At just 12 years old Frankey Rowley has been the youngest Williams Lake Winter Carnival volunteer event organizer two years in a row.
Frankey is bringing some of her cherished pets to the 2016 Winter Carnival for other children to meet and enjoy at the mini-petting zoo.
She will be bringing along her duck, Gabrielle, her two goats OJ and Max, her cat Tom, her dog Mattie, and her mini-Rex rabbit Bunny.
She will also be bringing in her four ferrets Buck, Alvin, Theodore and Annie, and her friend Braelynn Funk’s mini-pony Tinkerbelle.
A Grade 6 student at Maranatha Christian School, Frankey also has two horses, Kitty and Jewels, who won’t be attending the carnival.
She participates in gymkhana events and also enjoys sharing her horses with other children who may not otherwise have the opportunity to ride.
Frankey has purchased many of her pets on her own, by raising chickens and selling their eggs.
The Winter Carnival takes place in Boitanio Park this Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 30 and 31.