FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, September 25, 2023
CONTACT: Serena Nichols, [email protected]
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MEDIA ADVISORY: First Lady Justice to welcome Friends With Paws therapy dog at Chapmanville Intermediate School tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.
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WHO: First Lady Cathy Justice, Logan County Schools Superintendent Jeff Huffman, Chapmanville Intermediate School Principal Erica Keck, Logan County School Board Members, local officials.
WHAT: First Lady Justice will introduce Malfoy, a male Yellow Labrador, who is the fourteenth therapy dog to be placed as part of her Friends With Paws initiative.
The Friends With Paws program is a partnership between the Governor’s Office, West Virginia Communities In Schools Nonprofit, and the West Virginia Department of Education. Therapy dogs will be placed in schools within CIS counties where students are disproportionately affected by poverty, substance misuse, or other at-risk situations, and are in the greatest need of a support animal. The dogs will serve as a healthy and friendly outlet for these students to address trauma and other social-emotional issues.
WHEN: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Chapmanville Intermediate School
329 West Tiger Lane
Chapmanville, WV 25508
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