Community Improvement

Katherine S.

Fort Walton Beach, FL

Over the past six years, Katherine has helped improve living conditions for thousands of animals.

When Katherine Stone was just 10, she visited SOCKS, a local no-kill cat shelter. While there, she noticed a spill and, grabbing a broom, cleaned it up. The staff were so impressed that they invited her to become a volunteer. Over the past six years, she has helped improve living conditions for thousands of animals. "I just do what has to be done," says Katherine, now a sophomore, who has hosted car washes, auctions, and a golf tournament that paid for construction of an extra room. She even learned to install floors, drywall, a sink, and a toilet. "The unselfishness of this young lady is beyond belief," says shelter president Cecil DeMonbrun.