“With mental illness
affecting 1 in 4 Americans (roughly 57.7 million people) ages 18 and older, and
it commonly going unnoticed, untreated, or looked upon as taboo, we as a
national community, need to band together to support the education and
resources needed to understand this epidemic of an illness as well as stomp out
the stigma attached with it. Furthermore, we must encourage the utilization of
resources available to help effectively treat, prevent, and/or deter any
tragedies that may stem from the misunderstanding or lack of treatment of
someone who suffers from mental illness,” she explains about the mission of her
organization.
Their goal is to “educate
the public about mental illness/health, how to understand it, the countless and
remarkable benefits of psychiatric service and therapy dogs, as well as raise
funds to support the progress of our goals and mission; including
first-handedly developing a module for effectively raising and training
psychiatric service and therapy dogs (like Lola, our first puppy in this
program) to be used specifically for animal assisted therapy, educating the
public on mental illness, providing therapeutic services, and much more.”
How can you help?
Get involved! If you
are in the Hudson Valley area of New York, The Lola Project will be attending
and co-hosting many different events throughout the area including:
- Pet expos
- Mental Health Awareness Walks
- Wine Fests
- Family days
- And much more!
What if you don’t live
in the area?
They are accepting donations of money, goods from small businesses,
and selling raffle tickets!
They said: “Currently we have a "Grow" With Us
Raffle Basket that goes with us to all events, with each entry towards the
basket at ONLY $1.00, or 6 for $5. The draw date is October 19, 2013, with 20% of ALL raffle ticket sales to be donated
to Crate Escape Inc. Animal Rescue and the remaining funds raised will help us
further our goal and make it possible to provide a greater service to those in
our community and eventually reach nationwide,” she explains.
“Visit our secure
GoFundMe platform at http://www.gofundme.com/37rfe8,
for pictures of the basket's contents, a running tally of funds raised as well
as updates as to what is going on with the basket” she said.
“Thank you and we look
forward to hearing from you!”
Britney and Lola
Website: thelolaproject.org
Facebook: facebook.com/britneyandlola
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