Service of Volunteer West Island
Steering Committee
CARING PAWS ANIMAL THERAPY is a service of Volunteer West Island (VWI), a provincial non-profit organization located in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec. Our certified therapy teams, consisting of a volunteer-member and his or her therapy dog or cat, visit hospitals, retirement residences long-term care facilities, adult day centres, community living centres, women’s shelters, colleges and universities. Our child-certified teams visit these facilities as well as working in our reading program in schools, libraries and other children’s centres.
The steering committee is composed of the following members:
- Maritza Benedek – Team Leader
- Barbara Paul – Founder and Consultant
- Linda Quinn – Dog and cat therapy evaluator
- Martha Hyde – Secondary and post-secondary coordinator
- Marilyn MacLean – Newsletter and Communications
- Marie Léveillé Ghanem – Secretary