Every now and then you meet an amazing youngster who gives you hope for the future. Twelve year old Courtlyn and her three young friends, Jordan, Hannah and Noelle – all animal lovers - are an inspiration to us all. Courtlyn dreamed of a visit to Best Friends and spent six months saving enough money for the trip. Her dedication and hard work, doing all kinds of chores – pulling weeds, cleaning hot tubs and walking dogs, motivated her friends to do the same. They all started saving their money from various jobs for a future visit to the Sanctuary. Recently, all that hard work paid off.

In June, Courtlyn, Jordan, Hannah and Noelle spent five days volunteering with the Best Friends dogs and cats, where they all fell in love with our Sanctuary animals, especially Zoey-Anne. Courtlyn’s mother Harriet is extremely proud of these young women, who worked so hard to accomplish their goal and who generously volunteered to share their time and love with the animals at Best Friends. They even made a trip to the Gift Shop to spend some of their hard earned money.

This “Fantastic Four” isn’t done yet. Noelle’s mother told us that they all belong to a Girl Scout troop and are planning to do an animal focused project for their next silver award. Jordan’s whole family plans to visit Best Friends in the future. They all continue to spread the word about Zoey-Anne to try and find her a forever home.

These youngsters are well on their way to building a better world through kindness to animals.

Story by Sue Francesconi

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