For the Love of Animals
May 1, 2009 by Ronda Del Boccio, The Story Lady
Filed under Personal Development, Storytelling
Amanda Huhman and Libby Burks may be only 13, but they have already learned how to rally people around a deserving cause.
The two seventh-graders from Columbia, Missouri, successfully spearheaded a communitywide effort to win a national contest organized by Zootoo, an online community of animal lovers. The prize? A makeover worth $1 million in goods and services for the local animal shelter.
