Loving Animals Providing Smiles
What They Do:
Create smiles by bringing certified therapy pets to Napa’s most deserving residents: children with behavioral and learning challenges, incarcerated teens, seniors in memory care, patients in skilled nursing facilities. Train volunteer/pet teams to the highest safety standards. Dogs, cats and mini-horses share their furry love with young and old.
Each LAPS volunteer bringing a pet into service attends a six-week training class, is tested to the highest standards, and is mentored for three months. LAPS accepts dogs, cats, bunnies, mini-horses and mini-donkeys as therapy partners.
LAPS teams made a difference in the lives of over 1,700 Napa residents in 2017, spending hundreds of hours providing safe, effective and enriching animal-assisted interventions.
In 2018, LAPS celebrates 17 years of service to challenging and often overlooked populations. Our volunteers maintain a safety record that is second-to-none while connecting with clients of all ages and abilities.
Other Ways to Help:
- Consider volunteering with your pet as a LAPS Therapy Team to bring joy and personal connections into the lives of deserving individuals.
- Share the good work done by LAPS volunteers through word-of-mouth and social media.
- Help us realize our long-term goal of acquiring a dedicated training space by donating or leasing an under-used building that we could tailor to our specific needs.
Business Partners:
Our thanks to Holzapple Construction for providing matching donations to LAPS through the Give!Guide.
We thank Peter Heitz of Shypoke Wines for a special opportunity offering.
We thank Dreamcatcher Labradors and Sisters Boutique for a special opportunity offering.
Testimonial:
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Joan Foresman
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Joan Grant Sullivan
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Gwenn McKenzie in honor of family and friends
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Lynn Skillings
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D Colette Williams
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Nadia Valenzuela in honor of Elizabeth Cahill
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ZD Wines in honor of Teresa D'Aurizio
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Wendy Bruce in honor of Linda Wargo and Hef
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Anonymous
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Kathleen Montgomery in honor of 1) TRCNB's Dedicated Board of Directors and Amazing Volunteers and 2) NVCanDo's and NVGive!Guide's Remarkable Team of Volunteers
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Nancy Fireman in honor of hilary zunin and her tireless efforts to help others
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carlo rocca
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Anne S. Percelay
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Diane and Peter Dexter
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Anonymous
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Susan Briggs in honor of Lucky and Annie
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Richard and Kristen Kramer in honor of Gwenn McKenzie
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Marilane Bergfelt in honor of Loving Animals Providing Smiles Volunteers
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Laura Peabody in honor of The LAPS training team and volunteers
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Anonymous
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Hilary Zunin in honor of ...Yeshe Tschupel
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Barbie Jamieson
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Anonymous
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Bonnie J. Myhre and Jeffrey P. Schaffer
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Julia Winiarski
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ZD Wines in honor of Brandon deLeuze
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ZD Wines in honor of Barbie Jamieson
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ZD Wines in honor of Brianna Brockmeyer
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ZD Wines in honor of Leah Zanetell
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ZD Wines in honor of Jill Billeci
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ZD Wines in honor of Scott Billeci
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Anonymous
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Tom Weidinger and Karen Culler
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Jeff Mays
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TerryAnn Wargo in honor of Linda Wargo
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Sheryl deLeuze
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Linda Wargo
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Michelle Antonio in honor of Buddy's retirement after 10+ years of service with LAPS.
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Anonymous
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Laura Peabody-Park in honor of In memory of Suzi Q and the other LAPS angels
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Julie Osborn in honor of My Precious Therphy Dog, Bogy
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Jane Cunningham in honor of Mandy, Goldie & York
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Nancy Large
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Judi Kannon
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Barbara M Pacey
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Deb Dennis in honor of Frosty
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Mark Park in honor of the LAPSer guys - a great group of volunteers
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Emmy Clausen
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Julie English in honor of Gwenn McKenzie
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Anonymous
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Gayle Rider in honor of our mom, Ginnie Groth, and sisters Joy and Gwenn
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Anonymous
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Gwenn McKenzie in honor of family and friends
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Betty Butler
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Jenny Duke in honor of the memory of Virginia Groth
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Rabobank N.A. in honor of Matching Funds
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Deassa Binstock
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Anonymous
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Penny Pawl
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Jessica Harcourt
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Gwenn McKenzie in honor of family and friends
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Natalie Taylor in honor of The Fabulous people of LAPS
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Joy Kramer in honor of Volunteers and Jillian
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Sheryl deLeuze
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kathy wade
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Anonymous in honor of Michelle Antonio PG&E Matching Funds
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Rian Lindley
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Bill and Susie Ashby
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Bill Imada in honor of Ms. Anita Howe
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Judi Kannon
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Carol Nelsen
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Gwenn McKenzie in honor of Giving Tuesday
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Nancy Large
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Holzapple Construction Inc. in honor of Matching Funds
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Nancy Large
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Larry and Adrienne Amdahl
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Joy Kramer in honor of Sisters
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Melanie Oberting in honor of Our old dog Indy
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Anonymous in honor of Eli
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Bill Thomas
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Gwenn McKenzie in honor of my dad, Jack Groth, on the anniversary of his birth
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Diamond Mtn Stables
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Anonymous
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Julie Osborn
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Joy Kramer in honor of Volunteers and Jillian
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Kristin Einberger
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Anonymous in honor of the memory of Isabelle Devean Berry
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Gwenn McKenzie in honor of the wonderful volunteers making our community better, stronger, more loving
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Linda Wargo
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Anonymous
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Joy Kramer in honor of Jillian
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Heather Graves in honor of Irene
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Dianna & Rob Mobley in honor of Zack the Border Terrier - forever in our hearts (2001-2018)
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Anonymous
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Richard Faenzi & Peggy Eriksen
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Linda Methven
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Karen Swain
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Gwenn McKenzie in honor of my favorite veteran, Bob McKenzie: husband, father, photographer
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Gwenn McKenzie in honor of my mom, Ginnie Groth, who enjoyed being our faux senior at team training
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Kathleen Tucker in honor of Zoe and Maya
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Judi Kannon
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Joy Kramer in honor of Ginnie Groth, Happy Birthday, Mom.
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Don Payne
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Mary Taylor
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Cathy Sullivan in honor of All my beautiful and loving pets.
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Judi & Barry Kannon
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Wendi Piscia
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Sheryl deLeuze
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HEATHER GRAVES
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Laura Peabody in honor of Harriett Peabody, who loved being a LAPSer's Gramma
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Julie Zavidniak
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Gwenn McKenzie in honor of All the wonderful volunteers who make our community stronger