Loving Animals Providing Smiles
What We Do:
Create smiles by connecting volunteers and certified therapy pets with Napa’s most-deserving residents: children; incarcerated teens; seniors in assisted living and memory care; and patients in skilled nursing facilities. Train volunteers and pets to the highest safety standards so dogs, cats and mini-horses may share their furry love with young and old.
For 19 years LAPS has provided high-quality, effective and enriching in-person, animal-assisted interactions for the vulnerable and often overlooked of all ages.
LAPS is developing new ways to maintain meaningful personal connections with our clients in virtual and safely-distanced formats. Each LAPS volunteer bringing a pet into service attends a six-week training class to develop true therapy team skills. The team is tested to meet the highest standards and mentored for three months. LAPS welcomes dogs, cats, mini-horses, mini-donkeys, and bunnies as therapy pets working alongside their human partners.
Other Ways to Help:
- Volunteer with your well-mannered, people-friendly pet.
- Don’t have a pet? Share our story via word-of-mouth and social media. LAPS teams bring quality services to our most deserving neighbors, but not many people have heard of us.
- Be our “Property Angel.” We need an underused business/warehouse space to use for our extensive training classes.
Business Partners:
Dreamcatcher Labradors offers a $100 gift card to a LAPS donor chosen by random drawing at the end of the campaign.
Barry Kannon and Malcolm Drilling Company offers a gift card each of the first 3 weeks of the campaign to a LAPS donor drawn at random from that week’s donors: 1st week: $200; 2nd week: $150; 3rd week: $150.
Eagle Vines Golf Club is offering a twosome round of golf to two lucky LAPS donors chosen by random drawing at the end of the campaign.
Testimonial:
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Joan Sullivan and Walter Norton
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Gwenn McKenzie in honor of our LAPS family of volunteers
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Cheri and Jeff Tillotson
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Kendra Bruno
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Joan Foresman
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Wendi Piscia
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Patricia Leopold in honor of Gabriella, the Giant Schnauzer; Brody, the Giant Schnauzer; Sophia, the mini Schnauzer; 340,000 victims of COVID-19
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Linda Wargo
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Frances Anamosa
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Anonymous
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Patricia Peterson
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Deassa Binstock
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Nadia Valenzuela
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Judy Garcia
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Joy Kramer in honor of Sisters
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Gwenn McKenzie in honor of all our loved ones who kept us going this year
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Anonymous
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Sharon Gocke
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Elizabeth Munk in honor of John Forster
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Barbie Jamieson
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Jane Cunningham in honor of Fritz, Fred, Mandy, York & Goldie - May you all be playing together
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Mark and Laura Peabody-Park in honor of Suzi Q, my LAPS angel dog, and her Gramma Harriett, and future LAPS hopefuls like Doug
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Amanda Griffis
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Jeffrey Schaffer
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Sarah Aguilar
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Anonymous in honor of Michelle Nelson
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Michelle and Fred Antonio
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Leah Zanetell in honor of On Behalf of Leah Zanetell
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Barbie Jamieson in honor of On Behalf of Barbie Jamieson
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Brianna Brockmeyer in honor of On Behalf of Brianna Brockmeyer
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Leah Zanetell in honor of On Behalf of Scott Billeci
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Julie Osborn in honor of In Memory of LAPS dog, BOGY! The best dog ever!
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Ellen Wulf in honor of In Memory of Don Wulf
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Anonymous
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Allie Pittenger
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Diane & Peter Dexter
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Nancy Large
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Lynnie Pelfini
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Gaye Rider in honor of sisters Gwenn and Joy
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Gwenn McKenzie in honor of all our families and friends near and far
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Caroline Templeton in honor of Chris and Betsy Templeton; Karen and Dave Bohrk; David and Lynn Templeton; Mac Templeton, Kate Templeton; Penelope Templeton; Fae Templeton; Ian Reis; Eric Reis
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Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Miller
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Joy Kramer in honor of All the volunteers of LAPS
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Lynn Skillings
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Dianna Mobley in honor of Gwenn McKenzie
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Erin Hooten in honor of Gwenn McKenzie
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Dr. Dian Althea Dooley
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Heather Graves
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Heather Graves
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Linda Wargo
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Gwenn McKenzie in honor of Karen & Bob Mueller, their kids and grandkids
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Facebook Fundraiser
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Joy Kramer in honor of Sisters
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Laura Peabody-Park in honor of The LAPS website committee. Thank you!
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Anne and Debbie Percelay
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Tom Weidinger and Karen Culler
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Lura Dolas and Darryl Brock
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Adrienne and Larry Amdahl in honor of Marilane Bergfelt
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Michelle Antonio in honor of All who volunteer
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Jessica Harcourt
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Julie English in honor of Gwenn, Lucy and Annie
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Cynthia Lee in honor of Bailey
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Joan Burrell in honor of Frank J. Burrell, Sr.
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Anonymous in honor of Linda Wargo
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Jenny Duke
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Anonymous
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Rodney Parame
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Anonymous
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Nancy Large
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Y Graves
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Julie Osborn in honor of Birdie
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Anonymous
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Laura and Mark Peabody-Park in honor of LAPS angel Suzi Q
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Stephanie Turnipseed
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Anonymous
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Bruce De Bell
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Gwenn McKenzie in honor of my sisters, Gaye and Joy, and their wonderful kids and grandkids
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Cathy Sullivan in honor of All my beautiful dogs who have crossed the rainbow bridge.
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Gaye Rider in honor of Virgina Groth
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Nikki and Terry Allen
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Joy Kramer in honor of Mom (Ginnie) and Jillian
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Hilary Zunin in honor of Speak with courage. Act with integrity. All else follows.
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Ben & Marilane Bergfelt in honor of Loving Animals Providing Smiles volunteers
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Gary and Lana Groth
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Michelle Antonio in honor of Buddy
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Anonymous
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Karen Swain
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Harris Nussbaum and Johanna Muth
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Susan Tsujihara in honor of Jim and Rita Dunaway
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Laura Peabody-Park in honor of All our animals, past and present
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Gwenn McKenzie in honor of my mom, Ginnie Groth, our favorite faux senior
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Penelope A Pawl
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Deassa Binstock
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Anonymous
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Helaina Taylor in honor of Hilary Zunin
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Anonymous
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Joy Kramer
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Michelle and Fred Antonio
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Carol Nelsen
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Mary Taylor
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Jane Rowland in honor of Kevin Rowland
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Angela Hamilton
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Carolyn and Ted Sweet in honor of Daisy and Ginger
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Anonymous
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Natalie Taylor
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Julie Osborn in honor of Pepe
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Brianna Brockmeyer
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Kristin Einberger in honor of Fairfield Adult Day Program
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Adrienne Witte in honor of Missholly Witte
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Anonymous
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Gwenn McKenzie in honor of all our LAPS volunteers and their great therapy pets
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Nancy Fireman in honor of Gwenn and her hard work
