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Camp Is Calling & I Must Go
Written By: David Stroud - Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society | Issue: 2020/03 - March
When a nine-year-old child on a Friday afternoon, completely unsolicited and out of the blue, looks up to you and says, “This has been the best week of my life,” well… you just know you’ve done something extraordinarily special in someone’s world.
That’s what Critter Camp at the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society does for local animal-loving children.
The quote above is what a wonderful Critter Camper named Katya said to me during a Friday “graduation hike” at the end of a week’s camp last summer. Last summer’s four weeks of Critter Camp were so enormously successful that we have expanded to seven weeks in 2020, including an extra week of spring break camp and two additional weeks for older children.
Each week of camp features fun, immersive and interactive experiences with animals at our no-kill shelter; humane education programs including canine body language and dog bite prevention, responsible pet ownership and the importance of spay/neuter; dog obedience and training demonstrations; plus exciting guest presentations by visiting veterinarians, wildlife biologists, and law enforcement K9 officers.
Each week of Critter Camp has a maximum of 12 children and runs from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday, and the cost for the entire week is just $250. Thanks to our generous donors, scholarships and financial assistance are available.
The schedule for Critter Camp 2020 is as follows: March 9-13 (spring break for first- through fifth-graders at Blue Ridge School); April 13-17 (spring break for first- through fifth-graders at Highlands School and Summit Charter School); June 15-19 (rising second- through fifth-graders); June 22-26 (rising sixth- through eighth-graders); July 13-17 (rising second- through fifth-graders); July 20-24 (rising sixth- through eighth-graders); and August 3-7 (rising second- through fifth-graders).
For more information, please call (828) 743-5752 or email [email protected].
Established in 1987, Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit animal welfare organization located at 200 Gable Drive in Sapphire, on Highway 64 East. Visit us online at CHhumanesociety.org. Tax-deductible donations to support our lifesaving work can be mailed to: CHHS, P.O. Box 638, Cashiers, NC 28717.
by David Stroud,
Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society
