ANNUAL REPORT
COMPANION PUPS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Mission Statement
Companion Pups is dedicated to helping people improve their emotional and
physical well-being by interacting with dogs. Companion Pups carefully screens
and trains therapy dogs for visits to hospitals, senior citizen, assisted living and
nursing centers, veteran centers, and child care facilities.1
Activities
Inspire minds and lift spirits
Shake up daily routines
Stimulate a withdrawn patient or older adult or calm a hyperactive child
Relieve loneliness, avoid depression, and trigger memories
Facilitate interaction and conversation
Lower a patient's blood pressure and heart rate, especially before surgery
Organization
Companion Pups is 501(c)3 tax-deductible nonprofit organization. It is run by
professional staff and volunteers and managed by a Board of Directors.
Board of Directors
The board provides policy and direction to meet the strategic goals of Companion
Pups and models the highest standards of nonprofit governance. Our volunteer
board is made up of the following:
President Neil Price
Secretary
Lawrence McGowan
Treasurer
Natasha Gilman, CPA
Director
Nelson Reeves
Director
Sue Sanchez
Director
Heather Thompson
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Annual Events
Companion Pups sponsors several fundraising and educational events each years.
Notable events are described below.
Running of
the Paws
Wag More
ReTail
Consignme
nt Shop
Designated
Charities
Designated Charities
The Great Plains Kennel Club allows us to sell raffle tickets for highly coveted gift
baskets at all their dog shows. Companion Pups also receives donations from other
groups.
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Sources of Funding
The generosity of our supporters and success of our events has allowed
Companion Pups to provide the highest quality services. We are passionate and
hopeful as we look forward to the partnerships that will allow us to continue these
services into the future.
The following table summarizes fundraising and compares efforts to the previous
year.
Type
2014
2015
% Change
Memberships
110000
126000
+14.5%
Events
46000
48000
+4.3%
Shop Sales
65000
77000
+18.4%
Donations
29000
31000
+6.9%