Upcoming One-Time Events
Christmas Photo Booth at Benchmark
Tuesday, December 12th
5:00 - 7:00 P.M.
*TEAMS NEEDED*
This is a yearly event at Benchmark Behavioral Health Services, a mental health clinic for adolescent boys. They are asking for a few dogs to join them to take photos with the dogs. The boys that reside at this facility are mostly from out-of-state and do not get to see their families or family pets for the holidays.
*This event will be held INDOORS*
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 592 W 1350 S, Woods Cross
North Ogden Family Practice
Tuesday, January 2nd
1:00 - 2:30 PM
North Ogden Family Practice says, "We have caregivers that have had trauma in their lives as well as some of our patient population." They have requested therapy animals to come to brighten the start of their new year!
*This event will be held INDOORS*
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 2400 Washington Blvd, Ogden
McKay-Dee Employee Wellness
Wednesday, January 10th
4:00 - 4:30 P.M.
*YOU MUST BE AN INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH VOLUNTEER*
McKay-Dee has their Quarter 1 Staffing Meeting of 2024, and would like to start off the new year with therapy animals. A goals is to remember employee wellness and making self-care a priority to prevent burnout. They would like to have the therapy animals to help ease into the meeting's agenda while their staff is relaxed.
*This event will be held INDOORS*
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 4401 Harrison Blvd., Ogden
Amazon De-Stress
Friday, January 19th
*TWO SHIFTS - Please pick one*
9:00 - 10:30 A.M.
9:00 - 10:30 P.M.
*TEAMS NEEDED*
Amazon is a sponsor of ITA, and we would like to give back to them for supporting us! They would like to have two shifts of teams come so each of their employees can participate and enjoy the therapy animals!
*This event will be held INDOORS*
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 777 N 5600 W, Salt Lake City
Liberty Elementary PreK Presentation
Monday, January 22nd
1:00 - 1:30 P.M.
*TEAMS NEEDED*
Liberty Elementary PreK class is doing a community helpers study. They would like their preschoolers to learn the importance of therapy animals and how they are able to help our communities. We will be doing a presentation on dog safety, and would like each handler to have a short explanation of where they visit and how they are able to help their community through their therapy animal work.
*This event will be held INDOORS*
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 1085 S Roberta St, Salt Lake City
NUAMES North High School
Tuesday, February 6th
11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
*TEAMS NEEDED*
NUAMES is an early-college High School. They have requested a de-stress event for their students, and would like a large group of animals. They will have between 150-200 students rotating through their lecture hall room to see the therapy animals!
*This event will be held INDOORS*
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 1465 Edvalson St., Ogden
U of U Medical Laboratory Science Valentine's Event
Monday, February 12th
11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
*TEAMS NEEDED*
The students at the Medical Laboratory Science department have been unable to see the therapy animals when they come to campus, as they are in a farther department. So, they have requested an event for Valentine's Day for their specific department. This is a de-stress event for college juniors and seniors, and the department's staff.
*This event will be held INDOORS*
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 26 S 2000 E, Salt Lake City
Camp One Step:
Children's Oncology Services
Wednesday, February 14th
9:00 - 10:00 A.M.
*TEAMS NEEDED*
The Camp One Step campers are either going through cancer treatments or are cancer survivors. Most of the campers have long term effects that have impacted them physically or cognitively, and they believe they would benefit from the comfort and joy of therapy animals. The children are ages 13-19 and possibly their families.
*This event will be held INDOORS*
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 5126 W Daybreak Pkwy, South Jordan
Amazon De-Stress
Monday, February 19th
*TWO SHIFTS - Please pick one*
9:00 - 10:30 A.M.
9:00 - 10:30 P.M.
*TEAMS NEEDED*
Amazon is a sponsor of ITA, and we would like to give back to them for supporting us! They would like to have two shifts of teams come so each of their employees can participate and enjoy the therapy animals!
*This event will be held INDOORS*
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 777 N 5600 W, Salt Lake City
Human Interest: Weeks of Wonder at Silicon Slopes
Tuesday, February 27th
1:00 - 2:30 P.M.
*TEAM NEEDED*
Human Interest helps small and medium-sized businesses offer low-cost, high-quality retirement plans to their employees. They area calm, quiet, and professional office that strongly seeks to create amazing experiences for their employees. They would like for the employees to experience and enjoy a therapy animal visit for the first time!
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 2675 W 600 N, Lindon
South Jordan Health Center
Employee Appreciation
Thursday, February 29th
11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
*TEAMS NEEDED*
The attendees of this event will all be clinical staff that care for the patients at South Jordan Health Center. As part of their employee appreciation week, they have asked ITA to bring some therapy teams to interact, share their love, and rejuvenate the staff. Hoping this will give them time to step away from some of the weightier matters they experience every day. With a brighter perspective and outlook, they feel that the staff will be able to return ot their patient care activities with increased compassion and a greater desire to provide exceptional care to their patients.
*This event will be held INDOORS*
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 5126 W Daybreak Pkwy, South Jordan
Sandy Elementary Read Across America Day
Tuesday, March 5th
9:00 - 11:00 A.M.
*TEAMS NEEDED*
For the United Way Read across America Day, Sandy Elementary has asked ITA to participate in their event. They would like a therapy team for each grade (K-5). Each team will visit each individual classroom (about 25 students/classroom). The teachers will be present and students will be informed to not crowd the animals. They envision each team spending about 20 minutes with each class within their decided grade level. They would like a book to be read to each class with time for questions to follow.
Sandy Elementary is a Title 1 school, which means more than half of their population lives below the poverty line. They are a highly impacted school, which means their students deal with trauma, high mobility, hunger, and a general uncertainty on a regular basis. They hope that bringing a therapy dog to each classroom will not only be a great way to celebrate Read Across America Day, but to offer comfort to the students.
*This event will be held INDOORS*
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 8725 S. 280 E., Sandy
Amazon De-Stress
Friday, March 22nd
*TWO SHIFTS - Please pick one*
9:00 - 10:30 A.M.
9:00 - 10:30 P.M.
*TEAMS NEEDED*
Amazon is a sponsor of ITA, and we would like to give back to them for supporting us! They would like to have two shifts of teams come so each of their employees can participate and enjoy the therapy animals!
*This event will be held INDOORS*
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 777 N 5600 W, Salt Lake City
U of U College of Science Dogs & Donuts Destressing
Wednesday, April 24th
10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
*TEAMS NEEDED*
University of Utah is having another Dogs & Donuts De-Stress event for their students. The goal is to provide their students with some ways to de-stress as they prepare for one of the most stressful times of the school year: final exams. They hope the students will use this event for a much needed break from studying and allow themselves to head into finals week with a little less stress.
*This event will be held INDOORS*
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 1390 Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City
To participate in any of these volunteer opportunities please contact the office at
(801) 272-3439 or Lilly@therapyanimals.org to sign up.