December 20, 2018 at Saraburi, Thailand

Activity & Service:

Grade 10 was my first year as a K9 Club leader. The club consists of three leaders, my friend Riddhi, my senior Annie, and me. Our club's main purpose is to raise awareness for less fortunate dogs. We construct booths on school events as well as sell K9 merchandises such as shirts and stickers to earn profit so that we could raise funds for the CHSAthai Stray Animal Shelter. CHSAthai is a non-profit organization founded by a family in Saraburi, a northern province in Thailand. They are in need of help because they have around 2,000 stray animals that they have to care for.

On December 20, 2018, our club hosted a one day field trip to visit CHSAthai Animal Shelter in Saraburi, Thailand. While we were there, we played with lots of dogs. It was such a great feeling because the dogs get so excited when they see us. Our team took a tour around the shelter since 9 in the morning till 5 in the evening.

CAS Learning Outcomes:

• Demonstrate that a new challenge has been undertaken, developing new skills in the process.

• Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance

  • I've always been familiar with seeing stray dogs because I have been living in Bangkok for my whole life. During the trip, I've experienced for the first time what it is like to be in an animal shelter. I saw the world in a different perspective, as staff members work hard to feed the dogs and take care of the sick animals. It was challenging for me to be in the sick animal's zone because I feel like sorry for them. I developed new communication skills because I had to communicate with the owner of the shelter, teachers, co-leaders as well as K9 members.