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Pet Volunteer Brings Dog-Gone Good Comfort in Care

by Kim Snarr | Aug 26, 2019 | Blog, Community, Hospice Care, Pet Therapy, Volunteers

Today is National Dog Day! Let’s paws and celebrate the love and joy our doggies fill in our lives and community. Sir Omar Bradley is one of 44 animals serving in our pet volunteer program. He is a pure-bred Golden Retriever, eight years old and specially trained with...

Celebrating Volunteer Month: Meet Our Volunteers of the Year Part 3

by Kim Snarr | May 16, 2019 | Awards, Blog, Hospice Care, Integrative Medicine, PACE, Pet Therapy, Volunteers

As we celebrate National Volunteer Month in April, read about our final two 2019 Volunteer of the Year Award winners and their extraordinary service. Irma Porterfield – Specialized Volunteer Service Award Lavender and Bronze Teams, Companionship, Pet Visits and Reiki...

Celebrating Volunteer Month: Meet Our Last Pair of Volunteers of the Year

by Kim Snarr | Apr 24, 2019 | Announcements, Awards, Blog, Hospice Care, PACE, Pet Therapy, Volunteers

As National Volunteer Month comes to a close, learn about our final two 2019 Volunteer of the Year Award winners and their extraordinary service. Irma Porterfield – Specialized Volunteer Service Award                                                                   ...

Meet Freya the Volunteer: Floppy Ears, Kind Spirit

by Kim Snarr | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog, Hospice Care, Pet Therapy, Volunteers

Freshly primped in a pink collar and a purple stroller, Freya the rabbit and her owner Lacey Patterson make their rounds at Palm Garden of Pinellas Health and Rehabilitation Center. This Suncoast Hospice volunteer duo is specially trained to visit our patients, like...

Meet Bella the Volunteer: Tiny Paws, Big Heart

by Kim Snarr | Oct 4, 2018 | Blog, Hospice Care, Pet Therapy, Volunteers

October 4 is World Animal Day celebrating animals of all kinds around the planet. Today, we also wish to give special appreciation to the animals serving in our pet visit volunteer program. Bella is a petite and spunky Chihuahua who was rescued by the loving Tedesco...

Meet Rudy: A Supersized Pet, Volunteer and Joy

by Kim Snarr | Aug 22, 2018 | Blog, Hospice Care, Pet Therapy, Volunteers

Kathleen “Kathy” Starke-Nalbach has a big heart for rescuing animals. She found a great match with her burly boy Rudy, a 132-pound mastiff. Rudy is her third rescue. A female mastiff and a black lab complete the family. At just two years old, Rudy has developed a...
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