AnimalFair.com recently published a wonderful article about the Pet Care Trust and the Pets in the Classroom grant program.? Please take a look!
The Pet Care Trust ? Puts Trust In The Next Generation
When it comes to promoting our companionship with animals, The Pet Care Trust has made frog leaps and cat bounds in its twenty-one years of incorporation. Founded in 1990 as a non-profit, charitable, public foundation, The Pet Care Trust provides education and support for understanding the joys and benefits of pets.
One of The Pet Care Trust?s foremost programs is Pets in the Classroom (petsintheclassroom.org). Pets in the Classroom was initially established in 2009 to help teachers, pre-K through 6th grade, purchase or maintain pets in the classroom through direct, no-hassle grants involving stores such as; Petco and Petsmart.
The program sponsors a variety of amazing, classroom-friendly animals, including hamsters, guinea pigs, bearded dragons, hermit crabs and fish. And what a purr-fect success it has been thus far. With over 7,000 grant requests since its inception, Pets in the Classroom has brought a pet into the lives of an estimated 210,000 students.
Due to its unyielding success, and voluminous requests from teachers, Pets In The Classroom has now expanded to provide for 7th and 8th grade classrooms as well! How incredible! But expanding to middle school was an obvious next step for this thriving organization.
?Middle school students will benefit from interaction with classroom pets as much or more than elementary school children,? commented Pet Care Trust president Brent Weinmann. ?7th and 8th grade teachers will be able to incorporate classroom pets into many study areas, helping their pre-teen students gain a greater understanding of the natural world and responsible pet ownership.?
Many cheers to The Pet Care Trust for bringing pet appreciation to hundreds of thousands of young lives with Pets in the Classroom. And there?s no end in sight, according to Weinmann: ?This rapid expansion of grant requests is making our goal to reach one million students very realistic. To reach this number we estimate nearly $3 million in grants will need to be issued, The Trust is looking for companies or individuals willing to help us by sponsoring classrooms. As little as $100 can sponsor a classroom and reach approximately 30 kids.?
Kudos to The Pet Care Trust and Pets in the Classroom! To a very successful 2012 year. And remember organizations as benevolent and compassionate, as The Pet Care Trust deserves your help. You can support an entire classroom with just $150! Find out more here: petsintheclassroom.org.
Source: http://www.petsintheclassroom.org/2012/01/the-pet-care-trust-puts-trust-in-the-next-generation/
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