{"id":10893,"date":"2017-03-24T08:48:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T12:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=10893"},"modified":"2017-03-24T08:48:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T12:48:39","slug":"wayne-students-raise-fund-for-county-k-9-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=10893","title":{"rendered":"Wayne students raise fund for county K-9 program"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Second grade students at General Wayne Elementary presented Deputy Sheriff Dan McCole and his canine partner Nero with $252. The students created and sold a cookbook to raise money for the county Sheriff’s K-9 program.<\/p><\/div>\n

K-9 teams from the Chester County Sheriff\u2019s Office will reap the benefits of a class of second-graders\u2019 culinary success \u2013 ranging from \u201cPB & Bones\u201d to \u201cApple Puppy Pies.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Thursday, March 16, Carolyn Stewart\u2019s students at General Wayne Elementary presented Deputy Sheriff Dan McCole and his partner Nero with $252. The money came from sales of the students\u2019 own cookbook, aptly titled \u201cDoggie Doggie Yum Yums.\u201d<\/p>\n

A letter from the second-graders opens the eight-page paperback: \u201cOur hope is that the donations that we collect from these dog treat cookbooks will help to protect valuable search and rescue dogs with bullet-proof vests and other needed supplies.\u201d The recipes run the gamut from doggie breath mints to doggie ice cream.<\/p>\n

The inspiration for the gift started much earlier. \u00a0Stewart said the Great Valley School District had sent her to a workshop in North Carolina, where she got excited about the \u201cProject Approach\u201d to reading and writing. Eager to tap into her students\u2019 interests, she came up with a topic \u2013 \u201cWork Like a Dog\u201d \u2013 and then contacted \u201cguest experts\u201d to visit the classroom. Among the visitors were McCole, Nero, Deputy Sheriff Mike Carlson, and his partner, Luke.<\/p>\n

\u201cOfficer McCole and Officer Carlson were amazing,\u201d Stewart said. \u201cThe class was even able to go outside for a real-life demonstration from both dogs.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCole said that after the demonstration, which involved the dogs\u2019 locating some of the students\u2019 prized possessions, the deputies opened the session up to questions.<\/p>\n

The most persistent inquiry involved the K-9s\u2019 behavior: How could the students get their own dogs to respond so impressively? The answer: intensive training.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe opportunity to reach out and build relationships with children and show them how we help the community is always positive,\u201d said McCole.<\/p>\n

During the visit, a bond formed between the students and K-9 teams, an outcome that conveniently dovetailed with one of Stewart\u2019s goals. She said she had wanted to incorporate some kind of community service project within the unit, and fueled by the students\u2019 enthusiasm, she suggested a dog treat cookbook that could be sold.<\/p>\n

The students researched recipes, created the title, and illustrated the cookbook, Stewart said. They also practiced their writing skills with cards and letters to the deputies.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am most definitely going to continue this project,\u201d Stewart said. \u00a0\u201cIn fact, the other second-grade teachers want to be part of it next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Chester County Sheriff Carolyn \u201cBunny\u201d Welsh, such reactions are always welcome. \u201cOur canine teams provide a very valuable service to law-enforcement,\u201d she said. \u201cIt’s always gratifying to see families and children interact with the deputies and their K-9 partners. The dogs are very social and enjoy these special events.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chester County Sheriff\u2019s Office K-9 Unit, which recently celebrated its 10th<\/sup> anniversary, currently boasts seven deputies and 10 canines. Supervised by Lt. Harry McKinney, the unit was expanded by Welsh to meet the needs of a growing population and now includes three narcotic detection canines, four explosive detection canines, one accelerant detection canine, one cadaver detection canine, and one courthouse therapy\/comfort canine. Several of the canines are cross-trained in patrol and tracking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

K-9 teams from the Chester County Sheriff\u2019s Office will reap the benefits of a class of second-graders\u2019 culinary success \u2013 ranging from \u201cPB & Bones\u201d to \u201cApple Puppy Pies.\u201d On Thursday, March 16, Carolyn Stewart\u2019s students at General Wayne Elementary presented Deputy Sheriff Dan McCole and his partner Nero with $252. The money came from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[5466,5468,5467],"class_list":["post-10893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-chster-county-sherrifs-office","tag-k-9-program","tag-wayne-elementary-school"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10893"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10894,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10893\/revisions\/10894"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}