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How Kids are Helping Willy’s Friends
Wallingford Girl Scout Troop Collects Over 600 Pounds of Pet Food
By Roz Gilhuly
Girl Scout Troop 60026, a Junior (4th grade) troop in Wallingford, organized a pet food drive through their two sister schools, the Wallingford Girl Scout Council and through their friends, family and neighbors to benefit Help Willy’s Friends. The girls made signs, created collection boxes, made announcements over the PA systems in their schools, created emails to their friends and family, and spread the word the old fashioned way too by talking it up! They collected over 500 pounds and 600 cans of pet food and made a difference in many animals’ lives… and they had a wonderful time doing it!
Two Towns Together ‘Help Willy’s Friends’
By Pam Johnson
After spreading the word about helping homeless pets during the month of March, on April 10, kids from North Branford and Branford School After Care programs met up to meet Willy the dog (with owner Mark Paturzo, far left) and pool the results of their pet food collection efforts for Connecticut-based non-profit animal assistance organization Help Willy’s Friends.
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Pay It Forward
GUILFORD, CT – Just because the holiday season is behind us doesn’t mean that we should leave our holiday spirit behind.
Thinking of others is something that we can do all year long. With the outdoor USTA New England season rapidly approaching, tennis tournaments can be just the place to express gratitude towards others.
USTA New England Junior player, Graham Alrutz, was looking to pay it forward in late fall of 2011 when he approached someone he knew could make a difference.
“He approached me about collecting donations for my biggest doubles tournament, our annual Guilford Holiday Classic Junior Level 5 Doubles Tournament,” said Chris Marra, Head Tennis Pro at the Guilford Racquet & Swim Club. “I thought it was a great idea and I was excited to help him organize it.”
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Mini mustangs 4-H Club
Willy would like to thank the MiniMustangs 4-H Horse club (left) for donating a trunk load of pet food and supplies. They walked door to door caroling on a rainy a soggy Sunday to collect for the animal shelters.