Interested in the well being of the animals, teacher Suzanne Greenfield volunteers at the Humane Society of Macomb. For the past few years, she and teacher Andrea Solomon organize Chieftain Charity Week, a fundraiser for organization.
“I love animals and I wanted to make sure that they are taken care of at the shelter,” teacher Andrea Solomon said. “Having a dog myself, I want to make sure they are protected and safe.”
After raising over $1,800 through a basket raffle and dozens of donations, Solomon and Greenfield took students to deliver the check and donations to the Humane Society.
“I volunteer at the Humane Society because I get to enhance the lives of homeless animals by walking dogs and sharing animal stories via social media,” Greenfield said. “I enjoy meeting new dogs and cats, discovering their personalities. I also enjoy getting to know the staff and other volunteers.”
At the visit, students got to interact with animals and see who their donations were helping.
“It was fun petting the animals and seeing them, as well,” sophomore Caleb Boucher said. “My favorite animal to see would have to be the horses.”
Senior John Shaow organized the event, along with Solomon and Greenfield.
“We made posters to hang up everywhere and had gift baskets and money to handle,” Shaow said. “I would go to [Andrea] Solomon’s room ten minutes before class and help in the school store and announced the gift baskets. We would also go around to classrooms to advertise the fundraiser.”
Although raffle winners took home baskets, the real prize was all of the animals helped by the generosity of the Utica community.
