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.
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
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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!!!
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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!!
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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!!!
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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!!!
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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.
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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.
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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!!!
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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.
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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!!
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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!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The four little girls in the above photo were kind enough to donate the proceeds from their lemonade and brownie sale to our SPCA. They are, from left to right, Quinn and Abby DeCicco, from St. Christopher, and Julia and Lauren Stevens, from Starpoint. They range in age from five to nine years old. Thank you so much girls!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Eleven year-old Allison Rickard, a student at St. Peter’s School, has
undertaken a rather ambitious project. Allison put out the following flyer
around her home on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation.
“Do you love animals? I do, that’s why I want to help. I am collecting dog and
cat food and toys to donate to the SPCA. If you can help, please bring your
donation to the home of Allison Rickard, 1905 Upper Mountain Road, Lewiston. Any
questions or for pickup, call Allison at 510-0952 and leave a message”.
Allison is pictured above bringing in several bags of gifts that she has
collected thus far. She hopes that, with your help, she will be making many more
trips to the SPCA shelter. As a postscript, Allison has made a second trip to
the shelter with more than a dozen additional bags of dog and cat food. She, and
the residents of the Reservation, are to be congratulated for their generosity
and there great concern for our animal friends.
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Eight year old Nicholas McCartney, a very special third grader form Starpoint, has been kind enough to dedicate his birthday party gifts to be gifts for our shelter. Those attending his party brought pet toys, treats, and supplies to benefit the animals at the SPCA. Thanks to all!!
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