Author: Kelly

Caring Cubs volunteered at the Cleveland Foodbank on Saturday, October 16.  This event was one of our largest events in 2010!  The families learned about the importance of the Foodbank in our community, took a tour of the facility, and decorated bags for the food to be distributed in.  Caring Cubs also donated 130 pounds of food that was being packaged for distribution that day!  The Cleveland Foodbank partners with more than 450 agencies that serve the needy and supply a majority of the food used in local hot meal sites, shelters, and food pantries. Thank you to all who made this a successful and fun event!

Caring Cubs volunteered at the community garden of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Berea on a beautiful September afternoon.  The children learned how to build a compost pile, pulled weeds to add to the compost pile, and helped to water the garden.  The garden is maintained by volunteers and the Caring Cubs organization was happy to help!  Produce from the garden is donated to local foodbanks.  

Caring Cubs collected over 175 school supplies at our event in July and delivered them to the Shoes and Clothes for Kids Stuff the Bus event at the Indians game on September 1. Thank you to everyone who participated in our school supply drive!

Caring Cubs joined the staff of Neighborhood Family Practice (NFP) on August 11 to create fiesta decorations for NFP’s 30th anniversary celebration.  Caring Cubs also donated children’s book to support their Reach Out and Read Program.  NFP gives out new books at all well child check-ups as well as used books at regular sick visits.  Neighborhood Family Practice is a non-profit community health center providing quality primary health care services to patients of all ages on Cleveland’s west side.  

 Thank you to Neighborhood Family Practice for allowing Caring Cubs to volunteer!

Caring Cubs learned about nature and the environment on June 12 when we visited the Rocky River Nature Center.  Naturalists led our hike through diverse habitats as we searched for plants and animals that call the woods, wetlands, and river home.  Caring Cubs then decorated the nature center’s walkway with chalk drawings of their favorite animals.

Caring Cubs held it’s first west side event in May 2010!  Our families gathered at Arden Courts Westlake to make homemade greeting cards for Mother’s Day.  The cards were distributed by the staff to residents to celebrate the holiday.

We all know how important birthdays are to kids, which is why Caring Cubs hosted “Everybody’s Birthday” in March.  This birthday themed event benefited the children staying at Laura’s Home, a local woman’s crisis center that serves homeless women and children.  The children staying at Laura’s Home have their birthdays recognized in a monthly celebration at the center.  This event was a great opportunity for parents to explain that not everybody has a party, presents, or even a home, but we can do our part to make sure their special day gets the recognition it deserves!

At the event, Caring Cubs made birthday cards, read birthday themed books, and listened to a short, age-appropriate presentation about Laura’s Home given by Jaime Buxton, the center’s preschool director.

The Sock Hop resulted in us donating 352 pairs of new socks to the Cleveland homeless community to be distributed through Walk of Faith Community Center. Thanks to everyone who participated and also to those who donated socks even though they couldn’t be there!

We were touched to receive this letter in regards to the donation of pet toys the kids created at the We Care Fair.  Please share it with your kids when you have time!

Dear Caring Cubs

We at Rescue Village are so honored that you made and donated all those wonder bags and toys to our cats! They are wonderful and our cats and kittens will love them! Everything you do helps cats like Gordon, Ellie, Donna, Lulu, Vernon, Lefty and Evander and many, many more!

We like to say “In Kids We Trust” because kids like you are the future, and you are getting a head start at loving animals and treating them with kindness and care.

Come and see us any time and I can give you a special tour so you can see all of the great things donations like yours and those of others make possible.

Thank you so very much! You are AWESOME!

Sincerely,

Mary Carney

Humane Education Coordinator and the staff and Animals of Rescue Village