San Marcos High School student organized pet food drive, collected 400 pounds in one week
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A San Marcos Higher University college student observed 1st-hand how appreciative people have been to receive pet food right after volunteering for C.A.R.E.4Paws’ cell veterinary clinic, inspiring her to host a pet food items generate at her former elementary university.
Ava Vasquez, a freshman at San Marcos, worked straight with instructors at Vieja Valley Elementary Faculty to get all the learners on board for the pet food push and finished up boosting 400 pounds of pet foodstuff in just one week, in accordance to Isabelle Gullo, C.A.R.E.4Paws Executive Director.
“During the pandemic, I have volunteered at C.A.R.E.4Paws’ mobile veterinary clinic, handing out pet food items,” Vasquez reported.
“I see how appreciative the households are for the food items, so I believed it would be a actually superior venture to get other students associated to aid households that need to have pet food stuff.”
Vasquez despatched pupils house with flyers to allow their mothers and fathers know about the generate, and every single classroom at the college had its own big donation box that was donated by the Property Depot in Lompoc, Gullo reported.
“We could not be additional grateful for Ava and the generosity of the college students, parents, and academics at Vieja Valley Elementary,” claims Wendy Domanski, C.A.R.E.4Paws’ Group Plans & Volunteer Coordinator, who helped Vasquez prepare for the push.
“We’re also very thankful for our small business and nonprofit partners for joining forces to support these in want. Not to mention the thousands of particular person donors who have contributed meals and cash to enable fellow community users.”
C.A.R.E.4Paws serves more than 20,000 pet families in Santa Barbara County that require aid giving their animals with significant solutions these as veterinary care, spays, neuters, and pet food items, Gullo said.
