Randall students pitch in at animal shelter

Eight of the 10 Gifted and Talented students at Randall Consolidated School pose along with the do-nations they contributed to Lakeland Animal Shelter in Delavan. The students are (front row, from left) Ana Bishop and Elli Zerr; (back) Gavin Mortensen, Jacob Loose, Korik Klein, Jelena Koprowski, Celeste Leedle and Kimmy Zender. (Submitted/The Report)
Eight of the 10 Gifted and Talented students at Randall Consolidated School pose along with the do-nations they contributed to Lakeland Animal Shelter in Delavan. The students are (front row, from left) Ana Bishop and Elli Zerr; (back) Gavin Mortensen, Jacob Loose, Korik Klein, Jelena Koprowski, Celeste Leedle and Kimmy Zender. (Submitted/The Report)

Gifted and Talented program exceeds donation expectations

By Jason Arndt
Staff Writer

Nearly a dozen Randall Consolidated School students toured Lakeland Animal Shelter in Delavan as part of a donation drive, and exceeded expectations according to School Gifted and Talented Coordinator Karen Reddin.

“The group set a goal to collect 100 items from the wish list Lakeland posts on their website,” Reddin said. “They were thrilled when they met their goal and collected over 150 items and $112 in cash donations.”

The 10 seventh-grade students delivered a presentation in every classroom as part of the donation drive, citing the importance that even the smallest contribution can have.

After the presentation, eight of 10 students traveled to the Lakeland Animal Shelter in Delavan, where they dropped off their donations on April 29.

Reddin said it is the group’s second community service project, starting with the Peanut Butter and Jelly Challenge in the fall, with proceeds helping Feeding America in Milwaukee.

Community service projects are chosen by the students and they selected Lakeland, citing their humane efforts toward animals, and need for community contributions.

“They chose Lakeland because it was a no-kill facility and when they researched it, they found they rely heavily on the donations of others to keep the shelter running,” she said.

The full story appears in the May 20 edition of the Westosha Report


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