Annual Membership Meeting a SUCCESS!
Wow! It was absolutely wonderful getting to gather again with our family of therapy dog handlers! We met last night at the Lover’s Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas, TX. There were approximately 70 people in attendance. We enjoyed a delicious meal provided by Preston Hollow Catering (thanks, Diane Gossett!). There was time to chat and catch up before getting down to business. Sheryll Barker, our current President, opened with a warm welcome letting everyone know how wonderful it was to see them again. We amended our By-laws, elected our new (and some returning) officers, and remembered the dogs and handlers we’ve lost over the past year. There was a beautiful table displaying memorial crystals for the therapy dogs and handlers lost. We lost 39 therapy dogs and 2 handlers. It was very sobering. We then moved to celebrations; we celebrated 7 members who have completed 15 years of volunteering with our organization! We then celebrated members with 10 and 5 years of volunteering with our organization! What an incredible showing of service, spreading smiles to so many through these dogs! It was a wonderful meeting. We are glad so many were able to attend. For those of you who missed, we sure hope you will be able to join us next time! Happy Trails!
