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Four-legged visitors brighten the day for Danto patients.

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he Pet-A-Pet Club has hundreds of volun-
teers
teers with dogs and cats who visit Detroit
nursing homes on a monthly basis.
The hour-long visits delight residents
and the visitors. If you have a well-behaved animal
who would enjoy visiting the elderly, call the Pet-A-Pet
coordinators listed below:

West Bloomfield
• Danto Family Health Care Center, 10 a.m. first
Wednesday of each month, coordinator Louise
Runkel, (248) 356-0350.
• Brown Center, 10 a.m. first Thursday, Sally
Shrewsberry, (248) 363-7975.
• Bloomfield Orchard Villa, 10 a.m. second Thursday,
Sally Shrewsberry, (248) 363-7975.
• West Bloomfield Convalescent Center, 10 a.m. fourth
Saturday, Sandy Smith, (248) 681-6628.

Farmington
• Courtyard Manor, 10 a.m. third Thursday, Gloria
Brand, (248) 349-8139.

Southfield
• Elan Village, 1 p.m. second Saturday, Ellen Frank,
(248) 353-0097.
• Evergreen Health & Living Center, 10:30 a.m. third
Tuesday, Zoni Ernst, (248) 644-4121.

Fleischman Residence in West Bloomfield is
among the dozens of Detroit area facilities visited by
Pet-A-Pet, but it does not need additional volunteers
at this time. ❑

Above left:
Barbara Caldwell holds ,
up her Yorkie, Pockets,
for Ray Fine.

Above right:
Esther Bierman holds
Nikki during a visit to
Danto Family Health
Center.

Above:
Zoe Rosenbaum, a
cocker spanial visits
Danto residents.

Right:
Chad, a Belgian Sheep
dog greets Danto residents.

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