DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -In senior care facilities, funeral homes, and at other post-tragedy gatherings across the nation, therapy dogs are spreading comfort and companionship that is important and meaningful.
Event Coordinator with Dignity Memorial, Tracy Thumann, and Honey Bea (a wonderful QC therapy dog) visit QCL to raise awareness of the great work these comfort creatures provide–especially in sad or stressful situations.
Honey Bea regularly greets guests and visitors at the Memorial Park Cemetery office and Cunnick-Collins Life Celebration Center. She also service as a “Comfort Dog” at the center plus Weerts Funeral Home and Runge Mortuary and Crematory where she is often requested by families for visitations, luncheons, and memorial celebrations.
There has been a huge increase in interest and appreciation in having comfort and therapy dogs present at nursing homes, schools, hospitals, and post-tragedies because of a canine’s innate ability to provide stress relief and raise spirits.
Cunnick-Collins Life Celebration Center
Cunnick-Collins is no longer a funeral home, but is instead a full-service venue for all kinds of gatherings, meetings, and celebrations. Thumann is an experienced event planner (a former wedding planner) with over 400 events to her credit.
For more information about Cunnick-Collilns Life Celebration Center, visit the website here or the Facebook page here.
Interested persons can also call 563-391-0129 and arrange to stop by the see the facility located at 1200 East 39th Street, Davenport, IA.
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