Purr-fect act of community service in Scranton
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A group of students in Lackawanna County are participating in a purr-fect act of community service.
In this week’s Here’s to You Kid segment, 28/22 News Reporter Iyee Jagne takes us to Scranton for a story that is the cat’s meow.
Every year the Illustration and Design class at the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County (CTCLC) participates in a community service project.
This year the students partnered with the street cats and dogs of Scranton at the Nay Aug Park Zoo. The volunteer group traps, neuters, and then returns many feral and free-roaming cats in the Scranton area.
The students are bringing awareness to their mission by designing a book and video game
“So the students as part of their children’s book illustration unit created children’s book based off of the street cats,” said CTCLC Illustration and Design instructor Patrick McLane.
It doesn’t end there; the students also created a video game and stickers.
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The video game will also be submitted to compete in Skills USA, a competition for Career Technology Education (CTE) centers.
“It’s a compensation for the CTE schools of Pennsylvania and all around the US where we compete to show that we are learning our trade,” said CTCLC senior Emily Thomas.
The students also visited the street cats of Scranton at the Nay Aug Park Zoo for some inspiration.
One group member says it was not an easy process, but she enjoyed every step of it.
“It was a little bit tedious I would say we had to come up with thumbnails and come up with ideas and we had to draw it in different ways and see which one fit the best,” said CTCLC junior Bergina Neves.
One student says the best part of this book is the positive impact it has on the community.
“I know like we’re doing good for the community and like I really love animals and especially cats so it makes me feel good that I played even a small part in like helping promote the shelter or potentially even getting more cats like adopted,” said CTCLC senior Sarah McLain.
Anyone interested in getting a copy of the book can stop by the Street Cats and Dogs of Scranton at the Nay Aug Park Zoo.
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