Camp PIN Pal Buddy Boxes Offer Children and Seniors Summertime Fun At Home
With many recreational programs for kids and seniors cancelled this summer because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pets In Need is delivering summertime fun to the doorstep with its Camp PIN Pal Buddy Boxes. The boxes are filled with pet-themed activities that offer hours of entertainment and enrichment along with lessons about animal shelters and rescuing.
“We are proud of our community programs at Pets In Need and are pleased to be able to offer an alternative, at-home experience for our summer campers and our seniors,” Pets In Need Executive Director Al Mollica said. “Our Camp PIN Pal Buddy Boxes are kid-tested and senior-approved, and are a fun way to educate children and adults about animal welfare.”
The boxes are available individually and by subscription, and each box is designed around a theme and includes all of the worksheets and supplies necessary to complete the activities. Video content is offered through a software program called LearnWorlds.
The theme for the first box is all about how to run an animal shelter. The youth box takes children through the steps of opening and operating an animal shelter from designing and naming the shelter to building dog runs and cat houses to creating animal profiles. The senior box includes trivia questions, a memory game, word search, and coloring activities. Both boxes contain a variety of craft projects, such as a build-your-own birdhouse and a DIY picture frame, along with PIN swag. The youth box appropriate for children ages 8 to 12.
Youth boxes, which are recommended for children ages 8 to 12, are available for $65 and can be ordered at www.petsinneed.org/buddybox.
Boxes for seniors are free and available by request. Please email our programs team at programs@petsinneed.org to request a senior box.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the boxes will be used to cover the cost of providing boxes for low-income children and seniors or for children who are ill. Pets In Need is donating and delivering 20 boxes each to the Ronald McDonald Houses in Pasadena and Stanford and to the Webster House in Palo Alto, a senior living community, later this month. The remainder of the proceeds will support the work of Pets In Need in rescuing animals and finding them loving homes.
