Companion Pups

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Stimulate a withdrawn patient or older adult or calm a hyperactive child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

1 A therapy dog even supports students in the Yale Law Library.

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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

Running of the Paws

A half-mile to three mile walk or run for dogs and humans of all fitness levels and
breeds.

Wag More ReTail Consignment Shop

Gifts for bargain hunters and collectors. Gift certificates make up over a third of
sales, and Wag More ReTail won the Street Beat community contest for Best Thrift
or Consignment Store for the second year in a row.

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%

Special Thanks to our Management Team

Executive Director
Emily Howe
Managing Director
Clarissa Darling
Communications James Cleary
Animal Trainer
Pat Reid
Student Interns Jayden Park, Kerry Goldman
Mascot
Bailey

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