REGIONAL WORKSHOP OFFERED:

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

Licensed R.E.A.D. Instructors:

Ruth Olsen (6pawstraining@gmail.com) or 512-639-1771

Teri Holamon, tholamon@mac.com, 214-315-9670

Bunny Frost, bunster321@aol.com, 214-808-3490

Please contact them for complete details of location, dates, schedule and cost.

Organization: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida

City: Oriskany

State: Texas

Phone Number: 1-888-814-kids

Fax Number: 315-223-7855

Organization: Delta Hearts of Gold

Contact Name: Dianne Hughes

City: Fort Worth

State: Texas

Cell Number: (817) 291-5994

Email: dbhughes44@gmail.com

Website: www.deltaheartsofgold.org

Notes: We are an affiliate group of Delta Society. We visit at Downtown Fort Worth Library, and read with children who have special learning needs and attend Star Point School and Kinder Frogs School. We also visit Luella Merrett Elementary School, Axle I.S.D., and Mary Louis Phillips Elementary. T.C.U. Students are doing testing on the results of our R.E.A.D. program.

Organization: Delta Pet Partners of San Antonio, PAWSitve Reading

Contact Name: Annette Eicke

State: Texas

Cell Number: (210) 858-8351

Email: aeicke1@gmail.com

Website: www.deltappsa.org

Notes: We visit at East Terrell Hills Elementary, Westmore Elementary, Longs Creek Elementary, Northern Hills Elementary, New Braunfels Public Library and Randolph AFB Library.

Organization: Healing Paws

Contact Name: Patty Bacher

City: Houston

State: Texas

Phone: 281-495-0417

E-mail: pattypaws@sbcglobal.net

Notes: We are a group of Delta Pet Partners who visit Halpin Elementary School, Heartland and Yahweh Mission, along with other healthcare facilities.

Organization: Huntsville Pets Helping People Delta Society Pet Partners Affiliate

Contact Name: Diane Carpenter

Secondary Contact: Barbara Dolce bdolce4@hotmail.com

City: Huntsville

State: Texas

E-mail : Huntsvillephp@yahoo.com

Web site: http://WWW.petshelpingpeople.com

Notes: We visit Scott Johnson Elementary in Huntsville.

Organization: K-9 Connection

Contact Name: Mary Williams

City: League City

State: Texas 77573

Email: dobelady@gmail.com

Organization: Montgomery Pet Partners, Inc. an Affiliate of Delta Society Pet Partners

Contact Name: Wendy Hoffer, President

Phone Number: 281-363-1567

City: The Woodlands

State: Texas

E-mail: READ@MontgomeryPetPartners.org

Website: www.MontgomeryPetPartners.org

Notes: Montgomery Pet Partners read with children at Wilkerson Intermediate, Collins Intermediate, Sam Houston Elementary, Montgomery Elementary. When the teams are not R.E.A.D.ing, they are bringing cheer to residents of health care facilities.

Organization: Panhandle Area Community Therapies

Program: PACT & Books and Bow Wows

Contact: Jo Humphrey

Number: 661-803-0201

Email: nickyandjo@aol.com

City: Perryton

Notes: Our group is located in the Texas Panhandle and are currently in Pampa, Borger,Perryton, Canadian, Booker and Spearman, with plans to expand to the western counties.

Organization: Paws 4 Hearts Working Therapy Dogs

Program: Readers Make Great Leaders

City: San Antonio

Contact: Karen Minson

Phone: 210-325-3019

Email: paws4hearts@ymail.com

Website: www.paws4hearts.net

Notes: We visit at Oak Meadows Elementary School, Boerne Public Library, Spring Branch Public Library, New Braunfels Public Library, Fort Bend County Women's Shelter, Houston Museum of Natural Science.

Organization: Paws Up an affiliate of Delta Society

Program: Paws Up Tails for Tales

Contact Name: Sandy Blaha

Secondary Contact: Barbara Dolce bdolce4@hotmail.com

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 9742

City: Corpus Christi

State: Texas

Zip Code: 78469

Email: pawsupinc@aol.com

Notes: Paws Up pet partners read with students at West Oso Elementary School during our Tails for Tales program. Our pet partner teams also visit Driscoll Children's Hospital, Spohn Shoreline Hospital, Holmgreen Center and Corpus Christi Rehabilitation Center.

Organization: PAWS for READing

Contact: Marion Nixon

City: Sugar Land

State: Texas

Phone: 281-980-6934

Cell: 281-627-2444

Fax: 913-814-1569

Email: mariongnixion@gmail.com

Organization: Read with me Roxie

Contact Name: Christine Martin

City: Corpus Christi

State: Texas

Phone: 361-563-5504

E-mail: seacatz67@yahoo.com

Website: www.readwithmeroxie.com

Notes: We visit at Gloria Hicks, Sam Houston, Mary Berlanga,and Mireles Elementary Schools.

Organization: Rob Cary Pet Resort

Program: Rob Cary C.A.R.E.S.

Contact Names: Tammi White & Judy Wells

City: San Antonio

Phone: Tammi: 210-889-1489 or Judy: 210-287-1757

Email: tammi@robcary.com or jkwells@satx.rr.com

Website: www.robcary.com

Notes: We visit at Wetmore Elementary and Oak Meadow Elementary

Organization: Sun City TX Pet Club

Contact Name: Ruth Olsen

Address: 102 Night Hawk Way

City: Georgetown

State: Texas

Phone Number: 512-639-1771

E-mail: 6pawstraining@gmail.com

Notes: We are a pet partner team group who visits at the Georgetown Public Library and the Georgetown Elementary Schools for special events.

Organization: Tender Loving K9 R.E.A.D.ers

Contact Name: Denise Perkins

City: Katy

State: Texas

Email: bestinshowppc@sbcglobal.net

Website: www.tlk9.org

Notes: Tender Loving K9s visit at the Katy Library and also the Kendall Library (which is part of the Houston Public Library).

Organization: WAGS Across Texas, LLC

Contact Name: Chris Puckett

City: San Antonio

State: TX

Email: cppuckett@gmail.com

Website: www.wagstxs.org

Notes: We visit Fabra Elementary

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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