Animal Friends Recognizes 50 Local Kid Artists
Wednesday, May 6, 2009

PHOTO AND VIDEO OPPORTUNITY FROM ANIMAL FRIENDS

Contact:                
Jolene Miklas                                                                 
Director of Communications                            
412.847.7043                                                     
jmiklas@ThinkingOutsideTheCage.org          

What:
367 local kids helped Animal Friends celebrate National “Be Kind to Animals Week” by creating posters with the theme “Pets Are For Loving.” Animal Friends will recognize 50 young artists by presenting prizes for the best posters at an awards ceremony and dessert banquet tonight.

Congratulations to the winners of Animal Friends' 2009 Be Kind to Animals Week poster contest:
Grade 1: Kayla O'Brien, Brooks Elementary, Moon Township
Grade 2: Kiley Rowell, Rogers Elementary, Glenshaw
Grade 3: Patience Gipson, Cornell Elementary, Coraopolis
Grade 4: Hailey Strauss, Immaculate Conception, Pittsburgh
Grade 5: Miranda Miller,  Word of God, Pittsburgh
Grade 6: Micaela Celender, Immaculate Conception, Pittsburgh
Grade 7: Apurva Shinde, South Fayette Middle School, McDonald
Grade 8: Nina Mellon, Riverview High School, Oakmont
 
We are also pleased to recognize 42 Honorable Mention winners who will have their posters displayed at Animal Friends. The students are from Brooks Elementary, Verner Elementary, Montessori Children's Community, Ben Franklin Elementary, McCormick Elementary, Cornell Elementary, Immaculate Conception, Fairless Elementary, homeschools, Word of God, South Fayette, Carson Middle School, Pine-Richland Middle School, and Riverview High School.
 
When:
Tonight, Wednesday, May 6 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Best time for coverage:  6:30 to 7:00
 
Where:
Caryl Gates Gluck Resource Center at Animal Friends, 562 Camp Horne Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Driving directions from downtown Pittsburgh: Take 1-279N to Exit 15 at Camp Horne Road. Turn left at the light. Proceed through two more lights to find us on the left.

Who:
Animal Friends, kids from 1st grade through 8th grade and their families

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About Animal Friends
Animal Friends, southwestern Pennsylvania’s singular companion animal resource center, is proud to serve pets and people through our humane programming. From creative kenneling for homeless animals to humane rescue to innovative outreach programs, Animal Friends is changing the way an animal shelter can enhance our region. We’re proud to place over 2,500 dogs, cats, and rabbits into loving homes each year, as well as serve tens of thousands of people through our pet-focused therapeutic and educational programs. Animal Friends is a non-profit organization that relies on community support. To learn more, visit www.ThinkingOutsideTheCage.org.
 
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