Community Service

Community service and volunteering are more than just ways to give back to society.

The benefits of volunteering extend far beyond the immediate impact on the people and communities served; they also profoundly affect the volunteers themselves, fostering personal growth, empathy, and a deeper understanding of their community and the world.

4-H

Dr. Estle is a 4-H club leader and works closely with UNH Cooperative Extension to engage local youth in animal husbandry. She leads regular club meetings, attends clinics, and attends agricultural fairs.

Vaccination Clinics

Dr. Estle and the team provide a low-cost vaccination clinic each spring at a local Town Hall. This service allows people to keep their animals up to date with core vaccines such as Rabies. The Rabies clinic occurs each spring and is very well attended, as there is a high need in our area for low-cost vaccination of dogs and cats.

Community Supper

For the past 3 years, Dr. Estle has volunteered her time for the monthly Bennington Community Supper. Private Roots Veterinary is one of the local businesses that provides the food for these free community suppers. It is always fun for the team to serve food and be actively involved in helping our community.

Building the Next Generation of Veterinary Professionals

We have partnered with our local High School to provide Extended Learning Opportunities for the students. Students come to the hospital regularly to learn more about veterinary medicine and to acquire clinical skills. We have also visited several schools to provide educational sessions on veterinary medicine. Private Roots also provides gift certificates to many school fundraisers. This is a wonderful way to support the young members of our community.

Support for the

Local Homeless

Private Roots has an annual homeless drive. We gather essential supplies and distribute them to our local homeless community on Thanksgiving morning. This has been a wonderful way to pay it forward and show support for the people in our community.

Service Dog Organization Fundraisers

We pride ourselves on working with several local service dog organizations and have been actively involved with many fundraisers.

Community Involvement

Our local community often involves us in local events. We have volunteered annually for the Peterborough Annual Pet Gala as judges for the pet costume competition.