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Story Paws

LXCL:Story Paws partners with community organizations to share the healing power and unconditional love of therapy dogs.

Make a splash with your pup while supporting young readers. This is a great time to connect with other dog lovers, provide decompression, and meet potential new teams. Join Story Paws for a fun pool party where dogs can cool off and enjoy the end of summer. Join us at the Story Paws tent as we support 501(c)(3) nonprofit, The Texas Pool, and of course, feel free to jump in with your pup for some fun in the water! Your registration helps bring more therapy dogs into fun, quick, reading sessions with kids who need a calm, patient listener 📚 in an exciting place. Sign up below to reserve your spot in the pool and help create more moments where children feel safe and proud to read aloud.

Puppy-N-Me Paws Pool Party / Swim with the Dogs

Help us man the Story Paws tent! Stop by the Story Paws fundraising table at McKinney Bike Nite 🐾 to teach others how therapy dogs support mental health.&nbsp; Bikers can meet our teams, hear powerful stories about our experiences, and see how calm, furry listeners can support adult mental health We will have donated craft items with proceeds going to Story Paws for bikers to purchase. These donations support our work with therapy animals. Bring your pup out to provide comfort, and fun, as we provide mental health resources for the biker community.

McKinney Bike Nite- Mental Health Support and Story Paws Fundraising Table

Help kids end summer on a high note at our Powered to Move Disco Dance 🕺🐾. As a volunteer therapy dog team, you&rsquo;ll bring all abilities adults a furry friend to dance with to the beats. Powered to Move is an inclusive all abilities gym that provides a safe and fun place for all abilities ages 16+. We hope you&#39;ll join us for the summer finale!

Powered to Move: End of Summer Disco Dance: Volunteer Therapy Dog Team

Powered to Move: Jasmine&#39;s Beat &amp; Karaoke Party brings all abilities adults community together for music, movement, in a safe and fun environment. 🎤🐾 As a therapy dog team with Story Paws, you create calm, welcoming spaces where all abilities adults can practice social skills and interactive experiences with therapy dogs by their side. Expect upbeat music, karaoke, and simple ways to support all abilities adults as they grow more confident with every event and every wagging tail.

Powered to Move: Jasmine's Beat & Karaoke Party: Volunteer Therapy Dog Team

Join Powered to Move at the Fun &amp; Foam Zone as a volunteer therapy dog team 🐾 Your calm, friendly dog can help all abilities adults relax, laugh, and enjoy making memories in a safe and inclusive environment.&nbsp; During this event, you and your dog will welcome all abilities adults at the Powered to Move AMP&#39;D Summer Series Event. Jump into the nonstop fun- then keep it going with an epic foam party full of beats, bubbles, and energy!

Powered to Move: Fun & Foam Zone: Volunteer Therapy Dog Team

Join us for &ldquo;Next Level,&rdquo; an educational athletic workshop with Relay, where our certified therapy dog teams serve as mental health support. 🐾📚 Join athletes, mentors, and leaders as they share how to develop the mindset, discipline, and character needed for success in sports, school, and life. Story Paws will have a table at the event, held at Pin Oaks Church, Anna TX.&nbsp; Register below to reserve your spot and help your incoming college athletes build comfort, courage, and support mental health. This event provides students with scholarships, overseas opportunities, financial literacy, athlete development, and college preparation.

Next Level: Educational Athletic Workshop in Partnership with Relay: Therapy Dog Team

Camp VIP: Therapy Dog Team brings together people of all abilities for a summer camp at The Cross Church 🐾. Volunteering with your therapy dog provides unconditional love, joy, and peace in a safe environment.

The Cross Church: Camp VIP: Volunteer Therapy Dog Team

🎉 Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at Story Paws Super Hero Birthday Party. It&#39;s an event like no other, and we want you to be there! 🎉 Bring your pup and join us in dressing up as your favorite superhero. Dogs in Superhero/costume attire will be a blast! We are throwing a birthday party &quot;for Raja,&quot; to celebrate the community bond with therapy dogs. This event unites people of all abilities, community members, and businesses. We hope that you and your pups will join us for a unity party. Together, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world for all. Note: This is not in celebration of Raja, the therapy dog, it is a general Americana themed birthday party to celebrate the kids and families that we work with.&nbsp; Thank you for supporting our mission, your time is invaluable.

