FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sunday, December 8, 2024
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MEDIA ADVISORY: First Lady Cathy Justice to welcome next therapy dog to Buffalo Elementary School tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.
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WHO: First Lady Cathy Justice, Cabinet Secretary of Arts, Culture, and History Randall Reid-Smith, Putnam County Schools Superintendent John Hudson, Buffalo Elementary School Principal Tonya Casto, Toyota Senior Engineering Manager Kevin Fields, Putnam County Schools board members, local officials.
WHAT: First Lady Cathy Justice will introduce Bo, a male Golden Retriever, the 44th therapy dog to be placed as part of her Friends With Paws initiative.
WHEN: Monday, December 9, 2024, at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Buffalo Elementary School
19366 Buffalo Road, Buffalo, WV 25033
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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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