PES Student Council donates to pug rescue

By Cali O'Hare, managing editor, cohare@pinedaleroundup.com
Posted 6/9/23

PES student and student council member Hayden Williams, age 11, got the idea to raise funds for the pug rescue from his own dog, Beans. Speaking to the Roundup immediately following the assembly, Williams said, “I was thinking of my pug the day of the Student Council meeting when they talked about the fundraiser. The pug rescue just popped into my mind!”

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PES Student Council donates to pug rescue

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PINEDALE — Students at Pinedale Elementary School (PES) closed out the school year with a special assembly and donation presentation to the Wyoming Pug Rescue on Friday, May 26. Inspired by their peers on the student council, PES students raised a whopping $839.33 for the Wyoming Pug Rescue — the largest singular donation the nonprofit has received since it was founded in 2016, according to founder and president Danielle Schafer.

The students sold dog tags for $3 each before school May 1 to 5 and also held a hat day on May 5, when students who donated $1 to the rescue could wear their hats all day at school, with 100 percent of the proceeds donated to the Wyoming Pug Rescue.

A large portion of the PES student body participated in both fundraisers, purchasing dog tags that feature the rescue’s logo and donating cash to wear their hats.

At the assembly, the student council presented a check for the funds plus a dozen dog beds, toys and other items that a nonprofit pet rescue might need.

PES student and student council member Hayden Williams, age 11, got the idea to raise funds for the pug rescue from his own dog, Beans. Speaking to the Roundup immediately following the assembly, Williams said, “I was thinking of my pug the day of the Student Council meeting when they talked about the fundraiser. The pug rescue just popped into my mind!”

The Wyoming Pug Rescue, based in Lander, matches pugs in need with their forever homes while providing them with veterinary attention.

Following the presentation, Schafer and Motherway thanked the students and held a Q&A session during which they discussed the rescue’s mission, how to treat animals, ways to help animals that may be in danger and how to approach dogs.

To learn more about the nonprofit or to find out about fostering or adopting a pug, visit wyomingpugrescue.org.