Woodrock
doggy day- 17 March.
Youth
civic awareness and volunteer work day.
Written
by L Meldau
On
Sunday Woodrock was honoured to have the light of youth (wow I feel old) shine
upon as at our main holding in Hennops Valley. Approximately 10 scholars and
their families joined us at Woodrock for a wonderful 2 hours of hard work,
laughs and experience.
The
scholars came from a number of different Johannesburg based schools and partook
in a variety of activities. A talk started out the morning, with the “History
of Woodrock and why Animal Rescue is so important to be a part of…” as the main
topic of discussion.
Feeding
of the donkeys, ducks, chickens, horses and geese took place next with many
people finally seeing the beauty of the understated “ass” and how domestic,
loving and entertaining they can be.
As usual Bella, one of the babies was pushy and overbearing with
affection but many a laugh was had by both scholars and parents alike at the
equine antics.
The
next choice of grooming or dog walking had the group split into two with a
smaller group taking the rotund Emma, Edward and little Lavender on a trek
around the farm and the larger group dipping and brushing puppies that needed a
clean.
After a
picnic lunch, the scholars completed their day’s work by painting a giant rock
which will serve as a beacon/indicator of direction to the kennels on the
holding.
Overall,
it was a wonderful, fun, educational and exhausting day with a definite moral
pride of “doing good” and “achieving something” whilst enjoying the fresh air
and speaking with actions rather then words.
Thanks
guys,
Any of
you Woodrockers are welcome back anytime.
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