The Thurston County Humane Society is pleased to be funding the Adopt-A-Teacher program for its fifteenth year of sponsorship. Animal Services administers this program on the Society's behalf. Our program includes teachers in the Olympia, Tumwater, Griffin, North Thurston and Yelm School Districts. Our goal for this year is 250 classrooms.

The Adopt-A-Teacher program involves monthly (September through June) distribution of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) KIND News educational newspaper. KIND News is designed to help children better understand our world, its environmental needs, the importance of kindness to all living creatures and our responsibilities to all with whom we share the earth. As in the past, these newspapers and accompanying teacher's guide are made available to your students at no charge to you, your students or the school district. HSUS and Animal Services will not solicit you or your students for donations and there is no advertising in the newspapers.

There are three versions of KIND News: Primary (grades K-2), Junior (grades 3-4) and Senior (grades 5-6). You may decide which version is most appropriate for your students. You can see examples of stories and other content from each version's newspaper at KIND News' website.

This letter is an invitation for you to receive KIND News to share with your students. E-mail your name, school and the version of KIND News you would like to receive by June 30, 2004 to begin your subscription for the 2004-2005 academic year. (You can subscribe at any time, but please allow 6-8 weeks for your subscription to start).

If you have any questions, please call or email me. I'd love to hear from you.

Sincerely,

Deanna Johnson
Animal Services
Data & Systems Mgmt. Officer
(360) 352-2510, ext. 1005