[ISLMA-Share] Projects/Activites related to Service Animals and/or Volunteering

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Hi Pam, 
Have you contacted any shelters in your area to see what they would recommend/need? Maybe contacting a organization that works with service dogs to see if you could arrange a visit for kids to learn more/ ask questions. Lutheran Church Charities has a Comfort Dog ministry.  Don’t know if you have enough time with your even being next week.  But you can request a visit for community events.  Here is the link:  https://lcc.ccbchurch.com/form_response.php?id=366 <https://lcc.ccbchurch.com/form_response.php?id=366>

Keri Johnson
Libertyville


> On Jun 2, 2016, at 9:44 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
> 
> This summer my principal is allowing me to have my elementary library open for two hours on Wednesday afternoons for the second year in a row. Each week a teacher volunteers to read and chooses a theme. I choose a book and have a snack and several activities prepared related to that theme. It's mostly an open house type event, except when the teacher reads.
> 
> My first event is next week. The teacher who volunteered wants to read Mogie about a dog that keeps sick kids at Ronald McDonald House company. She chose the amazing theme of service animals and volunteering.
> 
> I'm having trouble coming up with engaging activities that will work with a wide variety of ages that relate to this theme! Do you have any ideas?
> 
> So far I've come up with: 
> Operation Happy Sock - take a sock, fill with fiberfill and catnip, tie, donate to animal shelter
> make a tie blanket to donate to animal shelter
> no sew fleece tug rope for dogs
> I found a couple of info graphics about service animals that I could print out to make bookmarks, but not interactive
> I thought about a blind trust walk, with one partner blind folded, the other showing them around, but not great for all ages, and is it appropriate? Am I comparing people to dogs?
> 
> Help!
> Pam
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