Since 2009 WAG has sponsored a community pet food pantry, helping local pet owners who need assistance feeding their pets. Working in partnership with a local organization F.I.S.H. (Faith in Serving Humanity) Ministries in Monroe, pet owners can receive bagged food to help keep their pets healthy and happy. Donations to the food pantry are always welcome, and a pet food drive makes a great community service project! For more information, email wagwalton@yahoo.com.
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Feeding community pets
When families struggle to afford food to eat, their pets also feel the pain of hunger. So every two weeks WAG volunteers pick up donated food for delivery to the food pantry at FISH Ministries in Monroe, allowing pet owners to keep their four-legged family members well-fed. Our thanks to Centerville Walmart for their regular donations and the other donors who offer periodic assistance with this worthy cause.
Pet Food Pantry Thanks
In 2009 WAG established a partnership with Faith In Serving Humanities (FISH), a Monroe-based outreach ministry providing food and other needed services to our community, and the WAG Pet Food Pantry was born. WAG provides pet food and FISH provides storage and manpower to distribute the pet food to the public. In the early years we purchased most of the food, but eventually the community came on board to help through pet food drives and donations. Centerville Walmart is a regular donor (every two weeks). Petsmart, Tractor Supply, West Walton Feed and other local businesses also make periodic donations. Schools groups team up to challenge each other in collecting food items. Individual animal lovers drop off bags and boxes or conduct their own pet food…
Helping Hands
A big Thank You to WAG friend Meri Kate. For the second year in a row, Meri Kate made arrangements to do a food-raising drive for WAG’s pet food pantry at Tractor Supply in Monroe. She set up the date and created her own marketing materials, letting people know about the food pantry and how it helps local pet owners. Her efforts were rewarded with over $50 in cash and over 200 lbs in pet food and snacks collected – an amazing effort by this very motivated young lady!
Sharing and Caring
A big thank you to the Tractor Supply stores in Monroe and Snellville for their recent donations to WAG’s Pet Food Pantry. Many businesses needlessly discard merchandise, so we’re grateful Tractor Supply considered the needs of their community when making plans for discontinued manufacturer’s product. All WAG food donations go toward helping pet parents in Walton County keep their pets healthy and well-fed. Economic hardships affect everyone in the household, animals included. The pet food pantry means that no animal needs to go hungry while their family gets back on their feet. Tractor Supply’s large donation of several pallets of food will go a long way toward keeping those dog and cat tummies full!
Making a Difference
It’s wonderful when young animal lovers step up to make a difference for pets in their community. These two young ladies, MeriKate and Carmen, recently took it upon themselves to schedule a food drive for local pets. They contacted Tractor Supply in Monroe for permission to set up at the store, made signs advertising their goals, and then worked the store crowd on a Saturday afternoon. Their amazing results: over 400 lbs of dog food donated, nearly 300 lbs of cat food, along with miscellaneous boxes of snacks and treatments. They also received nearly $100 in cash donations! We’re very grateful for the hard work and initiative shown by these amazing girls, and appreciate their parents support of MeriKate and Carmen in their efforts. We…
Donate to WAG’S Pet Food Pantry
You can help low-income families and their pets stay together by donating food at the following locations: FISH Ministry 700 S. Madison Avenue, Monroe, GA Phone: (770) 207-4357 (call for drop-off hours) Paradox Spay Neuter Clinic 1200 Industrial Park Way, Loganville, GA 30052 Phone: (770) 787-8717 Contact us to plan your own pet food drive or other donation information at wagwalton@yahoo.com.