Thursday, December 31, 2009
Volunteer brings 'Pet Pals' to cheer hospital patients
Good Neighbors Fund
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Previous Good Neighbors Fund stories
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- Good Neighbors total ahead of last year's
- Still time to get a cookbook
- Mom wishes for a steady job
- Woman, 93, loves to care for younger people
Total amount raised
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Linda Perdue has been with the Pet Pals volunteer program at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital for about six years. She goes to Carilion any time, even on weekends, to bring Delta certified dogs to the patients.
"Our top priority is pediatrics. They pet the dogs, take pictures. It just brings smiles to their faces to see someone who isn't going to give them a shot," Perdue said.
A dog must take classes and be trained to become Delta certified. The dogs are given a strict test to pass for certification. They must pass the test every two years.
This year, Perdue donated to the Good Neighbors Fund in honor of Pet Pals and the program's dog owners.
"I love doing it," Perdue said of the program. "I've got great dogs and great people. I appreciate their time and what they do."
Donors to the Good Neighbors Fund through Saturday include:
Marcella Murray in honor of all loved ones present and past
Roanoke City Public Schools Human Resources department in honor of the staff and students of Roanoke City Public Schools
An anonymous donor in honor of Anne and all the volunteers at Manna Ministries
Boyd and Emma Hatcher in honor of Ruth and Clyde Yates
Leslie Marfleet Terry in memory of John and Helen Marfleet
Mitzi, Warren and Brady Stump in honor of Howard "Slick" Fisher
Dennis and Elaine Cronk in honor of Hazel M. Cronk
Andy Goldstein and Adrienne Bloss
Bill Stokes in honor of Dr. Temeles, Dr. Schertz, Dr. Gardner and the nurses on 10 South for their outstanding care
Robin and Wayne Booker
V. Anne Edenfield
Thursday Afternoon Bridge Club in memory of Mary Alice Rose
Jeff, Julie and Carl Puuri in honor of The Puuri and Cobb families and in memory of Carl R. Puuri
Amy Thisdell in honor of Hurt Park Elementary staff members and all the hard work they do for the children
Tom and Joanne Willis in memory of their parents
Bob and Martha Neil
Jonathan and Leah Thompson in memory of Avery V. Finch
Dickey and Lorraine Spraker in honor of Reba Spangler and in memory of Arthur Spangler
John Isler III and Elaine Isler in memory of Anthony and Virginia Iezzi and John Isler Jr. and Therese Isler
Temple Boitnott in memory of Chris Hanes
Marilyn Sink in honor of the most wonderful Townside Vogue Cleaners customers and in memory of Ann Shaver, Preston Mayson, Fletcher Rush, Jim Neuhoff, Sue Schott and Marion Bratton
Faye H. Gravett in honor of Corelle Venable and in memory of Rita Riley and Jack Gravett
Colleen Spradlin in memory of family and friends
Helen Lovelace in memory of Landon R. Lovelace
Lyle Anderson in memory of U.S. Constitution
Harold and Donald Hardy in memory of family members and friends
Mary Martha Circle, Oak Grove Church of the Brethren
Julian and Dot Ferguson in honor of their good neighbors in Stone Creek
Vivian Howell in memory of Mrs. Frances Gains
Ivy June Bales in memory of her husband Odie Bales and her daughter Ivy Jeanette Bales
Daniel and Jane Laprade in memory of Keith Laprade
George and Gaynelle Shay in memory of Lewis and Cleo Guilliams, Dewey and Fannye D. Shay
Dorothy Richardson in honor of Mike and Vicki Powell, Glen and Kathi Richardson and in memory of Les and Tracy Richardson
Ronald and Rosalie Goad in memory of Dewey and Nellie Goad, Edgar and Loraine Hamilton
Rosalie Goad in memory of her daughter, Sharon Lynn Newcomb
Charles and Eleanor Manning in honor of their children and grandchildren
Dennis and Barbara Harris in honor of Dr. Carl A. Collins Jr.
