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HAPPY TAILS
Happy Tails: Top left to right: Andy Dugan, Charley Anderson, Tamás Bencsik; bottom left to right: Silvia Reed, Mary Staley (Advisor), Justin Smock
Silvia and Tamás painting the pantry.
MEMBERS:
Charley Anderson
Tamás Bencsik
Andrew Dugan
Silvia Reed
Justin Smock ADVISOR:
Mary Staley PARTNER:
Skagit Animals in Need (S.A.I.N) PROJECT NAME:
Skagit Pet Pantries
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
In an effort to keep families and their beloved pets together and as part of our Leadership Skagit community project, “The Happy Tails” team, LS Class of 2021 has launched the Skagit Pet Pantries Project. Our team is partnering with Skagit Animals in Need
(S.A.I.N) and the different food banks in Skagit County where pantries will be placed and will be available to those who need pet food. To secure the sustainability of this project we are also partnering with 4-H groups who will be in charge of food distribution.
Above: Charley Anderson poses with her family and pets. Below left: Pet-pantry food drive. Below: Members of the Kidz-N-K9’s 4-H club help at the food drive.
Tails has been so easy to work with. Tails has been so easy to work with. Their compassion for animals has been Their compassion for animals has been evident throughout our entire time working evident throughout our entire time working together; from the detailed plans for their together; from the detailed plans for their pet pantries, how quickly they built them pet pantries, how quickly they built them once receiving the materials, to their plans once receiving the materials, to their plans on how to keep them running after their on how to keep them running after their project time is complete. It is obvious they project time is complete. It is obvious they want Skagit Pet Pantries to continue serving want Skagit Pet Pantries to continue serving the community long after they graduate. the community long after they graduate. The team has been communicative with The team has been communicative with what they need from us and has been very what they need from us and has been very responsive with what we need from them. responsive with what we need from them. The team has been wonderful to work The team has been wonderful to work with and we look forward to serving more with and we look forward to serving more animals in need alongside the Leadership animals in need alongside the Leadership Skagit Team Happy Tails! Skagit Team Happy Tails!
Megan Galbreath, Megan Galbreath, Skagit Animals in Need (SAIN) Skagit Animals in Need (SAIN)
I can tell you it is such a privilege to be part of a (Leadership Skagit) team be part of a (Leadership Skagit) team project in a small way. I am contacted project in a small way. I am contacted every year and this is the fi rst partnership every year and this is the fi rst partnership that has blossomed! that has blossomed! It is a great fi t, 4-H members that love It is a great fi t, 4-H members that love animals and love to help, one part of animals and love to help, one part of our 4-H pledge is “Hands for Larger our 4-H pledge is “Hands for Larger Service” if our program can help this get Service” if our program can help this get off the ground this year and then keep off the ground this year and then keep it operating in the future it would be it operating in the future it would be wonderful! wonderful!
Dorothy Elsner, Dorothy Elsner, WSU/Skagit County 4-H WSU/Skagit County 4-H
Nicely Done.
Congratulations to the graduates of this year’s Leadership Skagit program. We’re honored to have Jessica Culp from our Mount Vernon Westside Branch as one of the graduates. Thank you for your dedication to our local community.
Let’s create tomorrow, together.
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