Southeastern Nursing, Health Science to host Canines and Cupcakes
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences
is hosting a dog-gone good time for a “pawsatively” worthy cause – its first ever
Canines and Cupcakes fundraiser. Scheduled Dec. 1 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., the event
for canines and their owners will take place at Southeastern’s Kinesiology Building,
located at 400 Mane St.
Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences Ann Carruth said the event
is not only a fundraiser for the Nursing and Health Sciences Foundation to promote
student educational activities, but it also serves as a stress reliever for students
as final exams approach. Families planning or considering getting a dog over the holidays
are also encouraged to attend and learn about dog ownership.
“Join us for a fun-filled day of yoga, with mats provided, games, paw and law
prints, photos with Roomie and the Grinch and, of course, cupcake decorating at our
cupcake station. Although the cupcakes will be baked for human consumption, we will
leave it up to the owners who ultimately gets to enjoy them,” she said. “Attendees
can bring their canine companions for some exercise, fun activities, and demonstrations
throughout the event.”
Activities include demonstrations by Southeastern’s Communication Sciences and
Disorders Department of animal assisted therapy used to improve communication; dog-training
techniques courtesy of Dog Gone Right, LLC; education on heart worm prevention from
Crosspoint Veterinary Hospital; and safe food handling instruction, especially during
the holidays, by Northshore Technical Community College’s Vet Tech Program. Hammond
Police will also be on hand to fingerprint children, along with volunteers to help
paw print dogs.
Also planned is a costume contest at 10 a.m. that will award prizes for the following:
best Christmas character portrayal (human and canine); best use of Christmas colors
(human and canine); best doggie Christmas character (canine only); most Christmas
look-alike (human and canine); and ugliest Christmas sweater (human only).
Vendors for dog-themed shopping, paw print face painting, a kissing booth where
attendees can volunteer their dogs to give kisses, games and music are included in
the day’s activities as well, Carruth said.
Rounding out the day is a pet parade at 10:30 a.m. (floats optional) through
Friendship Circle. The route will begin at the Kinesiology Building breezeway then
continue through the Student Union, around Friendship Circle and back. The day will
conclude with the announcement of the costume contest winners and door prizes at 11:30
a.m.
Sponsors of the event include the following: All Barn New, Aramark, Bark Box,
Big Frog, Connie’s Impressions, Crosspoint Beterinary Hospital – Dr. Christie McHughes
(SLU alumna), Cypress Standup Paddleboards and Yoga, Denise Austin Pottery, Dog Gone
Right, Downtown Yoga, Farm Bureau – Malcolm Fitzhugh (alumnus), North Oaks Health
System, Pennington Student Activity Center, Royal Pets, Southeastern Bookstore, and
VetNaturally.
Vendors participating include the following: All Barn New, Nature’s Nest: Young
Living Essential Oils, Portraits for Pits: Custom Pet Portraits, and United Way.
Cost to attend the event is $20 per family with a canine, $10 per family without
a canine, or $5 for those who cannot attend but would like to donate in honor of their
dog.
Registration for Canines and Cupcakes is available at caninesandcupcakes.eventbrite.com.
In case of inclement weather, the event will move inside.
For more information, contact the Department of Nursing and Health Sciences at
985-549-3772 or cnhs@southeastern.edu.
