Paint the Town RED
September 19, 2025 @ 6:00PM — 9:00PM Mountain Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
The Grandview at Millcreek Common: 1354 E Chambers Ave Millcreek, UT 84106 Get Directions
A Cause Worth Wagging About!
Join us for a night of fun and fundraising at "Paint the Town RED," ITA's 2025 gala! Experience an evening filled with fabulous fare, and silent & live auctions. All in celebration of the incredible and invaluable work of ITA teams, which can only be done with the help of YOU, our generous friends and supporters. Come paint the town red with Intermountain Therapy Animals and be part of continuing the Hope, Healing and Love ITA teams bring to our community. Consider wearing RED yourself—it’s ITA’s hallmark color! (Our teams wear red to demonstrate their heartfelt energy and enthusiasm ❤️)
Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA) is a non-profit organization founded in Salt Lake City in 1993. We provide animal-assisted interactions and therapies to the communities in Utah and Montana, and we have affiliate organizations across the US. ITA alone has over 300 therapy teams who visit over 170 facilities spending time with individuals who are in need and going through some of the most difficult experiences of their lives.
Our therapy teams visit those who are physically or developmentally disabled, emotionally or psychologically impaired, lonely or suffering from depression, in settings ranging from hospitals, counseling centers, nursing, extended care and memory care centers, detention homes, schools and libraries.
Research has shown that animals can have a significant positive impact for people with a whole range of diagnoses and situations. ITA animals can induce immediate physiological improvements, including lower blood pressure, slower breathing, greater calm and relaxation. They go on to enhance therapeutic goals that include:
Empathy • Physical Contact • Outward Focus • Nurturing • Mental Stimulation • Rapport • Acceptance of Self and Situation • Patient Compliance • Socialization