Jordan Barela/Times-Enterprise Tiann Taylor, Coins for Critters organizer, helps her dog Jackie sit with First Baptist Church students during their ice cream party. First Baptist Church students raised $333 for the fundraiser. 

THOMASVILLE — Thomasville-Thomas County Humane Society is looking to raise funds and awareness — one penny at a time. 

Coins for Critters is a fundraiser enlisting elementary youngsters from each school system in a challenge to raise the most money. 

Funds are raised by students filling up a piggy bank with as much coins and spare change as possible. 

First Baptist Church students partook in the fundraiser. 

A total of $333 dollars was raised from First Baptist students. 

Harper Elementary, a Thomasville City School, raised $195. 

Thomas County Federal is also taking part in the fundraiser. Along with providing a pizza party to the winning class at each school, Thomas County Federal will match the money raised by the overall school winner up to $1,000. 

For more information on the fundraiser, contact the Humane Society at 228-0613. 

Reporter Jordan Barela can be reached at (229) 226-2400, ext. 1826.