Shiloh and I are back again to ask for your help to raise money for Pets on Wheels.  We are in our fourth year of volunteering with this wonderful organization.  I'm also "borrowing" two of my sister's other dogs, Dakota and Oakley, to give the residents at Genesis Cromwell lots of attention from these wonderful, loving dogs.  My sister, Lin, now joins me once a month so that we can take two dogs at a time and that thrills the residents.

I have steadily gone to Genesis once a week in addition to publishing the Pets on Wheels newsletter, participating in the Preakness Parade of Lights and many other POW events.  I've enjoyed my time with this organization and wish to see it continue successfully.

Please help us continue to lick lonliness by donating whatever you can to this VERY worthy cause!

You can donate at this sight using a credit card or you can send me a check made out to Pets on Wheels.

Pets on Wheels is a not for profit volunteer 501c3 organization which provides friendly visits from volunteers and their pets to those requiring the support of an institutional setting.

Visits are most often to nursing homes; however, assisted living communities and facilities for the physically and mentally challenged are also recipients of our visits. Recently, veterans' hospitals, programs for the homeless, and children at risk of home out placement have also been added to our visits. Our emphasis is on residents who have been unresponsive to ongoing activities. Many of these patients have impaired cognitive abilities due to specific illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease, and react to animals with more awareness than to people around them. For instance, repetitive speech behavior or annoying mannerisms may cease while a patient is petting an animal.

Pets love unconditionally, even when a person is no longer attractive, even-tempered, or agile. Their warmth makes a difference to those they visit.