BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS | CONTRIBUTED
PILLOWS: Recently the S.W. Snowden Elementary School sixth grade girls visited the Beaufort County Animal Shelter to culminate a several month long focus group. In an effort to help girls edify each other, the Golden Girls group (a name they gave themselves) was created with a focus on service to others. There is research that shows that when a person serves others, that person also gains from the act of service. It is our hope that our Golden Girls learn the joys of service and carry it on throughout their lives. The students delivered pillows to the shelter they made in one facet of the assemblage. Other subjects besides sewing included creating and producing a school news show, reading and tutoring kindergarteners and working with the Reading Garden and greenhouse. The Golden Girls met with the librarian and school counselor several times a week rotating between the activities. All the students obtained valuable sub skills such as patience, horticulture, planning, editing, interviewing, quality control, leadership, training, technology use, weather awareness, empathy, pride and job accountability. The shelter was thrilled to receive the pillows and gave the students a personal tour of the facility. The girls were allowed to hold and touch puppies and kittens. Several expressed a desire to become future volunteers at the shelter after the tour. The students ended the outing by having lunch on the Washington waterfront and exploring the boardwalk. Pictured are (left to right) Jaliyah Ham, Aniya Haywood, Kejasia Midgette, Officer Josh Jobe, Jada Sheppard, Brooklyn Easley and Zyquarria Brown with handmade items donated to the BC Animal Shelter.