Raising $ for Riverside Reptiles Education Center

Hello everyone, I am a friend of Sara Kleinman who is a mother of three, a parent liaison at the Preschool/Family Resource Center at Allgrove Elementary School in East Granby, CT and an all around amazing person. Her equally awesome husband, Brian Kleinman, is a reptile expert who has been providing educational programs about reptiles, amphibians and other fascinating creatures for more than 25 years.

In late 2019, Brian and Sara started Riverside Reptiles Education Center which is a 13,000 sq/ft of space in Enfield, CT that will house over 100 species of amphibians, reptiles and invertebrates. In early 2020, Riverside Reptiles Education Center was about to open for business. Then, the coronavirus pandemic hit and Brian's educational outreach programs, and their main source of income, abruptly ended and opening the business became impossible.

Due to State restrictions and the businesses' contractors (whom were supplying the materials to build the exhibits) shutting down for more than two months, Brian and Sara have still been unable to open the business to the public. Despite not having any income coming in, they have been keeping the animals fed and cared for at a cost of approximately $5,000/per month.

Please consider donating whatever you can to help out this family during a very difficult time, so that they can use the proceeds to keep food on the table and Riverside Reptiles Education Center operational until they are able to officially open their doors to the public. Thank you.