London's Holiday Pet Food Drive

Today, begins my daughter's pet food drive at her elementary school.
London decided to collect food, toys, treats and bedding for the homeless
animals at the Bucks County S.P.C.A., where we are volunteers.

We delivered a huge decorated box yesterday and about 200 flyers, to give out to all
the third grade students.

This morning, London went around to each of these classes and briefly explained what she hopes
to accomplish!

Compassion starts at home, and moves to our schools and our neighborhoods. It is shown to each other and to our pets, and homeless animals in shelters...not just at Christmas..but all year long.

Compassion starts with one idea and moves on to create and inspire other ideas...big and small!

Compassion starts by referring to an animal as he or she, never "it". Compassion starts with standing up for a friend, your family, an animal, your pets, and yourself.

Compassion is believing that what you do, makes a difference...with every small step...you can start to change the world!

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