And it goes without saying that the dogs love all the attention they get from everyone.
Are you interested in registering your dog or cat to become an animal-assisted volunteer team? We would love to meet you and provide some additional information. In the meantime, you can read more about the process here.
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