The All Fur One (AFO) Pet Rescue partnership with the Manchester Township School District is thriving and a fun way for our students to engage their classroom lessons with fundraising and volunteer in their community. AFO and the Manchester Township School District have come together for a joint initiative called All Fur Education where teachers can use resources provided by the Rescue to enhance their classroom lessons!
Mrs. Leadem and Mrs. Wilson’s 7th grade social studies students at Manchester Township Middle School (MTMS) had so much fun learning about the cats of All Fur One while studying Ancient Egypt. Last week, students created trading cards and 3D Egyptian cat gods inspired by the cats of AFO. Each student was assigned an available cat. After visiting the AFO website and conducting research about their cats, students created an original god inspired by the cat’s name, personality, and/or appearance. Not only did this project allow students to be creative, but it also brought awareness to the number of adoptable cats at All Fur One.
The Junior Impact Club at Ridgeway Elementary recently held a fundraiser to help support the animals at All Fur One Rescue in Toms River. The big-hearted students and staff at Ridgeway sold candy grams and raised $200 to donate to AFO! The money will be used to help pay for vital life-saving medication needed by two FIP-positive cats named Devo and Donkey Kong. One vial of this medicine lasts only about 2-3 days and is $56. Shots are given for 84 days if the blood work shows they are improving. Therefore it can become very costly quickly! Through this donation which will provide the cats with this medicine, their prognoses improved exponentially. Thank you for the generosity of our Ridgeway staff and students!
