St. Pete T-Shirt Company Raises $1,170 For Hungry Kids

St. PETERSBURG, FL — "Live Love St. Pete" is donating $1,170 to The Kind Mouse, a non-profit organization that provides meals to food insecure children in Pinellas County, on Wednesday afternoon.

"Live Love St. Pete", a fundraiser organization that designs and sells specialty T-shirts with 100 percent of net proceeds given directly to provide resources for underserved children in St. Pete, was founded in 2021 by Melody Proud.

According to Kind Mouse, more than 7,000 children in Pinellas County live with chronic hunger,
and more than 36,000 live every day with food insecurities.

Funds were raised from selling T-shirts that feature "Live Love St. Pete," and a picture of the Pier and St. Pete skyline. To view the T-shirts, or to order one, visit its website.

"We at The Kind Mouse are so excited about our new partnership with Live Love St. Pete," The Kind Mouse founder and CEO Gina Wilkins said. Their donation will assist us in our cause to fight childhood hunger. With this donation we will provide over 200 meals to Pinellas County food insecure children."

Proud said that they are honored to present their first proceed donation to Kind Mouse to help them continue their great work providing meals to underserved children in the community.

The presentation is scheduled at The Kind Mouse, 1801 16th Street N, Suite B, Wednesday, 5:45 p.m.

If you would like to support its mission, T-shirts will also be available at three Pinellas PDQ locations as part of Live Love St. Pete Day on Wednesday, March 10. Discounted prices will be marked on the T-shirts all day at the Fourth Street N location, and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Pinellas Park and Seminole locations. Mention "Live Love St. Pete" when you order a meal at any of the three Pinellas stores that day, and PDQ will donated 20 percent of your food sale to support the organization. Go to EatPDQ.com for address of locations.