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FLORIDA
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Organization:
ComForT (Companions for
Therapy)
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Program
Name: Reading with
Paws
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Contact
Name: Patty
Mitchell
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City:
Tallahassee
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State:
Florida
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E-mail:
pnalani@comcast.net
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Phone
Number:
850-877-4187
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Notes:
Our 20+ R.E.A.D. teams make
weekly visits to Maclay
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School, the
Perry Library branch, the School of Arts and Sciences,
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DeSoto Trail
Elementary, The Character Center, Hartsfield
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Elementary,
and Cornerstone Learning Community. Our teams
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work with
students ages 5-12 during regular school hours, after-
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school programs, and early-evening sessions.
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Organization:
Dynamic Dog Club
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Program
Name: Dynamic
R.E.A.D.ers
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Contact
Name: Bev
Johnson
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City:
The Villages
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State:
Florida
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E-mail:
info@dynamicdogclub.com
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Website:
www.dynamicdogclub.com
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Notes:
Membership is obtained with The
Villages Resident ID
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Card. We serve
both public and charter schools, after-school
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programs,
libraries, bookstores, and camp programs.
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Organization:
Emerald Coast FURever
Friends
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Program
Name: Come, Sit,
Stay, & R.E.A.D.®
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City:
Numerous cities in the Panhandle
area
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State:
Florida
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Contact
Name: Patsy
Hunter
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E-mail:
aupatsy@cox.net
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Phone
Number:
850-865-7033 or cell: 850-865-7888
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Website:
www.EmeraldCoastFureverFriends.com
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Notes:
Current monthly programs at
Navarre, Fort Walton Beach,
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Pensacola
Tryon, Pensacola Downtown, Southwest Pensacola,
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and Eglin Air
Force Base Libraries. Current programs at 2
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Elementary
schools, one in Santa Rosa County and one in
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Escambia
County.
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Organization:
Pawsitive Pets, Inc.
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City:
Jacksonville
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State:
Florida
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Contact
Name: Lucinda Chapin,
Pres or
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Kelly Blackburn, Exec Dir
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Phone
Number: 888-315-2329
or 904-992-4533
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E-mail:
info@pawsitivepets.org
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Website:
www.PawsitivePets.org
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Notes:
Our R.E.A.D. teams are currently
serving: public schools
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and libraries, children’s learning centers and local bookstores in
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Northeast
Florida.
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Organization:
Star Bright Therapy Dogs and
Obedience
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Contact
Name: Dot Blair,
Founder/Director
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City:
Port St. Lucie
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State:
Florida
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E-mail:
bdorothy@hotmail.com
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Notes:
The Star Bright Therapy Dogs, an
organization which of
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evaluates,
tests, trains, and supports therapy dogs for the purpose
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giving loving
and empathic support in nursing homes, hospitals,
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psychiatric
wards and other facilities. Star Bright also provides
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basic
obedience classes. Star Bright dogs are working in a
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reading
program at the St. Lucie County Library system.
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Organization:
Tails To Read
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City:
Ocala
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State:
Florida
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E-mail:
puppy5234@aol.com
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Notes:
Barnes and Noble Bookstores,
Libraries, Schools
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Organization:
Tales With Paws
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Contact:
Jo McGinnis
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County:
Seminole
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State:
FL
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E-mail:
taleswithpaws1@aol.com
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Notes:
Serving Schools in Seminole County, Florida.
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Contact
Name: National
R.E.A.D. Coordinator
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Phone:
801-272-3439
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E-mail:
read@therapyanimals.org
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Notes:
For more information on
registered R.E.A.D. teams or groups in this state, please contact the ITA
office.
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