1 Christina Russell, a self described animal lover and volunteer fundraiser with the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA), SD&G branch, is behind the widely successful Posing for Paws fundraiser. She’s pictured with Angie Savard, another volunteer who she says helped her tremendously with the event. — photo by Melanie Boileau of Melanie Photography.
“I do it for the animals”: Christina Russell
FRANCIS RACINE francis.racine@eap.on.ca
and coming back to Cornwall, Russell knew that she wanted to donate her time to the OSPCA. “I went to go see themand inquired about becoming a volunteer there,” she said. “I started offwith taking the dogs for walks and petting the cats. But I couldn’t do it. I would often cry because I wanted to save themall and bring them home with me.”
The woman therefore decided to take a different approach to volunteering. “One day, I asked the per- son in charge if they had a Facebook page,” Russell explained. “She replied no, so I built them one.” From there, Russell started organizing fundraiser events for the organization. She
is now a volunteer fundraiser. “It’s my job away frommy job,” she said jokingly. But the woman admits that her love of volunteering spanned for much longer than eight years. “When I was in high school, I was pretty much a part of every committee I could be on,” she added. “When I was at Queen’s, I helped kids read and learn.” Russell has now been volunteering with the shelter for eight years. “Being a volunteer with the OSPCA is extremely rewarding,” she pointed out. “It’s also very different.”
“Being a volunteer with the OSPCA is extremely rewarding. “It’s also very different.” “Being a volunteer with the OSPCA is extremely rewarding. “It’s also very different.”
Much like a superhero, Christina Russell never stops. The full-time staff accountant is also what she calls a full time volunteer with the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals SD&G branch. “I’m an animal person,” she admitted, sitting in a small office at her workplace, Welch LLP. “I’ve always loved them.” Upon graduating fromQueen’s University
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