Accomplishments in 2006-2007
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5th year
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6 dogs in the program
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8 Berkeley County schools - Berkeley
Intermediate, Whitesville Elementary, AIMS, Devon Forest, Bonner,
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St. Stephen Elementary, JK Gourdin
and Cross Elementary
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1 Dorchester County school -
Pinewood Preparatory
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1,400 plus students
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69 teachers
Accomplishments in 2005-2006
- 4th year
- 6 dogs in the program
- 4 Berkeley County schools - Berkeley Intermediate,
Whitesville Elementary, AIMS and Devon Forest
- 1 Dorchester County school - Pinewood Preparatory
- 1,300 students
- 58 teachers
- four levels of prizes
- 1st level ice-cream -served 2,581 bowls
- 2nd level - choice of a book - 832 books
- 3rd level - choice of a RRP logo item (t-shirt,
notebook, coin, tote bag, hat & umbrella) - 251 prizes
- 4th level - choice of a WEZL item - 83 prizes
- During the 2005-2006 a teacher could earn a RRP
logo item if their class had 100% participation at the 1st
level. 42 prizes were given to teachers.
- An additional 2,049 books were given to students
due to the success of book drives at several schools and Alcoa.
- Year-end programs - 13 bicycles given away; 8
passes to Cypress Gardens; 14 passes to Carowinds; along with
numerous other items
- 3,997 raffle chances earned toward the year-end
prizes (each chance equaled 10 accelerated reading points)
- 51,054 accelerated reading points earned
- Several thousand books have been given to head
start programs, middle and high school students, mission trips
to Katrina victims, Jamaica, Honduras and India
Media Attention Received
- School newsletters
- Berkeley Independent
- Goose Creek Gazette
- Berkeley Electric Coop's Living Magazine
- Santee Cooper's Currently
- Channel Four
- Channel Five
- Alcoa's newsletter
- Lowcountry Live on Channel Four
- Post and Courier
- Southeastern Therapy Animal Resources'
newsletter
Awards Received
- Youngest member Jeremiah Dye received the Channel Four
and Berkeley Electric Coop Student of the Month Award.
He is the 9th student in the Tri-county area to receive this award
- Marietta Hicks received the Channel Five - Golden Apple
Award, Berkeley County School District Volunteer Award
and the 2006 Silver Volunteer Award from the SC Dept. of Education
Additional Information
- Received the 501 C 3 dated
back to June 17, 2005
- Board of directors
- Advisory board made up of dog handlers and teachers
- Presentation given to a class at the College of Charleston
on how therapy dogs are motivating students to read in Berkeley County
- Numerous people involved in volunteering their time
and resources
- Audit of the June 30, 2006, financial statements
which is available upon request
- RRP brochure which list all of the 2005-2006 sponsors
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