On Wednesday, May 29th, Ms. West’s sixth grade literacy class traveled to Spring Farm CARES on Rt. 12 in Clinton. Spring Farm CARES is different from other animal shelters because there is always a “forever home” if the animals are not adopted. There are over 150 animals that call SFC home including cats, dogs, bunnies, horses, goats, donkeys, chickens, ducks, geese, exotic birds, and gerbils. We spent most of the day learning about the different types of animals, and each has their own unique story on how they ended up at the sanctuary.
As a class, we researched different organizations in our community that we could help. We decide to go to Spring Farm Cares as a “Pay it Forward” project where we showed appreciation to the SFC staff. Our mission was to give our time and dedicate a day to helping others. Before we visited, we put together projects such as rock paintings to use for paper weights, paper towel tubes stuffed with alfalfa hay, adoption cards that attach to the outside of the animal cages, and posters to hang up at events to advertise SFC. We also presented the staff with Jarcho cookies and supplies that can be used for the cats and dogs.
We have many take-aways from visiting SFC. One that really sticks out is the importance of showing unconditional love to all animals and spaying and neutering pets. We also left feeling inspired to help more people in our community. Even though it was a lot of work to organize this trip, we realized that everyone can make a difference!
As a class, we researched different organizations in our community that we could help. We decide to go to Spring Farm Cares as a “Pay it Forward” project where we showed appreciation to the SFC staff. Our mission was to give our time and dedicate a day to helping others. Before we visited, we put together projects such as rock paintings to use for paper weights, paper towel tubes stuffed with alfalfa hay, adoption cards that attach to the outside of the animal cages, and posters to hang up at events to advertise SFC. We also presented the staff with Jarcho cookies and supplies that can be used for the cats and dogs.
We have many take-aways from visiting SFC. One that really sticks out is the importance of showing unconditional love to all animals and spaying and neutering pets. We also left feeling inspired to help more people in our community. Even though it was a lot of work to organize this trip, we realized that everyone can make a difference!