FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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MEDIA ADVISORY: First Lady Cathy Justice to welcome next therapy dog to Preston High School tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.
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WHO: First Lady Cathy Justice, Preston County Schools Superintendent Bradley Martin, Preston County Schools Assistant Superintendent Angellicia Varner, Preston High School Principal Todd Seymour, Preston County Schools board members, local officials.
WHAT: First Lady Cathy Justice will introduce Chester, a male Labrador Retriever, the 41st therapy dog to be placed as part of her Friends With Paws initiative.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Preston High School
400 Knight Drive, Kingwood, WV 26537
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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.
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