All around the country, kids like you are making a difference for animals in their communities and beyond. Meet some of them by clicking on their pictures (below).
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Each year, one KIND Kid Award winner is selected to receive $100. Two runners-up are awarded $50 each. The deadline for entering is January 15, and winners are notified on or around February 15. To apply by mail, send your entry to KIND Kid Award, 67 Norwich Essex Turnpike, East Haddam, CT 06423. Please note that photos and entries cannot be returned. If you're in grades K-6 and would like to be featured in our KIND Kids Hall of Fame, tell us how you have helped animals. Be sure to include details. Send photos and the following information: your first and last name, age, grade, complete address, and e-mail or phone number so that we can contact you. Everyone who writes to us is automatically eligible for our KIND Kid Award too! |
Has your KIND Club done something to help animals? If so, tell us about it! You could be eligible to win the Humane Society Youth Club Award. To apply, fill out and submit the Activity Report.
| Sierra Ryder's lemonade stand raised money to help stop puppy mills. |
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Wondering what to do with all your free time this summer? Take a tip from Allie Thiesse—volunteer your time and talents! |
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Ashraya Ananthanarayanan came up with a great alternative to collecting insects for a school project. |
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Jessica Hicks spread the word about why the seal hunt should end. |
| Martin Welych-Flanagan decided to try and stop the Canadian seal hunt. |
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Abby Miner is helping to get the word out about puppy mills! |
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2009 KIND Kid of the Year! Through her websites, Mimi Ausland helps feed homeless animals—one piece of kibble at a time. |
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Sage Ryan wants Californians to vote YES! on Prop 2 to help farm animals. |
| Megan Levasseur is a junior volunteer at the RISPCA! |
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Elodie Arbogast raised money for a telethon to help animals. |
| KIND Kids at West Point Middle School held a car wash to help homeless pets. |
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Brianna Zeiberg chose to party on for the animals! |
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Hannah Galeone raised money to help stop horse slaughter. |
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Many of the students at Ft. Belvoir Elementary have parents serving overseas in the military. Yet, even while missing their loved ones, the kids find time to teach others the importance of being kind to animals. |
| Olivia Versele set up shop to raise money for homeless pets. |
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Students at P.S. 247 in Brooklyn, New York, held a penny harvest and raised $500 for animals. |
| Matthew Yonts helped care for a newborn calf who needed special care. |
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Jeff Callis challenged his classmates to bring in pet food—and ended up with 1,608 pounds of it! |
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When Amanda Blankenship saw a turtle in the road, she and her mom stopped to help. |
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Haley Ham is working with her state senator to protect pets from antifreeze poisoning. |
| Noah Williams doesn't believe animals should be called "things." Read Noah's essay on the subject. |
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Matt Parrish is a volunteer at his local animal shelter. |
| Myranda Hutchinson won Bubba the lobster in a raffle. Click the lobster to find out how Bubba won big too! |
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Sharlynne Legere began designing, making, and selling costume jewelry. All the money raised was used to help people help their animals−and one special dog. |
| Caroline Nelson stepped in to help care for her class's pet hamster. |
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Meet Kayla Levasseur,
winner of the 2007 KIND Kid Award!
Kayla Levasseur spends a lot of time at the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RISPCA). As a junior volunteer, she walks and trains the dogs and plays with the cats. Yet, this caring eleven-year-old doesn't stop there. |
| As the youth correspondent for MuttsComics.com, Julia W. uses the power of the pen to raise awareness about animal issues. |
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Animal shelter volunteer Francesca Lanfranchi raised more than $5,000 for homeless animals—and got a big-time reward in return. |
| Michael Valdez of Tucson, Arizona, doesn't want dogs like Bruno to be put in unnecessary danger. "All law officers, even the four-legged ones, deserve proper protection," he says. That's why, at age eight, he started Protect Police K-9. |
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Zack Keener of Fallon, Nevada, decided his tenth birthday should help others. Instead of gifts for himself, he asked family and friends to bring donations for shelter animals. |
| Children who want to protect pets in future disasters hosted a special "No Pet Left Behind" party to raise money. |
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Meet Sara Wetzel, winner of the 2006 KIND Kid Award! A fourth-grade student from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Sara puts her love of animals into action. |
| When ducklings at his school were destined for slaughter, Tim Eisemann hatched a plan to save them. "Animals aren't like old books," he says. "You don't just toss them out when you don't need them anymore." |
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With camcorder in hand, Emily Nikolaisen set out to turn her love of animals and her definition of "hero" into a work of art. |
| Paige Marsicano used the power of the pen to save bats. Her essay earned her a trip to California, a visit to Universal Studios, and a place in the KIND Kids Hall of Fame! |
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Alex Fischer hopes to be a vet someday. He recently received Arizona Humane Society's "Humane Heroes" award. |
| Lilly Petzhold (center) and her friends make it a birthday to remember...animals! Story and photo courtesy of The Fayetteville Observer. |
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Search engines to HEMI engines, KIND kid Logan Rosen has a lot of interests. Animals are at the top of his list. |
| Autumn Faucher stuck her neck way out for an animal in need. |
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