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Welcome to the Lend A Paw Blog!
Where you can find up to date information about the program, current LAP teams and LAP therapy dogs candidates, scheduled visits, and much more.
Lend A Paw is committed to enhancing the lives of individuals experiencing physical, mental, emotional or life challenges by providing therapy dogs to offer warmth, compassion, unconditional love and a healing environment. The program is designed to rescue dogs from the shelter and train them to be therapy dogs. Individuals are also invited to join our LAP team with their own dogs provided the dogs have the required obedience and temperament for therapy work.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Weekly Scheduled Visits - Week of May 23rd

There are two scheduled Lend A Paw visits for this week:


Wednesday, May 25th @ 11:00 AM:
ECF Kayne Eras
5350 Machado Road
Culver City, CA 90230

Our Lend A Paw visits are a big hit at this school. We are really helping the kids! Please join us, as we need up to six dogs! For questions, contact Jane at: (310) 963-2272.


Saturday, May 28th @ 10:30 AM
Jewish Home for the Aging / Eisenberg Village
18855 Victory Blvd.
Reseda, CA

Please join Bailer and Andy for the second visit of the month to this site. We all meet at the parking lot benches 5 minutes prior to our start time. For questions, please call Andy at: (818) 458-3822.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Scheduled Visits -Week of May 15th

There are 3 Lend A Paw visits scheduled for this week:

Wednesday, May 18th @ 10:30 AM:
Bubbe and Zayde's Place
3317 Oakhusrt Avenue
Los Angeles, CA


This is a 6 resident nursing home near Culver City. The residents here could really use some cheering up, as well as a change from their normal routine. We need 1 or 2 therapy teams to carry out this visit.
*This site is still in need of a Lead Volunteer in order to continue scheduling visits. Please email Sharon if you can help.

Wednesday, May 18th @ 1:30 PM:
New Horizons - Classroom Visit
15725 Parthenia Street
North Hills, CA

This is our second visit of the month to this school and workplace for developmentally challenged adults. We stop for a few minutes inside each classroom in order to give the hard working students a break. Because we are visiting smaller groups, We only need up to 3 therapy teams to carry out this visit. Please join Ash and Lisa.

Sunday, May 22nd @ 10:30 AM:
NEW SITE!
KEEN Los Angeles at Elysian Park
929 Academy Road
Los Angeles, CA

This is our first visit to this site, which is a non-profit organization that organizes sports and activities for developmentally challenged children. We are to bring 3 to 4 therapy teams in order to provide stress relief, social interaction, and confidence building exercises to supplement the activities.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Scheduled Visits - Week of May 8th

There are two scheduled Lend A Paw visits for this week:

Sunday, May 8th @ 10:30 AM:
Aegis Assisted Living Facility
10801 Lindley Avenue
Granada Hills, CA

This is a wonderful Assisted Living and Nursing Facility with bright upbeat residents who can't wait for their monthly hugs and kisses from the dogs. We can take up to 5 therapy teams to this location. We are also still looking for a leader for this site, so please contact Sharon if you can help!

Wednesday, May 11th @ 12:00 PM:
New Horizons - Lunchtime Visit
15725 Parthenia Street
North Hills, CA

This is our first visit of the month to this school and workplace for developmentally challenged adults. With the wonder of children, these loving individuals look forward to their hugs and kisses from their furry friends. We need a t least 4 therapy teams to carry out this visit. Please join Ash and Lisa!

Happy Mother's Day to all Lend A Paw Volunteers!