MEDIA ADVISORY: First Lady Cathy Justice to welcome next therapy dog at Gilmer County Elementary tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.

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Monday, August 19, 2024


** MEDIA ADVISORY: First Lady Cathy Justice to welcome next therapy dog at Gilmer County Elementary tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.
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WHO: First Lady Cathy Justice, Gilmer County Schools Superintendent Dr. Tony Minney, Gilmer County Elementary School Principal Tyson Price, Gilmer County Schools board members, local officials.

WHAT: First Lady Cathy Justice will introduce Boaz, a male Labrador Retriever, the 36th therapy dog to be placed as part of her Friends With Paws initiative.

The Friends With Paws program ([link removed]) 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: Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: Gilmer County Elementary School
99 Fairground Road, Glenville, WV 26351

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