MEDIA ADVISORY: First Lady Cathy Justice to welcome next therapy dog tomorrow at Doddridge County Park at 12:00 p.m.

WHO: First Lady Cathy Justice, Doddridge County Schools Superintendent Adam Cheeseman, Doddridge County High School Assistant Principal David Dryden, Doddridge County Schools Board Members, City Councilman James Brannam.

WHAT: First Lady Cathy Justice will introduce Chloe, a female Golden Retriever, the 33rd 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 CIS program schools 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: Thursday, August 8, 2024, at 12:00 p.m.

WHERE: Doddridge County Park
1252 Snowbird Rd, West Union, WV 26456

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