‘Sup Dog! Wanna Paddle for PAALS?

Murrells Inlet June 14th
Lake Murray July 12th

PAALS – Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services – is excited to offer you an opportunity to help serve your community while supporting the fourth annual – Paddle for PAALS.  

Paddlers (Stand-Up Paddlers – SUP, kayakers, gym row machines, etc) will compete for the “most money raised” prize and teams will compete for “most money raised” prize. Registered individuals and teams will raise funds by asking friends and businesses to sponsor them by time committed to paddling or by direct donation. Registered participants will Stand-Up Paddle (SUP) and/or Kayak and/or row on machines while tracking time on the sheet provided by PAALS. On May 1st the window for tracking time will start.  

How You Can Be a Part of PADDLE FOR PAALS  

  • Sponsor the event with a cash donation of from $250 to $1,000. For the Murrells Inlet event call Jennifer Rogers, Founding Director, at (803) 920-0042 with questions. For the Lake Murray event call Edith Bailey, Manager of Development, at (803) 788-7063 with questions. Sponsor donations can be made on the www.paals.org website.   
  • Donate experiences, services or items for prizes for silent auction and top fundraisers. We can pick up items or gift certificates at your convenience before April 15, 2025 
  • Register yourself, your friends, your employees and business associates at www.paddleforpaals.org.  
  • All money raised from the Paddle for PAALS will help PAALS accomplish its mission in 2025.

About PAALS

PAALS is a South Carolina-based charity that trains service dogs for people with disabilities. Some of our dogs help people who use wheelchairs turn lights on and off, tug open doors, pick up dropped items and alert for help. Other dogs assist children with autism and military veterans and first responders who have post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD). By the time an assistance dog is placed with a life partner, PAALS has invested two years of time and about $40,000 in veterinary care, supplies, training, boarding and travel costs. Service dogs are not covered by private or government insurance or disability benefits programs, so PAALS raises the funds needed.  

While our pups are in training, each one influences and helps about 1,500 people a year through our animal assisted intervention programs. These community programs serve children (those with and without disabilities), veterans, first responders, and facilities that serve people with special needs. At any given time, we have about 30 dogs in training, but the list of qualified applicants needing dogs far exceeds our capacity.  We need your help to sustain our program and meet our goals.  

Thank you for your supporting PAALS by participating in our 2025 Paddle for PAALS!