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Kid’s Holiday Party

Animal Welfare Society 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk, ME, United States

Families and kiddos: you're invited to AWS' annual Kid's Holiday Party! Friday, December 22 from 2pm - 4pm. There will be holiday games, stories and, of course, animals! FREE to attend and no registration needed. Just stop on by for some magical holiday happenings!

FREE

Animals in the Arts: Shapes & Forms

Animal Welfare Society 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk, Maine, United States

This program is for students in grades 2-8. Students will learn that to draw dogs, cats, and other animals, they must first break them down into basic gestures and shapes. In looking at basic body structure and anatomy, students will have a better understanding of what makes animal's bodies unique, and then be able to […]

Junior Animal Advocates: Dec 28 @ 1pm – 4pm

Animal Welfare Society 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk, Maine, United States

Junior Animal Advocates is for students in grades 2-5. Originally called Half-Day Helpers and Junior Volunteers, our Animal Advocates spend three hours at AWS on select days off from school working with animals and seeing first-hand how they can help. Common tasks for our Advocates could include making enrichment activities for dogs, cleaning or organizing […]

$35.00

Furry Tales Story Time

McArthur Public Library 270 Main Street, Biddeford, ME, United States

Furry Tales Story Time combines pets, literacy, and fun! Toddlers, preschoolers, and their families explore the exciting world of animals with stories, playtime, crafts, songs, and plenty of time with various pets. Furry Tales travels to different locations around our community and is FREE to attend!

Senior Animal Advocates: Dec 29 @ 1 pm – 4 pm

Animal Welfare Society 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk, Maine, United States

Senior Animal Advocates is for students in grades 6-8. Originally called Half-Day Helpers and Junior Volunteers, our Animal Advocates spend three hours at AWS on select days off from school working with animals and seeing first-hand how they can help. Common tasks for our Advocates could include making enrichment activities for dogs, cleaning or organizing […]

$35.00

Rescue Readers: Jan 3 @ 3 pm – 3:30 pm

Animal Welfare Society 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk, Maine, United States

Open to students in grades 1-8. Rescue Readers brings together elementary/middle school students and AWS resident pets for a half hour of literary-based confidence building! Reading aloud forms a special bond between student and pet, provides enrichment and positive socialization for the animal, and boosts confidence in children.

Free

Rescue Readers: Jan 3 @ 3:30 pm – 4 pm

Animal Welfare Society 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk, Maine, United States

Open to students in grades 1-8. Rescue Readers brings together elementary/middle school students and AWS resident pets for a half hour of literary-based confidence building! Reading aloud forms a special bond between student and pet, provides enrichment and positive socialization for the animal, and boosts confidence in children.

Free

January After School Club

Animal Welfare Society 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk, Maine, United States

January After School Club begins on Thursday, January 4 and runs every following Thursday until January 25, 2024. During Club meetings, led by our Youth Programs coordinator, students will dive deeper into animal care by occasionally volunteering at the Adoption Center, making crafts, playing games, and generally decompressing from the day. Students will also be […]

$100.00

Furry Tales Story Time

Kennebunk Free Library 112 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, United States

Furry Tales Story Time combines pets, literacy, and fun! Toddlers, preschoolers, and their families explore the exciting world of animals with stories, playtime, crafts, songs, and plenty of time with various pets. Furry Tales travels to different locations around our community and is FREE to attend!

Free

Rescue Readers: Jan 10 @ 3 pm – 3:30 pm

Animal Welfare Society 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk, Maine, United States

Open to students in grades 1-8. Rescue Readers brings together elementary/middle school students and AWS resident pets for a half hour of literary-based confidence building! Reading aloud forms a special bond between student and pet, provides enrichment and positive socialization for the animal, and boosts confidence in children.

Free

Rescue Readers: Jan 10 @ 3:30 pm – 4 pm

Animal Welfare Society 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk, Maine, United States

Open to students in grades 1-8. Rescue Readers brings together elementary/middle school students and AWS resident pets for a half hour of literary-based confidence building! Reading aloud forms a special bond between student and pet, provides enrichment and positive socialization for the animal, and boosts confidence in children.

Free

Furry Tales Story Time

Goodall Memorial Library 952 Main Street, Sanford, ME, United States

Furry Tales Story Time combines pets, literacy, and fun! Toddlers, preschoolers, and their families explore the exciting world of animals with stories, playtime, crafts, songs, and plenty of time with various pets. Furry Tales travels to different locations around our community and is FREE to attend!

Free

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We love our youngest donors! This sweet girl and her family recently donated a whole stack of homemade cat beds for our resident feline friends to enjoy. It always warms our hearts when children work to make a difference in their community and better the lives of the people (and animals!) around them. From all of us at AWS, thank you!! ❤
Did you know you can take our resident dogs out on dates?! Our Dog Date Program is unique for each dog and gives them time away from the Adoption Center to have a fun outing in the community. 

Types of dates can include:
✔️ A Quick Ice-cream Date
✔️ A Half-Day Adventure
✔️ A Leisurely Lunch Date
✔️A Daylong Field Trip
✔️ An overnight sleepover
✔️ A Weekend Getaway

Our Dog Date program runs 7 days a week, though date scheduling is dependent on our dog population at any given time. Here, you can see Kenai enjoyed his ice-cream date with our short-term foster and was so happy afterwards, he took a nap all afternoon!

Sign up to be a dog date foster on our website and help our pups have a fun-filled summer before they find their happy homes!