DOG TREATS FOR A GOOD CAUSE 2 Fifth Graders Raise Hundreds for Local Food Pantry
action. Thus began Dog Treats by Daniel and Max. The boys spent weeks perfecting their recipes and now offer three types of treats: bacon, almond butter and
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an extra strain on food banks across the country. As unemployment
numbers rise, food banks struggle to keep up with the demands of Americans who need their services. The Milton Food Pantry in Milton, Massachusetts, was no exception; that’s when they received a little help from two kind-hearted 10-year-olds.
chicken. Treats sell for $4 per bag and money from the sales are divided up with 30% each going to Daniel, Max and the food pantry donations. The remaining 10% is used to buy supplies for their operation. “I learned you have to be responsible,” Daniel said. “Your parents won’t always pay for everything
Best friends Daniel Grant and Max Caponigro spent their summer
or do stuff for you.”
vacation in the kitchen, baking up dog treats to raise money for their local food pantry. Daniel lives right next to the Milton Food Pantry. When the boys heard that some people didn’t have enough food, they wanted to help. “We also wanted to pick a charity that would help with COVID and the food pantry has been really busy,” Max told The Patriot Ledger.
Sales started when Max’s mom put a message in the neighborhood group chat — and they quickly grew from there. The boys had to buy more treat molds to meet demand and have set up an email address to take orders. Even people who don’t have dogs have been making purchases and asking the boys to donate the treats to local animal shelters. As of this writing, Daniel and Max have donated over $400 to the Milton Food Pantry. The boys have made hundreds of dog treats and they don’t plan on hanging up their aprons anytime soon.
The boys brainstormed ways they could help and determined that selling homemade dog treats was their best course of
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