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Tennessee 
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
Janice Pelletti b747ac@aol.com Piney Flats.
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.
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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