Super Hero Birthday Party: Volunteer Therapy Dog Team

Powered to Move: Rec &amp; Connect brings all abilities adults, therapy dogs, and caring adults together for friendship, teamwork, and a sense of belonging. 🦮🐾 During this Powered to Move session, all abilities ages 16+ to do activities that build friendship and teamwork. Bring the unconditional love and wagging tails when you register to volunteer with your therapy dog for this event. 🎾 ⚽🦽🐕&zwj;🦺 Please complete this form so we can plan safe, comfortable activities that support each adult&rsquo;s confidence and love of activities.&nbsp;

Powered to Move: Rec & Connect: Volunteer Therapy Dog Team

Powered to Move: Art Explosion lets imagination run wild with bold colors, exciting art projects, and tons of imaginative fun! All abilities ages 16+ engage creativity, and therapy dogs bring calm vibes and positive energy for a playful art experience 📚🐾. By volunteering, you help us plan a welcoming space where every individual can relax, enjoy creating, and leave with a wagging-tail memory and artwork they&rsquo;re proud of. Thank you for supporting joyful, confident all abilities adults.

Powered to Move: Art Explosion: Volunteer Therapy Dog Team

Powered to Move: Brain Builders Lab &amp; Chill is a relaxed space where all abilities people ages 16+ can imagine, build, and explore science + tech, in fun, accessible ways- then relax with a calming sound bath and&nbsp;a friendly therapy dog 🐾. By signing up, you&rsquo;ll helping people explore STEM, imagination, calming techniques and in a low-pressure setting. Together, we build confidence&mdash;one page, one wag, one STEM adventure&nbsp;at a time&nbsp;🧬🧪🔭.

Powered to Move: Brain Builders Lab & Chill: Volunteer therapy dog team

🎉 Join Powered to Move at their Get Amp&#39;d Summer Series 🎉 Join the amazing Sonshine Group for a high-energy session packed with music, movement, and interactive fun! Story Paws is excited to be a part of the Powered to Move Summer Series!

Sonshine Fun! Music & Movement: Volunteer Therapy Dog Team

Join our All Abilities Hub: Fly High Together team 🐾 Volunteer with your therapy dog to spend time with All Abilities kids flying kites! By signing up, you&rsquo;ll:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Help all abilities kids build confidence and life skills</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Offer a gentle, non-judgmental space with your dog</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Support Story Paws&rsquo; vision to connect underserved kids and animal companionship</li></ul>

All Abilities Hub: Fly High Together: Volunteer Therapy Dog Team

🐾 Thank you for your interest in joining our mission! 🐾 Whether you want to visit schools with your dog, help out at our local community events, or share your skills remotely from home, we have a place for you in our pack. Please share a few quick details below, and we will reach out with the next steps to get you involved!&nbsp; Fill out this form to get involved&mdash;whether you&rsquo;re bringing a dog, volunteering, or helping behind the scenes!

🐾 Thank you for your interest in joining our mission! 🐾Whether you want to visit schools with your dog, help out at our local community events, or share your skills remotely from home, we have a place for you in our pack. Please share a few quick details below, and we will reach out with the next steps to get you involved! Fill out this form to get involved—whether you’re bringing a dog, volunteering, or helping behind the scenes!

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🎉Come hang out at STEM Club with All Abilities Wylie, led by one of our handlers, Sarah! 🎉 Watch the room light up as kids learn new skills, engage in STEM activities, and make memories with therapy dogs. Thank you for volunteering and making the world of All Abilities a better place!

STEM Club All Abilities Hub Wylie: Volunteer Therapy Dog Team

🎉 Come hang out at STEM Club with All Abilities Wylie, a nonprofit organization that builds an inclusive community for people of all abilities! 🎉 Bring the unconditional love of a dog and help All Abilities Hub Wylie create safe, welcoming spaces where everyone belongs. Thank you for volunteering and makin the world of All Abilities a better place!

Art & LEGO Club All Abilities Hub Wylie: Volunteer Therapy Dog Team

Splash and Bark is a playful gathering where kids, dogs, and water fun come together 🐾. Children can read poolside stories to our gentle pups, then enjoy supervised splash time with friends. Story Paws will have an event tent. People will be able to relax under the tent. It is also a great time to spread the news about what Story Paws does and make the dog-loving community aware about what we do! By registering, you help us create a calm, judgment‑free space where young readers can practice out loud and discover that books 📚 are something to look forward to. Volunteers and families are all welcome to join the fun.

Splash and Bark

Happy Habitats brings together animal welfare, the importance of responsible recycling for animal safety, and hands-on activities and crafts that help kids care for both stories and spaces. 🐾 This program is brought by a dynamic duo- All Abilities Hub Wylie and Story Paws, with material presented by special guests from the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Our amazing therapy dogs make environmental awareness tangible as we explore loving nature and caring for our earth. We&#39;ll explore what animals need to feel safe and at home&mdash;on the page and in the real world. 📚 Your registration helps us plan welcoming spots for each child, dog, and habitat station so everyone can relax, read, and learn together.

