Mason Parks of Lewiston, who holds Cinder, presents the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society with donations from his eighth birthday. Parks, a third-grade student at the Acadia Academy, asked for donations for the pets in lieu of birthday gifts. The society is located at 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston. FMI: 207-783-2311, www.SavingPetsInMaine.org, facebook/GAHumane.