REGIONAL WORKSHOP OFFERED:

Official R.E.A.D. training is offered periodically by

licensed R.E.A.D. instructors:

Mary Ehrhart (info@MidSouthTherapyDogs.org) and

Debb Taylor (goldenzrule@cs.com) in the Memphis area.

Patricia Belt (info@tnsafetyspotters.org) in the West TN area.

Merilee Kelley (Merilee@READingPaws.org) and

Helen Wahl (silvisuperdog@yahoo.com) in the Nashville area.

Please contact them for details of location, time and cost.

Organization: Mid-South Therapy Dogs - a Delta Society^®

Affiliate

Program Name: Paws for Reading

Contact Name: Mary Ehrhart

City: Germantown 

State: Tennessee 

Phone Number: 901-336-0351 

E-mail: info@MidSouthTherapyDogs.org

Web Site:www.midsouththerapydogs.org

Notes: We currently visit the following facilities:

Shady Grove Elementary School, Memphis, TN, Crump

Elementary School, Memphis, TN, Central Library, Memphis, TN,

Frayser Library, Frayser, TN, Barbara K. Lipman Early Learning 

Center, Memphis, TN, First Regional Library, Herando, MS, 

Cornelia Crenshaw Library, Memphis, TN, Georgia Avenue 

Elementary School, Memphis, TN 

Organization:  READing Paws ^® / Middle Tennessee Chapter

Contact Name: Merilee Kelley

City: Franklin

State: Tennessee

Phone Number: 615.794.5761 

E-mail: info@readingpaws.org 

Web Site: www.READingPaws.org 

Notes : We currently visit the following facilities:

Metro Nashville Schools, Williamson County Schools,

Franklin Special Schools, Borders Bookstores

Organization:  READing Paws ^® / Upper East Tennessee Chapter   

Contact Names: Janice Pelletti and Amy St Clair

City: Kingsport

State: Tennessee

Phone Number: 615.794.5761

E-mail: info@readingpaws.org

Web Site: www.READingPaws.org

Organization:  TN Safety Spotters

Program Name: READing is Fun! 

Contact Name: Patricia Belt

City: Grand Junction

State: Tennessee

Phone Number: 731-764-0238

E-mail:info@tnsafetyspotters.org

Web Site: http://tnsafetyspotters.org

Notes : We currently visit the following facilities:

Hardeman County Schools, Middleton High School CDC Class,  

Carl Perkins Center for Prevention of Child Abuse, Bolivar,

Whiteville, and Grand Junction Library.

Organization: West TN Therapy Dogs

Program Name: Kidz Read to Dogz

Contact Name: Anne Weiss

City: Memphis

State: Tennessee

Phone Number: 901-756-4083 

E-mail: info4wttd@gmail.com

Web Site: http://westtntherapydogs.org

Notes : We currently visit the following facilities:

Central Library Memphis, Bartlett Library, Temple Israel/Memphis

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.