Happy Habitats: An Animal Welfare and Habitat Event

Join Story Paws at Blackland Prairie Raptor Center&rsquo;s Owl-o-Ween 🦉 for an evening where raptors and therapy dogs come together. Children can practice reading in a calm, judgment-free space while discovering the fascinating world of owls and other birds of prey. This Halloween celebration blends just the right amount of spooky with a whole lot of fun. As the sun begins to set, the trails come alive with costumes, laughter, and little surprises around every corner. It&rsquo;s the kind of evening where you can wander, explore, and stumble into something new at every turn. By registering below, you help us plan to help Blackland Prairie Raptor Center with their Owl-o-Ween community event🐾, and support our mission to bring the community together.

Blackland Prairie Raptor Center: Owl-o-Ween: Therapy Dog Team

Disability Weekend @ The Cross Church brings Story Paws therapy dogs, all abilities attendees, and community nonprofits together for resource fair 🐾. Children are invited to decompress at the Story Paws table, take their time to color or read, as we offer support and community resources to their families. Your registration helps us plan calm, comfortable spaces that honor every person&#39;s pace and needs. Our goal is simple: build confidence and smiles- one wagging tail at a time.

Disability Weekend @ The Cross Church

Sweet &amp; Spooky brings together crafts, snacks, and therapy dogs for a cozy, not-too-scary memory care celebration. Residents can enjoy curling up with our friendly dogs, crafting, and socialize at their own pace. By registering, you help us plan a calm, comfortable space where every memory care resident feels welcome. Story Paws is all about building reading confidence through gentle, judgment‑free time with animals.

Sweet & Spooky

Meet the Story Paws therapy dog team at the Lucas Fire-Rescue Annual Open House 🐾 Children are invited to meet, color with, and relax with our certified therapy dogs at a fun community event. Your registration helps us plan enough space for our furry friends&nbsp; Together, we&rsquo;ll encourage community kids to practice emotional regulation, build self-confidence, and support fire-safety initiatives that align with Lucas Fire-Rescue.

Lucas Fire Rescue: Annual Open House: Therapy Dog Team

Respite Night @ The Cross Church is a relaxed evening created for kids and adults with special needs so that their families can take a few hours to rest and recharge. Our Story Paws therapy dogs provide comfort and calm to the all abilities community while they are away from their parents/caregivers🐾. Children can curl up with a book and a calm, friendly dog, building reading confidence in a low-pressure setting. Your registration helps us prepare a safe, welcoming space for every reader and pup.

Respite Night @ The Cross Church

Bingo and Buddies brings our Story Paws mission to life with games, laughter, and time with our therapy dogs 🐾. This event is designed especially for individuals with special needs and their families, offering a calm, welcoming space to relax and connect. Every card called and tail wag brings joy to the Cross Church Special Needs Ministry. Please use this form to register, share accessibility needs, and let us know who&rsquo;s joining you.

Bingo and Buddies: The Cross Church Special Needs

Sensory Santa is a calm, low‑stress Santa visit designed for children who need a quieter space. Families can take their time, skip loud music and bright lights, and let kids connect in the way that feels right for them 🎅. Story Paws therapy dogs will be nearby to offer gentle comfort and a lots of pets for families. Join us to provide a calming atmosphere and the joy of holiday pups!

Sensory Santa

Share your interest in volunteering with Story Paws 🐾📚 so we can match you with the right role. Whether you&rsquo;re a potential therapy dog handler or helping hands at reading events, your support helps children feel relaxed and excited about books. Please tell us a bit about you and your experience&mdash;with animals, with kids, or both. We&rsquo;ll follow up with next steps, training details, and ways you can join our upcoming reading sessions and community programs.

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STEM Club All Abilities Hub Wylie: Volunteer Therapy Dog Team

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Art & LEGO Club All Abilities Hub Wylie: Volunteer Therapy Dog Team

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Splash and Bark

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Happy Habitats: An Animal Welfare and Habitat Event

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Blackland Prairie Raptor Center: Owl-o-Ween: Therapy Dog Team

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Disability Weekend @ The Cross Church

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Sweet & Spooky

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Lucas Fire Rescue: Annual Open House: Therapy Dog Team

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Respite Night @ The Cross Church

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Bingo and Buddies: The Cross Church Special Needs

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Sensory Santa

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