FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
CONTACT: Serena Nichols, [email protected]
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First Lady Justice to welcome Friends With Paws therapy dog at Bridgeview Elementary School tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.
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WHO: First Lady Cathy Justice, Bridgeview Elementary Principal Stephenie Haynes, CIS WV Advisory Council Members, Kanawha County Department of Education staff, local officials.
WHAT: First Lady Justice will introduce Louie, a male Yellow Labrador, who is the eleventh therapy dog to be placed as part of her Friends With Paws initiative for Communities In Schools.
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: Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Bridgeview Elementary School
5100 Ohio Street, South Charleston, WV 25309
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