As part of their Humane Education Outreach Program, representatives from The Haven recently paid a visit to J. Larry Newton School where their entire student body, teachers and parents have been working hard for The Haven. Over the past several months, everyone collected lots of gently used towels, and other linens for the Haven’s animals. In addition, the students of teacher Julie Tassin made seasonal decorations that The Haven will hang at the shelter. If that wasn’t enough, the students also collected lots of coins for
The Haven that resulted in a check for $635! The students were especially excited to meet Maddie, mascot of the Maddie’s Pet Rescue Project of which the Haven is the lead agency in Baldwin County. Executive Director Mike Graham spoke to the students, thanking them for their efforts and talking briefly on how their funds will help purchase micro-chips for the organizations Low-Cost Micro-chip Program. Graham discussed the importance of microchipping their pets and did a demonstration on how the chip works. Maddie then paid a visit to several classes that had worked especially hard for The Haven. Here many kids rushed out of their seats to give Maddie a hug.
“Many thanks to the entire student body and teacher Julie Tassin for spearheading all these efforts,” said Graham. “And to all the teachers/parents who got together to roll all the coins that the children collected. It’s because of community efforts like this that The Haven can continue its life-saving mission.”
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Shown in photo, (standing, from left) Mike Graham, Haven’s Executive Director, “Maddie”, Julie Tassin, Niki Hayden, and Lyn Davison. Kneeling, Claudia Crutcher and student Mary Ella Dorgan, holding the School’s check toThe Havenfor $635.
Julie Tassin’s students display the decorations they made forThe Haven. Standing, from left, Mary Cartee, Leah Peacock, “Maddie”, Avery Lowell, Addison Brown, Bay Bousson and Ella Caldwell. Bottom, from left, Will Yokel, Anna Burns, Tevin Peterson, and Claire McDonald.