2009.04.29
Girl Scouts help families feed their pets
If you indulged in a few too many Girl Scout cookies this year, know that those extra calories may have indirectly helped to feed hungry pets.
(Hey, I don’t judge when it comes to throwing down on GS cookies. Give me a glass of milk and I can finish off an entire box of those chocolate-coconut-caramel cookies all by my little lonesome. Seriously.)
The young ladies of Girl Scout Troop 173 chose to donate 25 percent of their profits from selling their tasty treats to the Roanoke Valley SPCA Pet Eat Too program.
According to the press release from the RVSPCA, the girls wanted to give back to the community and they liked the feeling of helping pets that other people have chosen to love but are unable to feed.
The troop members know that a pet is truly your best friend for life.
They shopped at PetSmart near Valley View mall and, being savvy consumers, they used coupons to get the most for their money. The girls delivered the food to the RVSPCA and took a tour of the facility.
The PET program provides pet food to clients of Meals on Wheels, and sends food to Manna Ministriesand Bethel Baptist Church for distribution at their food pantries. A fourth partner, Botetourt Food Pantry, recently joined the program.
Food donations are accepted at the RVSPCA, Black Dog Salvage and Ukrops supermarket. (Until the end of the month, BDS will also give customers that donate pet food at their store a 25 percent discount.)
Cash donations to help purchase supplies such as Zip Lock bags and plastic containers used for repackaging the food are also accepted.
For more information about the program go to the RVSPCA Web site.
