On November 6, 2021, Shine City Project visited and volunteered at The Las Vegas Farm. Established in 1961 and opened to the public since 1968, The Las Vegas Farm, and its non-profit, Barn Buddies Rescue, has been the home for rescued farm animals for 60 years! A wide variety of animals can be found there including goats, cows, horses, pigs, tortoises, alpacas, ducks, chickens, peacocks, sheep, and many others. The Las Vegas Farm hopes to educate the public about responsible animal ownership and the amount of care and effort that is involved in owning an animal. By doing so, they hope to prevent other animals from being abused, neglected, and abandoned.
For this first Saturday of November, Shine City Project had nine volunteers to help out with various tasks at the farm. Two of the volunteers were joining the group for the first time. To begin the day the group helped to feed some of the animals and exchange blankets in several animal pens. Afterwards, they were divided into small groups to help wipe down the pen rails, fix up fences, fix Christmas lights for an outdoor dance floor, and monitor the farmers market. Overall, it was a long and busy six hours at the Las Vegas Vegas Farm, but the team was happy to be of service where it was needed.