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REGIONAL WORKSHOP OFFERED:
Official R.E.A.D. training is offered periodically by Licensed R.E.A.D. Instructor:
Terri Carpenter (cnwhterrie3@charter.net)) or 860-742-8611
Please contact her for complete details of ocation, dates, schedule and cost.
Denise Bolduc (dabcrna@cox.net) in the Manchester area. Please contact her for more
details about workshops in your area.
Organization: Allan's Angels Therapy Dogs
The CT Chapter of Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs
Program: Allan's Angels R.E.A.D. Program
Contact: Denise Bolduc
City: Bolton
Phone: 860-646-5116
Email: dabcrna@cox.net
Notes: We visit at Hall Memorial Library in Ellington and the Bugbee School in West Hartford.
Organization: Tails of Joy, Inc.
Program Name: Story Tails
Contact Name: President - Sandra Lok
READ Coordinator: Caroline Gaetano
City: Hartford
State: Connecticut
Website: www.tailsofjoy.org
Notes: We currently visit Coventry Grammar School, Webster Hill Elementary School, West Hartford Library, Prosser Library, Manchester Public Library, Willington Library, Booth & Dimock Library, Mark Twain Library.
Organization: Bethany Community School
Contact Name: Betsy Quitko
City: Bethany
State: Connecticut
Phone: 203-239-9291
E-mail: bquitko@bethany-ed.org
Notes: Currently visiting Bethany Community School
Program: Healing Hounds of Stamford Hospital
Contact Name: Donald Paul Smith
City: Darien
Address: 1Andrews Dr.
State: Connecticut
Phone: 203-202-2561
Fax: 203-656-7380
Cell: 203-722-7734
E-mail: donaldpaulsmith@optonline.net
Notes: Currently visiting at:
The Mews of Greenwich, Family Center of Greenwich, RSVP, Education Connection, Kids in Crisis, Bennett Cancer Center, Smith House, Long Ridge Rehabilitation, Scofield Manor.
Organization: Cold Noses, Warm Hearts
Contact Name: Terrie Carpenter
City: Coventry
State: Connecticut
Phone Number: (860) 208-7639
E-mail: cnwhterrie3@charter.net
Website: www.coldnosesnwarmhearts.org
Notes: The facilities we visit are: Washington Magnet School, CT Children’s Medical Center, School for Emotionally Disturbed Children, Grace Webb School, and Rocky Hill. We visit multiple libraries including Lebanon, Spaulding, Wethersfield, Coventry, Tolland, Trumbell, Eastford, Woodstock, and more.
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.
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The ITA R.E.A.D. program is touching hearts across the nation. The following is a partial list of R.E.A.D. Affiliate Programs, Regional Workshops, and individual R.E.A.D teams. It is our hope that this list will help put R.E.A.D. teams in contact with programs and workshops in their area. If you would like to add your program to this list please send an email to the National R.E.A.D. Coordinator at the ITA office (read@therapyanimals.org).
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have programs hosting regional workshops. Also, many R.E.A.D. instructors are willing to travel. Please feel free to contact one of them about setting up a workshop specifically designed for your group.
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