Visitation Academy students show how cupcakes can save dogs
Everyone knows you’re not supposed to feed cupcakes to your dog, but a group of students in Bay Ridge fed cupcakes to people and saved the lives of animals at the same time.
Students at Visitation Academy, a Catholic school for girls, recently held a bake sale at the school at 8902 Ridge Boulevard to raise funds for Unwanted NYC Pets, a non-profit organization that rescues animals. The sale of cakes, cupcakes, brownies, cookies and other tasty treats raised more than $800 for the group, according to Arlene Figaro, the school’s principal. “I’m very proud of the girls. This is something they wanted to do and the leaders of our Student Council organized it themselves,” she told the Brooklyn Eagle.
“This one event probably saved six dogs,” said Ellen Montana, whose daughter is a student at Visitation Academy. Montana is a member of the board of directors at Unwanted NYC Pets.