Kids for Critters

Many  local young people make contributions to help the animals. Usually these donations are money that has been raised by saving spare change, having lemonade or cookie sales, or having birthday parties where kids request money for the animals instead of gifts for themselves. Unfortunately, we don't get the names of everyone who leaves donations at the shelter, but here are a few who have helped recently. Thank you to EVERYONE who has brought donations to the shelter.

If you would like to arrange to have a photo of your donation posted on this website, please email: volunteers@mansfieldshelter.org
 

Suggestions for young people who would like to contribute to the medical and food expenses of the shelter animals:

• Plan a Carwash
• Have a Bake Sale
• Organize Collection Cans or a Stand at School Sports Events
• Set up a Lemonade Stand
• Donate a Birthday Party
• Collect and Redeem Bottles

For a list of the food and supplies we need donated to the shelter,
Click HERE.

Thank You

For her birthday, Elena DeLucia asked for items for the shelter. She brought in a donation of paper towels, soap, cat and dog food and  checks from a birthday party. 

Thanks, Elena!

Annie and Friends
Front: Isabelle, Deirdre, birthday girl Annie, Emily, Jessie
Back: Danielle, Annie, Janani, Kathryn

For her 10th birthday, Annie S. asked friends to bring items for the shelter instead of presents. The girls were very happy to help the animals. Happy Birthday, Annie, and thank you for helping the animals!!!!

Lindsey and Kaitlyn

Lindsey and Kaitlyn saved their money, collected donations, and raised money by walking dogs. Then they made a $100 donation to the shelter. Thanks, girls!!

Happy Birthday Andrea and Lulu Callahan!

For their birthdays, Andrea (11th birthday) and Lulu (10th birthday) received supplies and cash for the shelter instead of presents for themselves. Their very generous and much needed and appreciated donation of supplies included many items from the shelter's Wish List.

Thank you!

Angela Masison

For the fourth year Angela Masison has chosen to receive donations for the animal shelter instead of gifts for her birthday. This year Angela donated $230.00 in cash, as well as bags of food and an assortment of toys for dogs and cats. Thank you to Angela and her friends.

When Eva turned six and Miranda turned three, the girls decided to ask for donations for the shelter for their birthday. Among the welcome supplies they brought were canned pet food and kitty litter. Thank You!

Happy Birthday Greta!

For her 8th birthday, Greta Hobbs asked for donations for the shelter instead of presents for herself. Thank You, Greta.

Junior Troop 80372, with Animal Control Officer Jeff Collins

The girls of Junior Troop 80372 raised over $225.00 through a variety of fundraisers. They held lemonade stands, parents brought collection boxes to work, and many went through their neighborhoods asking for donations. The girls are working on a journey badge, which teaches them community service.

Lindsey turned nine on March 21st.  Instead of gifts she decided to collect donations for the cats at the Mansfield Animal Shelter.  She collected food, litter, and $75.00.  Lindsey is an animal lover and takes good care of her two cats, Cookie and Pumpkin. 

Jessie England

Jessie, age nine, along with her friend Emma Madan, age six, collected over $260.00 by going door to door in their neighborhood, contributing their own money, and asking family and friends to donate. On February 6th Jessie brought her donation to the shelter. Thank you, Jessie!!

Eagle Scout Project by David Elofson

The entrance to the shelter road has a new look: white fencing, mulch, and shrubbery decorate both sides of the road. David Elofson, who is working on his Eagle Scout badge, started planning the project in March, and raised about $3,000 to implement it. Along with a group of his Scout friends, David set the sign in a new foundation, painted, put up fencing, planted and mulched.

Isabella celebrated her 9th birthday by asking for donations for the shelter animals. In addition to cash donations, she brought a lovely gift basket of pet food and toys.

For her 12th birthday, Francesca Ferrara generously requested supplies and checks for the shelter instead of presents for herself.

Angela Masison

For the third year in a row, Angela donated money and supplies from her birthday party instead of receiving gifts for herself. Happy 10th Birthday, Angela!

Brownie Troop 80376

Brownie Troop 80367  toured the shelter and brought generous donations of bleach, laundry detergent, paper towels, and other supplies.

Brownie Troop 75111

The girls from Brownie Troop 75111 used their cookie money to buy supplies for the shelter, and came for a tour when they presented their donation.

Marco donated his tooth fairy money to the veterinary fund, to help care for shelter cats.

Kayla Croce holds a birthday donation check as she stands next to Butterscotch's cage.

Amanda Wendland used her 13th birthday party as an opportunity to raise close to $200 for the new animal shelter, and to collect supplies for the current shelter.

Shannon's Lemonade Stand

Shannon set up a lemonade stand, and donated the proceeds to Mansfield Animal Shelter.

Bobby & Emmett Huiskamp

Proceeds from their lemonade stand benefit the Mansfield Animal shelter.

Katherine & Donny Jepsen raised money for shelter animals by selling lemonade.

Happy Birthday, Sara!

Sara provided the shelter with pet food and shelter supplies that she received instead of presents for her birthday.

