A 12-year-old North Shore girl has received accolades for her work with homeless cats and dogs.
Sallee-bea Discon, who attends Vancouver Waldorf School in Lynn Valley, was honoured earlier this month at a ceremony at the Tsleil-Waututh Community Centre which celebrated remarkable women.
According to her mother Bernice, Discon has accumulated more than 500 volunteer hours since Christmas helping homeless animals and has collected some 500 pounds of pet food for two non-profit organizations, S.N.A.P.P.S. and Big and Small Rescue. She also fosters dogs.
Local charity work is encouraged by the pageant program Discon participates in. In late May, she will be competing in the Miss All Canadian Western Finals.
