One of these days, we’ll get it together and organize these. But for now…
Some of our favorite memories from the first decade!
- Waiting for our first plane ride!
- Anthony – first flight jitters and excitement.
- 1st time flyers LOVE to take pictures from the plane!
- ARK 2000 Sanctuary entrance – we made it!!
- Compton students meet Pat & Ed and see the sanctuary for the first time!
- PAWS orientation with Pat Derby.
- Connecting with a loaf of sourdough.
- Photo Op! Everyone taking pictures of the rescued tigers
- Pat and Markel enjoying the beautiful day.
- At Sacramento Airport – the students thought this giant display of luggage was hilarious!
- South LA Students Inside The Asian Enclosure.
- Cool, close encounter.
- Group Shot On Bull Mountain.
- Unique & Susan.
- Watts students in the classroom learning about animals and their behaviors.
- Making a connection with a pachyderm.
- Pat & Winky demonstrating positive reinforcement training for proper foot care.
- Susan and the kids from South LA.
- Waiting to board the airplane.
- Ruby celebrating her 1 year anniversary at PAWS with her favorite dessert…carrot cake.
- Ruby delicately sniffing out the BEST carrot to eat first!
- Ruby posing for the cameras.
- Gathering tree branches to feed to the elephants.
- Project OneSong co-founder Susan McCourt with Darliene and LaNese enjoying the day at PAWS.
- Gathering tree branches to feed to the elephants.
- Patiently waiting for snack time.
- Your support makes this possible!
- Woo-hoo!
- Ms. Chantez with the kids.
- Kindness 101 with Pat, 71 and Mara.
- Ed, 71 and Pat.
- Erica is having a really fun day!
- Elephant Spotting with Ed.
- Kids LOVE the big cats!
- The Watts HQ.
- ARK 2000 vista.
- Outdoor classroom.
- Outdoor classroom with Pat Derby.
- Lunch with the elephants.
- Preparing treats for their new friends.
- Curiosty.
- Connecting with Ruby.
- Pat taking the girls for a walk. They follow her everywhere.
- Horsin’ around with the fellas.
- Asian elephants in the mountains.
- What a sanctuary means to an animal
- Watts students raised $1,000 to help care for the animals. Project OneSong matched their donation.
- 71 close up.
- Southwest pilots are the best.
- Meeting the African girls.
- The album cover.
- Waiting to board the plane.
- View from Bull Mountain. Big Nick in the back row.
- Room to walk.
- Hollywood fundraiser with Le Petit Cirque.
- In costume at Circus PAWS.
- Stewart Copeland @ PAWS fundraiser
- Learning about the tigers.
- Project OneSong @ The Young Musicians Foundation Banquet.
- A really fun fundraising event.
- Just got out of the pool.
- Filming a PSA with Bob Barker.
- Elephant Spotting.
- Fun day with our friends at SPCALA.
- Humane Education.
- Our very first fundraiser.
- getting ready to meet the sanctuary residents.