Jan Sturdevant used her love of animals as a springboard for
ideas to contribute to her community.
She wanted to sponsor a project that would benefit and improve the lives
of animals. After much consideration she chose the Peace Plantation Animal
Sanctuary in Walton as the focal point of her project.
The Peace Plantation does not receive financial assistance
from local, state, or federal governments and relies solely on charitable
contributions. Presently there are over
300 cats and a variety of other animals that call Peace Plantation home. And
when Jan learned that sometimes animals are never adopted but live out the rest
of their lives at the Peace Plantation she wanted to find ways to help these
animals.
Throughout the month of February Jan developed a list of
items needed, decorated, and delivered several large donation boxes with a
Valentine theme to Community Living Skills and Resources for Industry in Walton,
The Arc of Delaware County’s “THRIVE” center in Hamden, and the Delaware
Regional Center in Masonville. The
donation boxes were beautiful and caught the attention of those that passed
through these facilities. Many of the people knew Jan and about her project. They
gave generously resulting in a large cache of toys, treats, blankets, laundry
soap, paper towels, cleaning solution, bleach, kitty litter, and many other
items.
Michael Reed, Director of Facilities at the Peace Plantation
was on hand when Jan delivered the items February 26th. With a big smile he thanked
Jan. “We really appreciate what you have done. We rely on donations such as
this.”
To see photos of Jan delivering items to the Peace
Plantation visit our Flickr site at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/delarc/sets/72157632884484918/
Each person can make a difference. As Margaret Mead said:
“Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed,
that's all who ever have.”
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