- May 10, 2024
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Nicolas carbonara. Photo by Nichole Osinski
Audrey Call, Emma Cronje, Keylee Gerhardt, Lauren Klockenga and Aryanah Haynes. Photo by Nichole Osinski
Arden Reynolds. Photo by Nichole Osinski
Michael Fawcett, Kevin Bell, Michelle Phelan, Spencer Starnes, Nicholas Carbonara. Photo by Nichole Osinski
Andrew Scotto and Aryanah Haynes. Photo by Nichole Osinski
Angelina Michael, Miles Mendell, Wesley Lee and Brody Steele. Photo by Nichole Osinski
Wesley Lee. Photo by Nichole Osinski
Sophie's Circle Founder Kathy Blackman, Michelle Phelan, volunteer Mona Dera. Photo by Nichole Osinski
Throughout 2017 and this year, students at Cypress Creek Elementary have been collecting dog food to donate to the Sophie's Circle food pantry.
On Wednesday, Feb. 28, Cypress Creek teacher Michelle Phelan and 20 of her students loaded bags, cans and more bags of what they had brought into the back of Sophie's Circle Founder Kathy Blackman's car. It was a sizable pile that that took several trips by the students to move.
Through the organization, the donated food will provide assistance to people who don't have enough money to feed their pets. The food pantry has been running for 10 years.
But the day wasn't just about donations. Phelan's students also had a chance to meet three dogs that had been rescued. The students asked questions and played with the dogs as Blackman and volunteer Mona Dera told them about what the non-profit does.
As for why they wanted to help the organization, Phelan said it was all about "teaching the students the importance of using our life skills by giving back to help others."
To learn more about Sophie's Circle, visit sophiescircle.org.
