You could be forgiven for thinking that helping feed working dogs in the drought-stricken central west of Queensland would be the last thing on the minds of teenagers.
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But that is not the case at Cardiff High School, who have banded together to donate three wheelie bins full of dog food to send north west as part of the 12th Burrumbuttock Hay Run from Darlington Point in NSW to Muttaburra.
The dog food drive was the initiative of the school’s Interact group, who are a youth arm of Rotary.
Interact’s slogan nationwide is “service before selfies” and Cardiff High School’s Interact president Tiffany McLean said it felt good to help others.
“It’s about giving your time to make someone else’s life easier,” Tiffany said.
“I thought it was a really good idea.”
Rotary district chairman for Interact Mick Weatherall said the Interact program was for any school or community group and had been running at Cardiff High for two years.
“The concept of this group is to have fun and also do service to the community,” Mr Weatherall said.
Cardiff High School teacher and Interact advisor David Sowden said the dog food drive was a way to help “save our four-legged farmers”.