Austintown run/walk with dogs today benefits Angels for Animals

AUSTINTOWN

It looked like a 3-mile run/walk with dogs, but it was really a homework assignment.

Angeline Theis, a teacher at Jackson Milton High School, gave her advanced sophomore English students the task of completing a service project.

“The goal of the service learning projects was to get them to use reading, writing and speaking outside of the school,” Theis said.

The students needed to make contacts, request donations, and present their projects to the board of education for approval, she noted.

The class came up with a variety of projects, including a coat drive for the Rescue Mission and a basketball for a Boy Scouts game.

When Michaela Delaney and Mitchell Tikkanen realized they both were interested in helping Angels for Animals, a Mahoning County cat and dog shelter, they decided to team up.

They planned and executed a 3-mile run/walk for Saturday at Austintown Township Park. The event, which drew nearly 40 participants, included snacks for both humans and dogs, prizes, and T-shirts for those who pre-registered. Of the $15 registration fee, $5 was used to purchase T-shirts. The remaining money was donated to Angels.

For more on the event, read Sunday's Vindicator or Vindy.com.