Weber Service Learning Project
This is the Service Learning Page for students enrolled in Weber's 420 course. This summer, we are doing a service learning project with the Clinton County Humane Society (main page) in Frankfort, IN. Our contact person is Cindy Loveless, but to keep her email box from flooding with messages, please send questions to me and I will forward them along to her.
Each group will produce two documents for the Humane Society: a general information brochure and a caring for your pet brochure. The Humane Society has written what they would like included in each. You will notice that much of the phrasing below is very rough and vague, so it will be the job of your group to expand and refine the ideas below as you put together your brochures. You will also notice that the Caring For Your Pet information is still vague, so your group will do some required research finding and using sources to expand that section. I am still working on getting photographs from the Humane Society for inclusion in the brochures. However, I also recommend using royalty free image sites such as FreeImages.com, ImageAfter.com, and Dreamstime.com. Please do not use images from Google Image search, as they could be copyright protected.
As you put together these brochures, consider several aspects which will be crucial to your grade.
- Each brochure must present accurate and relevant information to the appropriate audience.
- Each brochure must consider the qualities of effective design from the Thompson Handbook to create a well designed and usable document.
- Brochures must be technically correct in information, spelling, and grammar.
- Each brochure must be professional and polished in prose and design to represent the Humane Society well.
General Information
Please include some kind of introduction. Many people in our own community still don't know we are here or where we are located. In 2006, the shelter took in over 2,100 animals serving all of Clinton County and adopting many pets out of state. We have many youth and adult volunteers and give presentations to schools, 4-H clubs, girl/boy scouts, adult service groups and anyone that we can.
UPDATED: For year ending 2006, the shelter took in over 2,100 animals. Of those, many were reclaimed by owners, 83 were sent to rescue groups and 658 animals were adopted and found homes. The healthy wildlife we bring in is re-released into the woods on our property.
Mission Statement: The Humane Society's mission is to prevent cruelty and neglect to animals by operating an animal shelter for homeless, abandoned, and unwanted animals; by operating an adoption center for healthy animals; by investigating cruelty and abuse cases; and by educating the public in responsible pet ownership.
Location: We are located in Frankfort's TPA park. Specifically, from I 65, take the state road 28 exit (this is exit #158) and turn east to Frankfort. Follow 28 to the square and turn north (left) on main st. Follow main to Kyger st. At Kyger Street, turn right (east). Follow Kyger to tennis courts and take the left side of the Y into the park. There are signs from there.
From state road 28 east, follow 28 west into Frankfort. At Maish Rd., turn right. Follow Maish road to stop sign and turn left on Washington Ave. Follow Washington Ave to Catterlin. Turn right onto Catterlin. Catterlin will bring you into TPA park. Follow signs from there.
Hours: Open M & T 1-6, Wednesday closed, Thurs 1-7, Fri 1-6, Saturday Noon - 4 and Sunday 1-3.
Phone: 765-654-7717
E-Mail: cchs04@sbcglobal.net
We would like to include our link to petfinder. That would be www.cchumane.petfinder.org
List of needed items: HE laundry detergent, cat litter, 39 gallon trash bags, postage stamps, bleach, puppy and kitten chow, leashes and dog & cat toys/supplies.
Fundraising: We would like to include our new kennel sponsorship. The problem with this is that it is so new, we don't have it quite nailed down yet. We are thinking of three levels. $150, $100 and $50. We are open to ideas from your class about what to call each level that would work for both cats and dogs. For example, we don't just want to call it the gold, silver and bronze levels.
Caring For Your Pet
"Now that you dog is home."
Welcoming a new dog or puppy is exciting. However, in our human excitement, we must consider the changes for our new friend. For example, a puppy may have just been weaned, taken away from it's mother and even siblings. The animal's whole world has changed and we need to make that change as easy and comfortable as possible.
Could we have something general like the above paragraph at the beginning?
Then, topics to include:
Introducing to the family and other pets.
Food and water (try using same food or mixing until changed)
Crate Training
After the initial adjustment:
Vaccination Protocol
Flea and Heartworm Prevention
Spay/Neuter and Why
Cost of owning a pet
We could also include Four Seasons weather tips and pet safety.
We would also like something similiar for cats except change the crate training part to "using the litterbox." A huge mistake people make with cats/kittens is just turning them loose in a house and thinking they will use a litterbox. Common sense tells us that if I don't know where the bathroom is in a new house, why would a cat know where the litterbox is? They have to be confined to a smaller area for a few days and let out with supervision to ensure the cat gets well established. Also there are certain ways of introducing animals, cats and dogs.