Avery Stepaniuk had watched nature documentaries with her mom before, but this time felt different.
"I was sad about the earth," Avery says. "Because [I saw] there were fires going on and the ice was melting.""I was like, 'What can I do [to help]?'" Avery recalls thinking.Like when Avery learned that a lot of animals weren’t as lucky as her pet, she used her birthday money to donate to the SPCA. Or when her grandma was battling cancer, Avery set up a lemonade stand to raise money for research.
"I thought it was really inspirational that this child had these big ideas," teacher Matthew Barker says. Barker says Avery’s list of ideas also included the creation of some sort of environmental club at the school.So Avery started brainstorming ideas with her mom, before getting approval from the principal at Pexsisen Elementary to launch a club, enlisting members over the morning announcements and launching weekly meetings during the lunch hour.
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