Happy Birthday, Sarah!

Sarah James donated shelter supplies and cash that she received for her birthday in lieu of presents.

Angela is in the back row, fifth from left.

Happy Birthday, Angela!

For her 9th birthday Angela Masison asked for presents that she could donate to the shelter: cat and dog food, kitty litter, and cash.

Jonah Raises $500
for New Shelter

Foxboro resident and high school freshman Jonah Philibert showed his initiative, commitment, and generosity when he printed information from this website about the new shelter project, and took it door to door in his neighborhood, soliciting donations to complete the new building. Thank you, Jonah!

At left, Jonah holds shelter cat, Sassy.

Olivia Fernando - Happy 8th Birthday!

For Olivia's 8th birthday, she spent the day bowling and eating pizza with a bunch of her friends.  She asked them, in lieu of gifts, to make donations to the Shelter so she could "help all the animals who don't have homes".  Liv was so excited to present $300 and lots of cat food, and to visit the animals while she was there.  She wishes she could take them all home! 

Sarah Clement and Alexandra McKinney
At Stop & Shop, where they raised $250.00 for the general animal fund.

Happy Birthday, Mikaila

For her 12th birthday Mikaila Amerantes asked for donations for the New Shelter fund instead of presents for herself. Thank you, Mikaila, for your generosity!!

Max Resnick

Max visited the shelter and made friends with some of the shelter cats.

To celebrate his Bar Mitzvah, Max made a generous $600 donation to the New Shelter Building Fund.

Mansfield Cub Scouts
Bears' Den One

Christopher Pinheiro, Patrick Rogers, Matt Buiser and Eric McQuiggan, from Mansfield's Cub Scouts, Bears’ Den 1, collected money to donate to both the New Building Fund and to the shelter's everyday expenses.  Animal Control Officer Jeff Collins was kind enough to give the boys a tour when they came to give their donation.  

Pennies for Peace
at Hands-On Montessori School

In the spirit of peace education, the HOMS community of children, families and teachers has collected, sorted, rolled, counted and deposited over  $1,960.00 in loose change from January 2007 to the present.  These efforts are part of an on-going commitment to teach our students the importance of reaching out to those less fortunate both locally and globally.

The Montessori School donated $540.00 for the new shelter building fund, in the hope that it will help to move the project forward. 

Brionna & Haley (students at HOMS last spring)
sorting and counting Pennies for Peace

Happy Birthday, Martha!

On her 12th birthday Martha collected cat litter, dog food, paper towels, bleach, cat water dishes, and laundry soap and brought them to the shelter. She was happy to see the animals and felt very good about helping them out. She is hoping to become a volunteer when she is old enough.

Happy 6th to Rebecca Segal

For her 6th birthday, Rebecca Segal asked her friends to join her in a morning of swimming and horseback riding.  Instead of gifts, she requested donations to the Shelter.  Her friends generously donated $200 that was given to the Shelter to help with medical expenses. 

Ben and best friend Ruby

Benjamin Jankowski

To celebrate Ben's 11th birthday, he requested that his friends give donations for the Mansfield Animal Shelter instead of gifts for him.  With the money he collected Ben made a very generous donation to help the shelter building fund.

For her 9th birthday party, Rachel asked friends and family to bring  donations for the Mansfield Animal Shelter in lieu of gifts. She was happy to present over $200 and lots of pet food and supplies to the shelter! Rachel would adopt all the kitties at the shelter if she could!!

Elizabeth Mackin and Friends

To celebrated her 9th birthday Elizabeth (back row, second from right) asked her friends to bring items from the shelter's wish list, rather than gifts for her. She delivered cat litter, laundry and dish detergent, paper towels, dog dishes, and bags of dog and cat food to the shelter. Thank you, Elizabeth!

Amanda and her brother, with birthday cake.

Happy 6^th Birthday to Amanda

For her 6^th birthday party, Amanda Itzkowitz asked that friends bring checks for the new shelter fund instead of gifts for her.

Thank you, Amanda, for your  generosity to the animals!

Happy 10^th Birthday, Jillian!

"I turned ten this month and for my birthday party I had eleven of my friends over for a party. Instead of presents, I asked everyone if they wanted to bring an item off the shelter's wish list. I was so excited to see all the bleach, detergent, pet food, sponges and cleaner. Even better, some people gave very generous amounts of money. I have been saving my own money for over a month. I would like this money to be donated to the new building fund."

-Jillian Savoie

Members from St. Mary's Cub Scouts Pack #7 visited the shelter prior to launching their drive to collect supplies for the shelter.

Pictured are Scout Leader Pat Daly, and Scouts Patrick Daly, Matthew Buiser, and Eric McQukggan.

Happy Birthday, Felicity

Felicity McMullen invited all her friends to celebrate her 6th Birthday in a unique and giving way.  Her High School Musical dance party took place at the Mansfield YMCA and she asked that in lieu of birthday gifts, her guests bring a food donation for the Mansfield Food Pantry or the Mansfield Animal Shelter.  Felicity proudly delivered her "gifts" to them last weekend!  Happy Birthday Felicity and Thank you!

