Career Day at Coral Reef Elementary School

Today I went to Coral Reef Elementary School to participate in their career day. Here I am with Sammy in the Pre-K class. We had a lot of fun and Sammy did such a good job! He let the kids pet him and he showed them how he could sit, stay, and come on command. Right now, he's exhausted. We were there from 9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and visited five classrooms!

It's official!

It's official. Today we received our member packets from Therapy Dogs International and we are good to go with scheduling our therapy dog visits. As a warmup, I (Marti) will be going to Coral Reef Elementary School tomorrow to participate in Career Day. While volunteering isn't my full time career, I plan to talk about how volunteering is an important aspect of many professions. For example, in my career as a professor, I focus my efforts in three distinct areas: teaching, research, and service. The service piece can be subdivided into service to the university, service to the profession, and service to the community. My work with therapy dogs is how I provide service to my community. Sammy, our Wheaten Terrier mix, will join me tomorrow as I speak to students from Pre-K to 5th grade about my career and my volunteer efforts!

More to come :-)

Marti