Northwood Elementary third graders donated coins to aid an area animal welfare service.Third graders at Northwood Elementary School in Hilton combined math and good will in a recent school project. Lucy Hall’s and Lisa Davis’ classes first listened to Caitlyn Demtschenko talk about adopting “Devlon,” a rescue dog from local charity named PAWS (Providing Animal Welfare Services) of Rochester. The rescue organization’s main goal is to provide dogs in need with basic supplies to help them survive the harsh Rochester winter.
“After listening to Ms. Demtschenko’s story, our kind-hearted children decided to put our Math Class Collection, a project from unit three in math, to use and sponsor a dog,” said Davis. “Our goal was to collect at least 1,000 coins.” After all was said and done, the classes had collected $278.32 – enough to sponsor two dogs – Gucci and Star.
The donation was made through ROC the Day, the Greater Rochester area’s 24-hour online giving event.
For information about PAWS, visit www.pawsofrochester.org.