Carly Rotenberg gets a appreciative kiss from shelter dog Jersey. Carly raised money at her birthday party and donated the funds to the Mansfield Shelter Friends' veterinary expense fund.

Halloween Nightmare Haunt

Ben Yeransian, Tate Shepard, and Tyler Schmidt spent many creative hours planning a Nightmare Haunted House for Halloween. With the admission fees they charged, they raised $600.00 for the new shelter fund.

From left:
Tyler Schmidt, Ben Yeransian, Tate Shepard

 
Lydia, Kim, Julie, Jessica, Ben, Tommy, Joey,and Danny

The Kids' Craft Fair raised $125.⁰⁰ for the shelter.

Melanie & Tess

Together Melanie and Tess held a very successful bake sale, and brought in a generous donation to help with the shelter animals' veterinary expenses.

Donation at the
Celebration of Animals '07

Kurt & Brooke Dudek, Alex Brown, and Kathryn & Sarah Spilane donated money they earned to the new shelter building fund.

Seventeen year old Sarah presented $1,000.00 to the Mansfield Animal Shelter's New Building Fund. Sarah raised money by collecting bottles at the shelter each Thursday, and by setting up a donation table at Stop & Shop.

Thank you, Sarah!!

Tyler, Bobby, and Cassie brought the profits from their lemonade stand to the shelter to help pay for veterinary expenses.

Brownie Troop 195

Brownie Troop 195 collected bottles and cans to raise money to help the animals at the shelter. Thank You!!

The Rumford Gang

Dante, Annette, Beatrice, Clara, Val and Gigi donated their lemonade stand profits to the shelter.

Thanks, guys and girls!

To celebrate her 7th birthday, Carlie donated shelter supplies and cash gifts that she requested for her birthday.

Carlie recently adopted two kittens from the shelter.

For his 10th birthday party Benjamin requested that his friends bring donations for the Mansfield Animal Shelter instead of gifts for him. With the money he collected Benjamin made a very generous donation to help the shelter animals.

Happy Birthday, Benjamin!

The Lemonade Stand Gang

The group pictured above set up a lemonade stand and a yard sale to raise money for the shelter animals' medical expenses. Posing in front of the cat cages are: Gus, Bobby, Joey, and Emmett Huiskamp; Abby and Emma Wyatt, and Tori Moeckel. Nick Moeckel, who also helped, was absent for the photo session.

Daisy Troop #106

Members of Daisy Troop #106 pose outside the shelter with Animal Control Officer Jeff Collins who gave them a tour of the shelter after they brought donations of shelter supplies.

Ally Chadwick (foreground) and her friends (left to right) James Keating, Stephanie Courtois, and Tori Corl.

Middle School Student Organized Car Wash

On April 28th, Ally Chadwick, a seventh grader at the Qualters Middle School, held a car wash to benefit the new Mansfield Animal Shelter. Along with the car wash, Ally solicited donations from local businesses for a raffle, and raised over $700.00. The event was held at Shaw's Mobil Station on Rte. 106. Well done, Ally!

Brownie Troop # 875

Brownie Troop #875 visited the shelter to donate shelter supplies and cash. They were then given a tour of the shelter and its animals by Animal Control Officer Jeff Collins. Thanks Brownies!! We hope to see you again when you're old enough to volunteer at the shelter.

Posing with Sarah is Steve, looking on from his cage.

Living at home with Alexa are three dogs: a puggle, a cocker spaniel, and a mixed breed rescued from hurricane Katrina.

Thank you very much, Adrienne, and Happy Birthday!

The above photos are from the Celebration of Animals on Sept. 9th.

On the left, Melanie, Tess, Kelly, and friends set up a stand to raise money for the shelter by photographing pets who came to the Celebration. On the right, Carly and Cameron donate money they earned at their lemonade stand.

For her 10th birthday party, Erin Lynch asked for shelter donations instead of presents. Her Dad and her brother accompanied her when she brought the donations to the shelter. Happy Birthday, Erin!

Peter, Emmy and Maddie Oldow donated money  they raised from a cookie and lemonade stand, and from a holiday fundraiser.

Jacob Dice of Foxboro donated spare change he has been saving.

One of the shelter volunteers happened to have her camera with her to snap this photo.

Samantha Price celebrated her 9th birthday by asking for donations to the shelter instead of birthday presents for herself. Happy Birthday, Samantha!

Mansfield Hockey Players Donate Supplies to Shelter

On Saturday, February 4th, Mansfield hockey players donated paper towels, dog food, and other supplies to the shelter as part of their community service project. The teams gathered at the shelter, along with Varsity Head Coach Mike McGrath; Junior Varsity Coach Mike Cripps; and Fred Bittner, President of the Hockey Booster Club. Together they presented the supplies to Animal Control Officer Jeff Collins. Since the shelter receives no town funding it depends on donations such as this.

THANK YOU HOCKEY PLAYERS!!