Some younger Calgarians have provide you with a artistic method to assist an animal rescue group in Alberta.
Woodworking college students at Forest Garden Excessive Faculty (FLHS) spent weeks making a desk and matching benches.
They’re donating the furnishings to be auctioned off at an upcoming fundraiser for the Fur-Ever Houses Rescue group.
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Volunteers from the group introduced some canines for a go to to the varsity’s woodworking store and took the chance to thank the scholars for his or her assist.
“It’ll assist pay for our medical payments, our transportation payments and plenty of, many different issues,” mentioned Fur-Ever’s Melisa Eye.
The assembly with the canines introduced unforgettable moments for the scholars.
“They’re wonderful,” mentioned Grade 12 scholar Sami Ibrahim. “They’re so cute and pleasant.”
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The concept for the mission got here from FLHS woodworking trainer Cory Melenchuk, who first helped Fur-Ever on a 2022 journey again from Saskatchewan, bringing alongside some canines that had come into the group’s care .
“Bert and Ernie, cute, candy Chihuahuas,” Melenchuk mentioned.
Woodworking college students at Forest Garden Excessive Faculty get pleasure from a go to with canines from Fur-Ever Houses Rescue.
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Melenchuk figured the scholars’ woodworking mission was one other nice strategy to assist animals in want.
“(They used) all donated supplies and we gave them a repurpose, and I feel that is the place it suits,” Melenchuk mentioned.
“A whole lot of these canines, they’re actually their second likelihood and their second alternative, and that is what we did with this materials — we gave it a second likelihood to discover a new house.”
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Eye says it is a good instance of individuals coming collectively to assist animals.
“It is simply wonderful,” Eye mentioned.
“Bert and Ernie discovered a beautiful house and now their legacy can proceed, and we may also help extra animals.”
The desk and benches can be auctioned off at a fundraiser for Fur-Ever Houses Rescue on Saturday, Jan. 28 at Competition Corridor in Calgary’s Inglewood neighborhood.
The scholars say they actually loved enjoying an element in supporting the group.
“It is nice — I like animals, they’re so cute,” mentioned Grade 11 scholar Danica Tatrie.
“I actually hope they discover their perpetually houses.”
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