This event is a fun way for kids to care for animals and practice collaboration while volunteering with their family:

Even animals have had to adjust to a new way of life lately! Caregivers are wearing masks, and shelters sometimes do not have as many volunteers able to visit as they have in the past. These rescue dogs and cats need fun toys to keep their minds busy and happy, and that’s where your family comes in.

At this virtual event, you’ll be making braided tennis ball rope toys and knotted cat toys for dogs and cats. We’ll learn about how ARF – Animal Rescue Foundation – helps hundreds of animals find their forever home, and all about the power of collaboration and kindness as we help them to care for their dogs and cats.

• Character Traits: Collaboration, Kindness

• Social Causes: Being Socially Responsible

• Nonprofit Partner: ARF (Animal Rescue Foundation in Wheaton, IL) 

Register –> pick up supplies –> participate via Zoom –> drop off donation item –> watch the donation delivery

Register – It is $10 per child and we have supplies for 20 children. Space is limited! You must register to reserve your spot(s). (Please Note: If you live too far way to pick-up the supplies, but would still like to participate in the video-learning portion of the event, you can register for Zoom-only participation for $5 per child. Email diane@insideoutclub.org). If you are unable to afford the registration fee, you can select a fee waiver at the end of this form.

Supplies – Supply pick-up will be at the Inside Out Club Executive Director’s house, which is about a mile west of downtown Naperville, Illinois. The address will be emailed to you when you register. Supplies will be available for pick-up starting at noon the Wednesday before the event. We will email you when the supplies are ready. 

Online Participation via Zoom – A Zoom link will be emailed to participants the morning of the event. Please be sure that marion@insideoutclub.org is not set to go to your spam folder.

Drop Off of Toys for Rescue Animals – We ask that your service projects be dropped back off to where you picked up the supplies by the next Wednesday. If you have a senior in your life and would like to use the gift for them, that would be great. 

Watch the Donation Delivery – We’ll record our donation trip and send you a link, so that your family can experience the delivery virtually. 

Please note: Events require registration of three or more families. In the case that we do not have enough participation, the event will be cancelled and you will receive a full refund. Additionally, Inside Out Club DuPage reserves the right to cancel the event due to reasons beyond our control. In that case, you will be contacted in regards to your registration and next steps.

Please provide the name and age for each child attending the event.
To register more than one child, click 'Add another person'.

The registration fee for this event is $10 per child. (If your family cannot afford the cost, full and partial fee waivers are available.)

Acceptance and inclusion are key traits that we at Inside Out Club believe in, so that every child who wants to can participate. If your family falls into one of these categories below, we are happy to waive the participation fees.

• You’re enrolled in or eligible for the Federal Free or Reduced Price Lunch program
• Your family income meets the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service
• You’re enrolled in a program that aids students from low-income families, such as Upward Bound
• Your family receives public assistance
• You live in federally subsidized public housing or a foster home, or you are homeless
• Your family is experiencing financial hardships