The
Animal Humane Society’s Walk for Animals was an AWESOME experience. For a
few months leading up to the Walk, my family and I raised money for this
wonderful cause. While we didn’t quite reach our goal of $1,000, I AM
proud to say we raised $750 which qualified us for the “Top Walker”
category. The evening before the event, we drove to the AHS headquarters
in Golden Valley to turn in the money we had raised. We had no idea that we had
earned prizes for our fundraising efforts so that was a fun surprise! We
received a cute dog bowl, a cooler, a special t-shirt, and a neat zip-up fleece
that says “Animal Humane Society” on it which has become one of my
favorite jackets.
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It was so nice to have my
family with me for this wonderful event!
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The
morning of the Walk, my mom, dad, and I got ready and then drove over to my grandparents’
house to pick them up because they were participating with us. We also
brought our dog Toots. I felt bad because we weren’t able to bring our other
dog, a lovable black lab “Bear" because he was too old to walk that
far (he was 15.5 at the time). A fun fact about Bear: we adopted
him from AHS in December 2014 at the ripe old age of 13. Senior dogs are
THE BEST!
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It was fun to share this
experience with my fellow queens Kelly and Sabrina!
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Meeting fellow walkers and
sharing stories about our rescue animals was a highlight of the day!
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A big old tortoise even came to
the Walk!
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These people had their bunnies participate in the Walk by
pushing them in a stroller!
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Ava Ernst
Miss Pre-Teen Minnesota 2016