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March 9, 2022 • Community News - St. Charles County • www.mycnews.com
Groundbreaking event held for new canine play yard at Five Acres Animal Shelter
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Submitted photo Five Acres Animal Shelter broke ground on a new pet-safe turf play yard for their canines on March 2 at their campus located at 1099 Pralle Lane in St. Charles.
Thanks to a generous contribution from the Kathryn G. Favre Foundation and several donations from a recent Give STL Day campaign, Five Acres Animal Shelter broke ground on a new pet-safe turf play yard for their canines on March 2 at their campus located at 1099 Pralle Lane in St. Charles. Starting construction with the ceremonial shovels included city of St. Charles Mayor Dan Borgmeyer, Board President, Debbie Hilke, Executive Director Steve Brooks, staff, volunteers and board members with Five Acres Animal Shelter. Replacing this grass play yard with pet-safe turf allows canines in the shelter to be able to play in the yards 365 days of the year, regardless of weather. Installing a turf play yard also supports a key program at
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Five Acres called Dogs Playing for Life. This program has been implemented in shelters nationwide and empowers our staff and volunteers to conduct fun and safe playgroups with dogs. (More info can be found at dogsplayingforlife.com) This not only gives dogs in the shelter the play time they so desperately need, but also helps them learn corrections, manners, and appropriate behavior with other dogs. All of this helps them become more adoptable and ready for a forever home. For more information on Five Acres Animal Shelter and becoming a volunteer, foster family, adoption process or even making a donation to the not-forprofit organization, please visit their website at www. fiveacresanimalshelter.org or call 636-949-9918.
St. Louis region Money Smart Kid Essay Contest open for submissions The St. Louis Regional Financial Empowerment Coalition and Money Smart Committee, in partnership with United Way of Greater St. Louis, is hosting a Money Smart Kid Essay Contest for sixth through eighth grade students in the St. Louis area. Three winners will be selected to receive scholarships, including a grand prize of $2,000. The second-place winner will receive $1,000, and a third-place finalist will receive $500. Additionally, applicants have the option to select a nonprofit organization or school to receive a $500 award if their essay is selected as one of the finalists. Students must demonstrate their knowledge of basic economic concepts by submitting an essay in 500 words or less that explains the importance of generational wealth and how to go about establishing it. Submissions are due April 15. The full application and contest guidelines are available at MoneySmartSTL.org. Applications and essays can be submitted via email to essay@moneysmartstlouis.org. The winners will be notified on May 9. To enter the contest, students must be in grades six through eight in one of the following counties: Bond,
Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe and St. Clair in Illinois; Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, St. Louis, Warren and Washington and the city of St. Louis in Missouri. The contest is offered as part of St. Louis Metro Money Smart Month, a community education program sponsored by the St. Louis Regional Financial Empowerment Coalition in partnership with United Way of Greater St. Louis, area libraries, community organizations and financial institutions. Money Smart Month classes and events will be held throughout April to help individuals and families learn about money management, goal setting, saving for retirement or college, building credit, reducing debt and estate planning. “This Money Smart Kid Essay Contest is a tremendous opportunity for kids to start thinking about financial literacy and money management skills at an early age,” said Debbie Irwin, community economic development director at United Way of Greater St. Louis. “This year’s essay theme of generational wealth is very important for young people to learn and know about because it will help in building a secure financial future for one’s family.”