Kid’s Korner

Kid’s Korner features stories about SPCA “juniors” and their activities and contributions, which benefit the SPCA pet community. These youngsters have been extremely generous and are greatly appreciated!!

Here are a couple of enterprising young ladies.
Hallie D. and Samantha M. fashioned pens
with flowers on them made from duct tape.
The results were beautiful!!

The girls then sold the pens for a profit, and
used those profits to purchase many items for
our SPCA critters. What a fantastic idea!!
Thank you so much girls!!

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Emily W recently celebrated her 12th birthday.
This is the 2nd year she has had an SPCA party
instead of a birthday party!! Emily loves animals
and wants to own her own farm one day. She, and
her family thank the SPCA for all the work we do
and the SPCA would like to thank Emily and her
birthday guests for their generosity!!

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Look who brought a whole bunch of donations
for the animals here at the SPCA!! Five year old
Laurel and three year old Andrew decided to
celebrate their birthdays by getting gifts for the
animals instead of for themselves. Their birthday
guests were very giving and we thank them all
for their generosity and compassion for our
homeless pets!!

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Pictured above are Jenna and Hallie. They ran
a lemonade stand and used their earnings to
purchase many items for our animals as they
await their new homes. Thank you so much girls
for your kindness!!

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 Our animals recently were the lucky recipients
of some wonderful gifts and monetary donations
in honor of the 10th birthday of a very generous
local boy named Collin. The above poster was so
large it had to be scanned in separate screens. The
poster can be seen hanging in our SPCA lobby.
We would like to thank Collin and his birthday
guests for their generosity!!

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Katie and Ethan used their own money to buy
food for the homeless dogs and cats at our
shelter. We appreciate their kindness!!

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8 year old triplets Eloise, Adelaide and Luc
celebrated their 8th birthday by asking their
friends to buy gifts for the SPCA critters
instead of for themselves. The girls are pictured
above, (Luc was camera shy) with many of the
wonderful items brought by their guests for the
SPCA animals. Thanks so much kids!!

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Pictured above are Christine and Allison. They
were encouraged by one of their teachers to
participate in a project that would help an
organization in their community. The girls held
a very successful basket raffle and used the
proceeds to give a monetary donation and to
buy supplies for the SPCA critters. Thank you
so much girls for your kindness!!!

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A special thanks to 6 year old Maris Conrad for
her generous monetary donation to purchase
dog food and her donation of kitty toys & treats!!!

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     Colonial Village Elementary Students Celebrate
      raising over $1,000 for the SPCA!  During an
      assembly with Agent Bob the students presented
      the SPCA with their donations which not only
      included money, but also included handmade
      blankets, toys, food and treats! We greatly
      appreciate their incredible effort and success!!!   

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Tim Horton made a new friend today!
Sergey Dumphrey celebrated his 8th birthday
by asking his guests to bring presents for our
homeless pets instead of himself. This is the second
year Sergey has done this!! The SPCA critters
give a big "paws up" to Sergey for his generosity!!!

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THANK YOU!!

Daniel and Joseph Gavacs had a lemonade sale
for their neighbors. They came to visit the SPCA
animals today and donated the proceeds of their
sales to help support our animals in need. We
thank them very much for being so kind!!!

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Pictured above are 7 year old Victoria Smith,
6 year old Owen Gabrielli and 8 year old Kaitlyn
Gabrielli. They got together and had a lemonade
sale in their neighborhood. Their joint love for
animals prompted them to use the profits from their
venture to buy gifts for the SPCA animals. We
cannot thank them enough for their kindness!!!

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The Sweet Home Middle School Store Club visited
our SPCA animals this past holiday weekend and
also brought a very generous donation. The students
work each morning to sell supplies to their
classmates. They chose our SPCA to be the
recipient of this money. The kids are all animal
lovers and feel happy knowing they are helping
their less fortunate furry friends. Thanks so much
kids!!!

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Starpoint Marketing Students Step up to the
Plate, Again!

Pictured here with Niagara County
SPCA Agent Robert Schildhauer, are
Mr. Olear's Marketing students, in a class
titled "The Apprentice" where all students
compete in a year long class competition
as a team. This year's students raised over
$60 in pennies collected over a two day period.
The Winning Team was Dark Shark
Enterprises.

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The students at Colonial Village School are SPCA
Crazy!! Pictured above are students from
Ms. Gonzalez's and Mrs. Potempa's classes with
Officer Bob and the wonderful donations they
gathered for our shelter animals.

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Above is 10 year old Magdalene. She recently
celebrated her 10th birthday party at Master
Chong's World Class Tae Kwon Do, where
Magdalene is a "Black Stripe"!! She generously
asked her guests to bring gifts for our
homeless pets instead of for her. We really
appreciate her kindness and compassion!!
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Adoptable puppy Jetset got a special
visitor recently. Seven year old Nevaeh
came to visit and brought pet food for our
critters in honor of the birthday of our
dedicated volunteer, Melissa Voutour. Thanks
so much Nevaeh!!
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The SPCA would like to thank Jade, Jillian,
Lucia, Maggie and Alicia of the Junior Girl
Scouts. They recently completed a collection
for the SPCA at the Lew-Port Intermediate
School with the help of 5th grade teacher
Audrey Stafford. Thank you so much!!!!
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Above is Clara giving a great big hug to adoptable
cat, Tim Horton. Clara recently celebrated her 6th
birthday and asked her guests to bring gifts for our
homeless pets instead of presents for herself. As you
can see, her party attendees were very generous. We
thank Clara and her friends for their kindness!!
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Meet Megan! Megan celebrated her 11th birthday this
weekend (she's actually a Leap Day baby, so her REAL
birthday isn't until next year!). Instead of gifts, Megan's
invitations asked that her friends bring donations off of
the Niagara SPCA's wishlist. Megan has a rescue dog
named Cody, and her younger brother Benjamin has a
rescue dog named Bella. These donations will help us
support the many animals in need at our SPCA.
Thanks so much!!!

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Twins Emma & Julia recently hosted a 12th birthday party.
In lieu of gifts they asked their classmates to bring an item
for the SPCA of Niagara. The party was a great success for
all! The twins are in 6th grade and attend school at
St. Christopher School in Tonawanda. The girls would like
thank all of their friends and the SPCA is greatful to all for
their kindness and generosity!!

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Cooking To Help Critters

Alyssa Martin and Samantha Cirrito held a bake sale for one week
at West Street Elementary School. They sold cupcakes, brownies,
cookies and Rice Krispy treats to their teachers and fellow
classmates to raise money for the SPCA. With the money they
raised they bought food, treats, blankets, kitty litter and
miscellaneous supplies for the SPCA critters. Adoptable dog
Lucky felt extra lucky today!! Thanks so much Alyssa and Sam!!
January 2011

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Meet Matthew. He is pictured above with staff member David and our adorable adoptable dog, Kermit . Matthew visited our SPCA and dropped off a sizable donation for the care of the pets. Thanks so much Matthew!!!    OCT 2010

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     Karate Kid Collects Coins

Thomas Blakelock, (above center), spent this year collecting spare change to help our SPCA animals. As you can see, he was very successful!! This is his second time collecting money for our critters. He, Rory Mcguire and Robert Blakelock (seen with Thomas in above photo), also brought in blankets collected over this year to help keep our homeless pets warm. All three boys attend Presti Karate School in Lewiston!! It's amazing how a little spare change can add up to a great amount!!Thank you very much!! Or, as they say in Japan, "Arigato Gozaimasu"!!          Oct 2010                

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