Pet Partners® Names New President & CEO
Pet Partners, formerly Delta Society, is pleased to welcome Stephen Browning as President & CEO. Steve comes to Pet Partners from The American Cancer Society’s California Division, where he served in several leadership roles over 25 years. Most recently, he served as Vice President for the organization’s Border Sierra & Orange County Regions, the Society’s largest. In that role, he led the region’s fundraising, program development, communications and media relations, operations, administration, advocacy and training efforts.
“I am excited to lead the staff team and to work with the board and volunteers of Pet Partners as we expand our presence as a renewed, rebranded and re-energized organization,” Browning said.
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New Pet Partners® Therapy Animal Vests Have Arrived!
Vests are now available for advance order for currently registered Therapy Animal Teams in the members only section of our website along with bandanas, badgeholders and other volunteer gear. Log-in to our Members section and visit Volunteer Resources for the order form. Get yours now!
* The vests are only available by mail order for our registered teams..
Delta Society® Is Now Pet Partners®
Remaining true to our mission ... Updating our name
Through your support of Delta Society, each year one million lives are touched by the comfort and healing of a therapy animal visit. Across the nation, more than 72 million families experience health benefits by interacting with their pets — benefits Delta Society helped establish and continues to promote. When people in need of a service animal have questions, or people with a service animal encounter obstacles, we are here to help.
The need for our organization is greater now than ever. To help meet this growing demand, Delta Society is now named Pet Partners and will implement a new brand strategy. The change to a name that better conveys who we are, what we do and how we help people will enable us to achieve greater public awareness and reach more people through positive connections with therapy, companion and service animals.
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Sponsorships Available for New Therapy Animal Volunteer Teams
As part of grants received from the Cross Charitable Foundation and the Frank M. & Gertrude R. Doyle Foundation, Pet Partners is offering a limited number of scholarships to new Therapy Animal Teams. Scholarships will be awarded based on financial need, community need, or other special circumstances, and will cover course, evaluation, and registration fees. To be considered, please complete our scholarship application.
New Online Courses Now Available!
Delta Society is excited to launch three online courses for your convenient and affordable continued education: the Pet Partners Handler Course, the Pet Partners Instructor Course, and the Team Evaluator Course. To learn more, or to register, visit our Online Courses page for details.
Upcoming Team Evaluator Practicums
May 19 & 20: Englewood, CODiana McQuarrie will be teaching a Team Evaluator Practicum on
May 19 & 20 in Englewood, CO. For more information, visit our
calendar page or contact:
Diana McQuarrie at dmcquarrie60@gmail.com or (720) 480-1575
In the News
The New Face of Pet Therapy, Dennis Thompson, HealthDay, December 27, 2011
Therapy Dog Takes Edge Off Law Exams, Arizona Daily Star, December 18, 2011
MSHH Board Member Begins On-Call Dog Therapy Business, My Edmonds News, December 18, 2011
Dogs Offer Patient Care That Cannot Be Matched, Matt DeLucia, Fox5 News, November 30, 2011
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