Elementary Students Raising Money for a Great Caws
Summit Drive Elementary Students Worked Together to Raise Over $500 for
LCAR St. Francis Farm
Staff at Summit Drive Elementary, in Greenville, SC, reached out to LCAR St. Francis Farm at the beginning of February with a great idea! They wanted to do a fundraiser and believed that all of their students would rally behind one that supported animals in need.
Most people reading this post know who St. Francis Farm is, but for those that don't; we are an animal sanctuary, located on a 50 acre farm in Carlisle, SC. We have over 100 dogs and 40 cats on our farm all the time. We take in the animals that literally have no place else they could go. We save the last animals on the list that no one else wants to save because they might be: old, hurt, or scared. We give these animals a home, love, time, space and any medical treatments they might need to enjoy life. We also house hundreds of animals every year on their way to a foster or forever home. And our safe haven is always here in case, for some reason, that "perfect" match forever home just doesn't work out.
We were thrilled and humbled that Summit Drive picked us! Two of our staff members visited the school before the fundraiser began to introduce the students to Laurel and Matilda (two of our permanent residents at the farm). The kids LOVED every minute of the visit, and so did Laurel and Matilda! We told their stories of how these two amazing dogs came to our farm and how their fundraiser would help them. Of course, they were a little more interested in petting the dogs... But I think they got the point of the fundraiser. :)
All the different classes were so excited and immediately started bringing in their coins. It was a close race at first, but one team pulled away, and raised over $200!! That was amazing! Not only did they win the grand prize of getting to duck tape the principle to a tree... but their class teacher also added the incentive that she would bring her own dog in for the day to celebrate the win!
When we went back to celebrate and congratulate the winning class, we were ecstatic to learn that the school had raised $519 altogether for St Francis Farm! Percy came with us to thank the students for all their hard work and awesome job with this great fundraiser. Our staff and our little "helpers" can't wait to go back and visit the students again!
