A+ in charity

Lucy, Claire and Emmelia — three students from St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Wimberley, Texas — call themselves “the giving girls.” To benefit Best Friends Network partner Wimberley Adoption Group & Rescue, the girls not only sold homemade bracelets, they located donors to match the proceeds. In all, they raised more than $400 and were enthusiastically thanked by one of the group’s pups. Their philanthropic efforts aren’t over, however, since they plan to raise money for even more local charities.