Evergreen Elementary students surpassed their fundraising goal to help St. Frances Animal Shelter. Last Friday, fifth grade students presented representatives from the shelter with a check for $1,723, which exceeded their initial goal of $1,000.
As part of a leadership program at the school, the students looked for a project that would help the community in some way. When they heard St. Frances has been trying to raise funds to buy or build a new location, they began brainstorming. The kids put fundraising jars around town and held two bake sales.
A private donor added $1,700 to the students’ efforts, bringing their total amount raised to $3,423.
Though the class project is finished, many of the students expressed an interest in continuing to raise funds with things like lemonade stands and a car wash.
The shelter has been without a permanent location since March of 2020. Joan Sargent, the foster/adoption coordinator for St. Frances, said the fundraising and new-home effort could take several years to complete.
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