10/07/2026
LONG AND LATE POST ALERT! Pretend this was posted on August 1st; the date of Balanced Buddha Gives Back Pageant!
👑As my year as the Purrs & Peace Cat Rescue Ambassador comes to an end, I just want to say thank you! It has been so fun helping the rescue and learning how important it is to help cats in need.
I’d like to give a very special thank you to Miss Katie and her family. Thank you for all the time, love, and hard work you put into saving and planning fun events for the community. You make a big difference and I’m so grateful I got to be a part of it. Thank you everyone who supported me during my year. I will always be proud to be part of the Purrs and Peace family.
Being one of the Ambassadors has meant a lot to me because I got to help cats and tell people why they should adopt and be kind to animals. It made me feel proud that I could make a difference, even though I’m just a kid!
💜I loved getting to wear my sparkly crown and sash, but my favorite part was knowing I was helping cats have a better life. I really like getting to be part of all the fun events. It made me happy to see so many people come together to help the kitties!
💜I had a fun and busy year with all the different events and appearances. My first call of duty was helping at the Back to School Community Event last August. I helped bake lots of goodies for the bake sale, handed out awards for the Pet Show and ran the “dime game.” My very talented grandma handmade a super cute quilt that had pumpkins and kitties on that she donated. So in the fall we sold tickets for the Pumpkin Patch Purrs Quilt Raffle and raised over $600! I appeared at the Miss Boo-Tiful Pageant and helped on stage crown the winners with their trophies and tiaras. I also helped my grandma make cute little kitty ornaments for the Angel Tree at the Clarion Mall at Christmas time. I participated in 5 local parades, and I loved seeing all the little kids get excited for the cat plushies I was throwing out! I was in the Kane Homecoming Parade, Marienville’s Fall Festival, the Autumn Leaf Kiddie Parade as well as the big parade, and Clarion’s Ugly Sweater Parade. At the beginning of 2026, I helped Miss Katie sell $330 worth of tickets to different giveaways like the Lottery Tickets, Bogg Bag, and Spa Day. I was also Miss Katie’s assistant at the Paws & Purse Bingo held in May. I got to pull winners, announce numbers and deliver the bags to the lucky winners! Then in June I held a lemonade and popcorn stand and also sold cute kitty grab bags that I filled with all kinds of cat trinkets! I was able to raise $368 in 2 weekends doing that. So in total I collected over $1,300 for the rescue!
🐱I hope to spread awareness about all the help these kitties need so we can get more support and resources to help them live happy lives. Animals have a special place in my heart! Between volunteering at my local SPCA, collecting needed items through my church and Girl Scout Troop, donating items to No Feline Left Behind and fundraising for Balanced Buddha’s mission to help stray cats, I hope to focus on helping them even more. I hope you want to help the kitties too!
