Intermountain Therapy Animals

 

MICHIGAN

  

 

 

Organization: Pals with Paws

Contact: Kim Nelson, Chapter President 

Address: 133 Ames, Suite #1 

City: Elk Rapids

State: Michigan

Zip: 49629 

Phone Number: 231-218-7145 

E-mail: pals_with_paws@hotmail.com

Website: www.palspaws.com 

Notes: We visit at Elk Rapids School District Classrooms and 

  

Libraries.



 

 

Organization: Paws to R.E.A.D.® Listening Dogs

Contact names: Kaki Almirall and Kathleen Miller

Cities: Saginaw, Bay City and Midland

State: Michigan

E-mail: allbert@aol.com

Notes: Our Paws to R.E.A.D. program is almost three years old.

We visit schools, libraries and women's centers in three counties.

One of the classrooms we visit weekly, raised money for a local

search and rescue group by having a reading marathon. One child

alone read 1,000 pages!



 

 

Organization : Peninsula Community Library

Contact Name: Vicki Shurly and Paula Kelley

City : Traverse City

State : MI

Phone : 231-223-7700

E-mail : Bear@Voyager.net

Notes : Peninsula Community Library has a new staff member -

Bear, our official R.E.A.D. dog! Bear reads with children at Old

Mission Peninsula Elementary School, as well as assisting

children in the library. He has also formed a special company with

the 6th grade class - the Be Excited About Reading Company (or

BEAR, Inc.) - to help them with persuasive writing and reading

analysis. Bear also does many special programs at the library -

call for dates & times!



 

 

 

Organization: Peter White Public Library

Program Name: Library Pet Partners

Contact names: Cathy Seblonka, Mary Schneeberger

City: Marquette 

State: MI

E-mail: cathys@uproc.lib.mi.us ; maschnee@uproc.lib.mi.us

Phone: 906-226-4323

 

Contact Name: National R.E.A.D. Coordinator 

Phone: 801-272-3439 

E-mail: read@therapyanimals.org 

Notes: For more information on registered R.E.A.D. teams or groups in this state, please contact the ITA office.