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Loving Animals Providing Smiles (LAPS)
During this uncertain time, we hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and well. In March 2020, the volunteers of Loving Animals Providing Smiles and Mini Hooves Providing Smiles joined the rest of our country and began physically distancing. And while our therapy animal visits have stopped for the current time, our commitment to facilities, staff and clients has not.
LAPS and MHPS have continued to support many locations from our homes and we are now to looking for new ways to reconnect. Our volunteers and their pets continue to practice skills used during in-person sessions and are now learning new skills in preparation for distance activities.
We can clearly see how interconnected we are and how much we need each other’s support. LAPS and MHPS are ready to work with communities and facilities to bring back the power of the human-animal bond. And we will do this with safety, kindness and appreciation in our hearts and minds.
Please keep up with our activities via Facebook (link opens in a new tab). LAPS and MHPS eagerly look forward to the time when we can be together again, sharing hugs, smiles and stories.
Loving Animals Providing Smiles (LAPS) is an all-volunteer organization of well-trained, registered animal-assisted therapy teams. Each team is made up of one handler with one animal. Our goal is to enrich the lives of our clients and improve their overall well-being.
2021 Health Update
Happy 2021! We hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and well.
While our indoor therapy animal visits remain on hold, our dedication to facilities, staff, clients, and our own volunteers, has not. Loving Animals Providing Smiles and Mini Hooves Providing Smiles are now supporting many locations in inventive ways. Some LAPS Teams are using Zoom to participate in library reading programs, and others have recorded videos to brighten the lives of residents and staff in retirement communities.
Our MHPS teams created heartwarming Holiday postcards and LAPS is following up with Valentine cards, both given to residents in multiple facilities.
Looking ahead, we’re expanding our commitment. Whether via phone, email, mail or digital, LAPS and MHPS are ready to work with even more communities and facilities to bring back the power of the human-animal bond. With our furkids by our sides, we’ll continue to do this with safety, kindness, joy, and appreciation in our hearts and minds.

Please keep up with our activities via Facebook. LAPS and MHPS eagerly look forward to the time when we can be together again in person, sharing hugs, smiles, and stories. Until then, we look forward to connecting online and with social distance.
With much love and gratitude, the Board and Volunteers of LAPS and MHPS.
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