Community Calendars
Great Start recognizes the importance of community involvement and the value of opportunities for families to learn and grow together. We have created these community calendars as a way to share timely community events with you. If you know of any events please take time to add them to our community calendar or forward the information to gsevents@dsisd.net. Please encourage the agencies and organizations that you partner with to do so as well so we can have a comprehensive one stop shop for early childhood information in our communities.
Please note that there are guidelines for submissions and each will be reviewed before posting
Read to Your Shelter Pet Program
November 21 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Introducing the Read to Your Shelter Pet Program sponsored by the amazing Literacy Legacy Fund of Michigan and UPAWS! Get ready to have loads of fun while making a positive impact on shelter animals. Here’s everything you need to know:
- The program will take place monthly on the third Thursday, from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM. Mark your calendars!
- To get started, parents and children must complete the volunteer application and waiver of liability (scroll down for the link) and watch two informative videos: the Read to Your Shelter Pet Video and the Cat Language video.
- Once you’ve completed the requirements, you can easily sign up for your preferred reading time through the UPAWS online designated link.
- To ensure a personalized and cozy experience, each reading session will only accommodate a maximum of four children and two accompanying adults.
- Please note that reading sessions will be exclusively held with our adorable cats and small critters, as our dog area is not open to the public.
- Safety first! All adults in the family who plan to accompany the child must apply and sign the waiver for our volunteer program.
- We kindly request that at least one adult accompany the readers at all times.
- This fantastic program is open to readers of all levels, from kindergarten to 8th graders. It’s never too early or too late to discover the joy of reading!
A massive shout-out and heartfelt thank you goes to the Literacy Legacy Fund of Michigan for their incredible support. Let’s come together and create a paw-some experience for our shelter pets!
GET STARTED HERE! https://www.volgistics.com/appform/138572639
