Roxy™ Founder Honored At Tree Dedication

Diane Smith beside the dogwood tree dedicated in her honor at Gayman.

In November, Diane Smith, founder of Roxy™ Therapy Dogs, was recognized for her positive impact on the children in the community with a dedication of a dogwood tree planted at Gayman Elementary School in Doylestown, PA.

Diane retired earlier this year, but her legacy lives on with Roxy™’s 70 certified therapy dog teams, which serve 3,200 children weekly in the Central Bucks area. Roxy dogs comfort and support children in 120 classes each week in all 23 Central Bucks School District schools, the Courthouse, Pedia Manor, and many other venues—free of charge to the venue and the community. Roxy board members and Central Bucks School District administrators were present to celebrate Diane’s foresight, vision, and dedication and to thank her for her immeasurable contribution to the community.

(L to R) Back row: Christina Minsky, Roxy Director of Events; Shawn Ortman, Principal, Gayman Elementary School; Maggie Sivak, Roxy volunteer and Board Member; Phyllis Mikolaj, Roxy Vice President and Director of School Programs; Catherine Refice, Roxy Director of Volunteers and Board Member; Diane Smith, Roxy Founder; Linda McCrillis, Roxy volunteer and former Board Chair; Lisa Corr, former Roxy Board Member; Brian Finger, former Principal, Gayman Elementary (when Roxy first started), current Principal, Warwick Elementary; Bob McCrillis, former Roxy CFO and Board Member. Front row: Sharon Fleck, Roxy President and Board Member; Rachel Holler, current Roxy Board Chair