PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Pomperaug Regional School District 15

Jessica Clark, Community Liaison
jessica.clark@region15.org / 203-758-8259

MMS SNACK CART MAKES DONATION TO FREEDOM FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY

July 1, 2023 Middlebury/Southbury, CT - Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary visited Memorial Middle School (MMS) flex room students during the last week of the 2022-23 school year to accept a $100 donation from the “Snack Cart Crew.”  Lisa Miskella, founder and executive director of the sanctuary, brought a bunny to vist the students and provided the class with information about what their donation will be used for and all the animals she has provided sanctuary for.

The “Snack Cart” is run by MMS Flex Room students and organized by Alyssa Shuckerow, MMS Teacher, Kristen Reeder, MMS paraeducator, and Debra Albert, MMS Speech-Language Pathologist. The snack cart allows teachers to buy water bottles and snacks for one another while teaching the students life skills. Through the snack cart, the students learn how to gather supplies, read order slips, fill the orders and then develop a logical route in the building to hand deliver goodies to the teachers. By participating in this program they also learn how to read a map of the building, navigate the hallways, use the elevator and identify and greet teachers they would not normally meet.

“This program has been a huge success over the years, and this year we are donating our proceeds to Freedom Farm Sanctuary in Middlebury. We hope to continue our relationship with Freedom Farm and continue to make them part of our MMS community,” shared Mrs. Albert.

PHOTO (Gregory Deweese, Matthew Pogodzienski, Paul Andrea MMS Snack Cart):

 L-R: Memorial Middle School students Gregory Deweese, Matthew Pogodzienski, Paul Andrea donate $100 check to Freedom Farm Sanctuary in Middlebury. The money was raised from proceeds earned through sales from the MMS Snack Cart, designed to teach students life skills.

PHOTO (Matthew Pogodzienski, Paul Andrea and Freedom Farm Sanctuary Lisa Miskella):
Memorial Middle School students Matthew Pogodzienski and Paul Andrea share a $100 check to Lisa Miskella, founder and executive director of Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary on behalf of the MMS “Snack Cart Crew.”