Pals For Life

Presenting our #2 human and pet volunteers of 2025, Tina Weinraub and JoeJoe!!!

Tina participated in 91 visits, and JoeJoe participated in 75 visits! Tina also brings her other PFL therapy dog, Rocco, on visits, which is why their numbers are different. Not only did Tina and JoeJoe do an incredible number of pet visits last year, but they participate in every type of visit that PFL offers: children, teens, college students, elders, corporations, special needs, summer camps, and mental health. They do it all. Tina is one of those people that we cannot live without, as she is always willing to drive wherever we need her to spread happiness to whoever needs it.

As a retired Philadelphia school librarian, she brings her love for children and education and literacy into our children's programs. But she is just as skilled interacting with our adult programs as well. JoeJoe is a dog that is up for anything and will visit anyone with his signature gentle nature, earning him the nickname "Gentleman Joe". One day he may be visiting a group of special needs children at a Philadelphia charter school, and the next day visiting lawyers at a law conference at the Convention Center. This team is one-of-a-kind and we are so grateful for them.

Congratulations, Tina and JoeJoe, and thanks for all you did last year!