Check Presentation Ceremony: Maureen B. O’Donnell Trust Donates $15,000 to Love On 4 Paws of Rancho Palos Verdes

Trustees of the Maureen B. O’Donnell Trust will present a generous $15,000 donation to the nonprofit organization Love On 4 Paws at a check presentation ceremony to be held in memory of Ms. O’Donnell on Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m. The event will take place in the community room of the Providence Little Company of Mary Transitional Care Center at 4320 Maricopa Street.
Suni Cookson, director of Love On 4 Paws, will be on hand to accept the donation from Dr. Dean H. Cummings, D.C., contracted provider of Providence Affiliated Physicians and Co-Successor Trustee of the Maureen B. O’Donnell Trust. He will be accompanied by his wife, Lorraine Cummings, and Ms. O’Donnell’s Goddaughter, Laura Radley. Host of the event will be Jannett Frias, activities coordinator of the Transitional Care Center.

The late Ms. O’Donnell is a former elected Torrance City Councilperson, former El Camino College elected board member and former Torrance Board of Education member, to name just a few of her accomplishments.
Love On 4 Paws is a 501-(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. that has provided therapy dogs to hospital patients and others in need in the Los Angeles area for the past 28 years. The donated funds will cover uniforms for volunteers, Polaroid-type instant cameras and film, yearly vet check-ups for therapy dogs, outreach expenses, and other essentials for hospital visits.

In addition to spotlighting one of Providence’s facilities, the ceremony will also feature numerous Love On 4 Paws volunteers and their therapy dogs, showcasing the organization’s compassionate work in brightening the lives of patients through the unconditional love, comfort and healing power of therapy animals.

“On behalf of our team at Love On 4 Paws, we are deeply grateful for this generous donation in memory of an incredible woman whose passion for public service matched our own,” said Ms. Cookson. “It is heartwarming to see such support for our mission, and we know this contribution will directly impact the lives of those we serve.”

For more information about Love On 4 Paws or the upcoming event, visit the Love On 4 Paws website at www.loveon4paws.org.