{"id":22333,"date":"2026-03-11T12:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/pawsitive-change-teen-raises-money-for-animal-shelters\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:14:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:14:00","slug":"pawsitive-change-teen-raises-money-for-animal-shelters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/pets\/pawsitive-change-teen-raises-money-for-animal-shelters\/","title":{"rendered":"Pawsitive Change: Teen Raises Money for Animal Shelters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in March, 13-year-old Avery Sontheimer of Corry, Pennsylvania, won a baking contest and received a $25 gift card to Walmart. Without hesitation, she knew exactly what she wanted to buy: more gift cards. Avery decided to purchase five $5 gift cards and send them to local <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/people-helping-people\/a-childs-mission-to-feed-animals-in-shelters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animal shelters<\/a>. \u201cShe\u2019s always been an animal lover,\u201d says Avery\u2019s mom, Kim. \u201cShe wants to save them all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kim helped Avery set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/avery039s-pawsitive-change-spread-the-love?fbclid=IwAR2AKtPr75gtT2q8_0__T0j51Kg55l4pxqWETKS4W4PbmPTv4K5hv3d7DpA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe<\/a> page where people could donate to her cause. By mid-October, Avery had sent out 914 gift cards to shelters all over the U.S. \u201cReceiving the donations, buying the gift cards and packaging them for the mail brings her such joy,\u201d Kim says. \u201cIt\u2019s amazing to watch her be so motivated about something. You want your child to find a passion in life and this is hers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Avery, who is currently undergoing treatment for Ewing\u2019s sarcoma, a rare cancer that usually grows in the bones or in the surrounding cartilage, is preparing more gift cards to send out soon. Despite enduring multiple rounds of <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/stories-of-faith-and-hope\/this-boys-victory-dance-after-chemo-will-warm-your-heart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chemotherapy<\/a> since her diagnosis in July, Avery always find the energy\u2014even when she is bedridden, surrounded by her own six cats\u2014to keep up with her mission. Connecting with her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Averys-Pawsitive-Change-104437737837947\/photos\/?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> followers by responding to their prayers and messages, Avery and her mom post positive videos and photos of her latest medical and fundraising updates. \u201cWhat an inspiration you are to all of us,\u201d wrote one follower recently. In turn, Avery, whose ultimate goal is to open her own animal shelter, draws the inspiration to keep going by doing this meaningful work. Says Kim: \u201cShe\u2019s never going to take a break from <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/pets\/these-volunteers-help-shelter-animals-find-new-homes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">helping animals<\/a>.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Follow Avery\u2019s mission on Facebook at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Averys-Pawsitive-Change-104437737837947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Avery\u2019s Pawsitive Change<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in March, 13-year-old Avery Sontheimer of Corry, Pennsylvania, won a baking contest and received a $25 gift card to Walmart. Without hesitation, she knew exactly what she wanted to buy: more gift cards. 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