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HUMANE HERO

The GFWC Pinellas Juniorettes help their community in many ways!

The GFWC Pinellas Juniorettes are a group food donations. Because of COVID-19
of eight girls aged 12 to 18 who make a huge precautions, Skyler dropped the donations
difference in their community by working off outside the shelter.
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together. Every month, the group meets on Zoom “I felt very lucky to have the opportunity and
to talk about what community service project privilege to be able to donate things. To those
they'd like to do. dogs, it really means a lot.”
The group’s president, Skyler, runs meetings, Skyler’s advice for other kids looking to make
thinks of ideas, and organizes projects. a difference? Make things happen with what’s
They once created dog toys for animal already around you or by just donating your time.
shelters. First, Skyler called to see what the “There is so much you can do with what you
shelter needed. Not all shelters' needs are the already have!”
same. The girls first collected old T-shirts and
fabric they no longer needed. Then, they met The GFWC Pinellas Juniorettes are part of the
at a park and combined all their materials. They General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC).
cut the fabric into strips and then braided the GFWC works to improve the lives of others
strips to make dog tug-toys. The Juniorettes through volunteer service. Their local projects
also created crunchy chew toys by putting water support art, nature, education, and more!
bottles into old socks. Other girls collected pet

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