RICHMOND —
Two Richmond Girl Scout troops took a break from cookie sales in late January and early February to collect and donate supplies to the Madison County Humane Society/Animal League for Life.
Brownie Troop 623 and Daisy Troop 1872, made up of 37 second-graders and kindergartners who attend Model Lab School, had picked the Humane Society/ALL as one of their service projects for the year.
During one snowy night, they gathered at a local church to bake cat and dog treats. The scouts also made bandanas, catnip-filled socks and braided-rope dog toys.
The donations included food, cat litter, toys, treats, cleaning supplies and other items that the scouts collected and made for the animals cared for by the Humane Society/ALL.
The scouts’ families also chipped in and donated much-needed supplies for the shelter. These included over 400 pounds of cat and dog food, cat litter, bleach, paper towels, disinfectants, puppy training pads, garbage bags, bowls, towels and sheets.
“I’m so proud of these girls,” Troop leader Meredith Lepp said. “They worked very hard making everything for the animals. It’s great that the girls’ families are so involved in what we do. Their involvement is very important in making the Girl Scout experience meaningful for the scouts.”
Along with Lepp, the troops are led by Sheri Rush, Krista Collier and Beverly Hammonds.
The girls visited the Humane Society/ALL office at 128-C Big Hill Avenue on Feb. 5 to drop off all of the items they had made and collected. The staff expressed gratitude for all of the donated items. The staff are all volunteers, many of which work full-time jobs elsewhere. They rely on donations to care for the animals that are waiting for adoption.
The nonprofit agency is closed during the week, except for the volunteers who are there to clean and take care of the cats that live in the shelter during the week.
The agency is open for adoption on the weekends, and dogs that live with foster families during the week are there looking for adoption into permanent homes.
The Humane Society/ALL volunteers expressed gratitude for the Girl Scouts’ donations. They want people to know the agency can never have too many items for the animals they care for, they told the Girl Scouts.
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Caroline Christian of Daisy Troop 1872, one of two local Girl Scout troops that collected and made items for animals sheltered by the Madison County Humane Society/Animal League for Life, holds a cat waiting to be adopted.
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From left, Hannah Ramsey, Alyssa Hudson, Andrea Wickersham, Megan Perkins, Emmy Collier, Katie Shaffer and Kylie Hammonds make braided-rope toys for dogs and cats sheltered by the Madison County Human Society/Animal League for Life.
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Some members of Daisy Troop 1872 and Brownie Troop 623 drop off donations at the Madison County Humane Society. They are: Natalie Christian. Ava Lepp, Emmy Collier, Ava Stotts, Kylie Hammonds, Bella Collier, Sasha Yow, Beverly Hammonds, Krista Collier, Sarah Rush, Sheri Rush, Holly Rice, Meredith Lepp, Caroline Christian, Tatum Nelson, Megan Perkins, Maggie Wilson, Lily Wickersham, Sophie Rush, Avery Tuttle, Ciah Marks, Madelynn Petrey, Kadynn Lepp and Alyssa Hudson.
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Members of Brownie Troop 623 and Daisy Troop 1872, who helped collect and make items for dogs and cats sheltered by the Madison County Humane Society, include: front row from left, Jacey Wilson, Lily Wickersham, Ciah Marks, Avery Clark, Ava Lepp, Faith Meadows, Ava Stotts, Sasha Yow, Kylie Hammonds, Bailey Mattox, Natalie Knecht, Emmy Collier, Caroline Christian; middle row from left, Serena Florell, Katie Shaffer, Amelia Harrel, Lydia Harrel, Kadynn Lepp, Kate Hagan; back row from left, Maggie Wilson, Sophia Koontz, Megan Perkins, Alyssa Hudson, Madelynn Petrey, Lily Shelton, Tatum Nelson, Hannah Ramsey and Abby Harrel.
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Ava Lepp of Daisy Troop 1872 and Lily Wickersham of Brownie Troop 623 wait to get one of the cats out of its cage at the Madison County Human Society/Animal League for Life.
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Lily Shelton and Kate Hagan of Brownie Troop 623 make dog and cat treats for animals awaiting adoption through the Madison County Humane Soceity/Animal League for Life.
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Brownie Troop 623 and Daisy Troop 1872 made homemade dog and cat treats, catnip toys, braided-ropes and “Adopt Me” bandanas for animals awaiting adoption through the Madison County Humane Soceity. Members of the troop pictured are: Amelia Harrel, Lydia Harrel, Avery Clark, Kate Hagan, Hannah Ramsey, Madelynn Petrey, Lily Shelton, Jacey Wilson, Lily Wickersham, Ciah Marks, Serena Florell, Katie Shaffer, Alyssa Hudson, Megan Perkins, Maggie Wilson, Emmy Collier, Sophia Koontz, Faith Meadows, Caroline Christian, Ava Lepp, Kadynn Lepp, Ava Stotts, Natalie Knecht, Tatum Nelson, Kylie Hammonds, Sasha Yow and Bailey Mattox.
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Ava Lepp of Daisy Troop 1872 and Sheri Rush of Brownie Troop 623 help unload the donations at the Madison County Humane Society/Animal League for Life.
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The scouts of Brownie Troop 623 and Daisy Troop 1872 collected these donations for the Madison County Humane Soceity/Animal League for Life.
Girl Scouts collect food, supplies for Humane Society/ALL animals
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