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.

Meet Gianna Guerrucci. She ran a donation drive for the animals in our shelter. Gianna is 10 1/2 years old and attends 5th grade at  Lewiston/Porter Intermediate School. Way to go Gianna!!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Pictured above with our employee, Ester, and Sergeant the Doberman, are the members of the Sweet Home Middle School Store Club. They dropped by the shelter for a tour and a talk with Officer Bob. They also brought a generous donation to benefit the SPCA animals. We are honored they chose our organization for their donation. The Store Club members are: Louis Huff, Asher McKissic, Derek Gauda, Brittanie Bezak, Molly Teti, Selena Barretto, and Lindsay Faulks. They were accompanied by their teacher, Lisa Breczkowski. Thank you everyone!!!                                                                                                                          5/28/08

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The above young lady, Tess Schofield, is 9 years old and attends Errick Road Elementary School. She, and a friend of hers, put their love of animals to work by walking dogs to raise money for the SPCA. What a great idea kids!! Thanks so much!!!               5/23

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Vito Wojick, 4 years old, and Carina Grace, 10 years old, dropped by the shelter today and brought many wonderful supplies, food, and toys for the animlals. They vowed they would return soon to bring more donations. We look forward to their future visits. They are pictured with a furry friend, Buddy! This is not Vito's first visit here. He donated some food and supplies not long ago, also. Thank you so much kids!!!                                                                                                                     5/3/08

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The girls pictured above had a party and asked their guests to bring items for the homeless pets at the shelter. The girls are Lindsay Romeo, 10 years old, Olivia Briganti, 10 years old, and Anna Briganti, 8 years old. They all attend Lewiston-Porter school. We appreciate their generosity!!!  
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here's another youngster who brought gifts for our animals. Above is Vito Wojick who is 4 years old. He attends Sacred Heart Villa in Lewiston. He brought many much needed supplies for the shelter animals. Thanks Vito!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

Another special youngster decided to ask her birthday guests to donate funds to the SPCA instead of bringing gifts to her birthday party. Suzie Dobrasz of Stella Niagara Education Park celebrated her 10th birthday recently. Her guests brought her over $100 in donations for our SPCA. That can help alot of animals!! Thanks Suzie!!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We were recently honored again to be the focus of a generous young girl's birthday party!! Above with Officer Bob are the birthday girl, Alexa Graff from Huth Road Elementary in Grand Island, and her birthday guests. They brought many wonderful gifts for our animals in honor of Alexa's tenth birthday. Thank you everyone!!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Easter Presents For The Animals!!!
Some of the area children were thinking of our animals this Easter!! Thanks so much kids!!!! You have made our critters happier with your kind gifts!!!

Above, from left to right are: Ester, Astro the puppy, and four very generous children from the Ott family: Shyanne, 9 years, John, 3 years, Matalyn, 6 years, and Ellie, 5 years. They brought Easter presents for the cats and the dogs.

Above is Brandon Stone, 7 years, who dropped by with two very large boxes of dog biscuits for our dogs for Easter.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here's more great kids.....

The above generous children, seen with Executive Director Albert Chille, are Tori Szczerbacki, 10 years old, David Timmer, 8 years old, and Katie Davidson, 6 Years old. They raised money for Feline Leukemia or any other needs at the shelter. We appreciate you efforts kids!!!

We would like to extend a warm thank you to the girl scouts from Troop #197, who took the time to visit our shelter and brought many supplies and a check with money they raised for the animals. Thanks so much girls.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We would like to thank 8 year old Michelle Terbot. This Wheatfield resident recently dropped by the shelter with a generous donation of dog and cat food and a monetary donation that she raised in honor of her neighbor's dog, Tyson. Last year, Tyson had wandered into a neighbor's yard and ate some poisoned bait that had been intended to manage a skunk problem. Being especially fond of Tyson, Michelle asked her birthday party guests to bring gifts for the animals at the SPCA. Thanks everyone!!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hannah McLaughlin, a student at Maple Ave. School, celebrated her 7th birthday by having her guests donate items for the animals at the SPCA. She ,and her family, wanted to share their invitation and ideas with you. The invitation below were sent to Hannah's guests along with a copy of the SPCA wishlist that is posted on our website. A great time was had by the kids and the SPCA critters got some very nice gifts. Thanks to all for their generosity.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The above students visited our shelter in December from the West Street Elementary School in the Niagara Wheatfield School District.
They are third graders from The classes of Mr. Polina and Mrs. Golias. They are seen holding up the Christmas presents they brought for the animals. Thanks so much!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The above students visited our shelter in December from the West Street Elementary School in the Niagara Wheatfield School District. They brought many wonderful Christmas presents for our pets and had a tour of the shelter to visit the animals. Thank you kids!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~