FAIRHOPE, Alabama — As part of their Humane Education Outreach Program, representatives from The Haven recently paid a visit to J. Larry Newton School where the entire student body, teachers and parents have been working hard for The Haven. 

Over the past several months, everyone collected lots of gently used towels and other linens for the Haven’s animals. In addition, the students of teacher Julie Tassin made seasonal decorations that The Haven will hang at the shelter. If that wasn’t enough, the students also collected lots of coins for The Haven that resulted in a check for $635.  

The students were especially excited to meet Maddie, mascot of the Maddie’s Pet Rescue Project of which the Haven is the lead agency in Baldwin County.  Executive Director Mike Graham spoke to the students, thanking them for their efforts and talking briefly on the importance of microchipping their pets. Maddie then paid a visit to several classes that had worked especially hard forThe Haven.

 “Many thanks to the entire student body and teacher Julie Tassin for spearheading all these efforts,” said Graham. “And to all the teachers/parents who got together to roll all the coins that the children collected. It’s because of community efforts like this that The Haven can continue its life-saving mission.”  

About The Haven

The Haven rescues, re-habilitates, and re-homes over 900 animals each year serving Baldwin Countysince 2000. The non-profit animal shelter is responsible for leading the four municipal animal control shelters into creating a no-kill society for companion pets, caring for over 70 homeless cats and dogs at the shelter on any given day, and finding loving homes for these homeless, injured, neglected and abused and abandoned animals.  All animals are vaccinated, evaluated both behaviorally and medically, fed, watered and marketed until they find their forever home.