Juniors Raise More Than $2,500 in Pet Supplies

From the Temple Terrace Junior Woman’s Club:

The Temple Terrace Junior Woman’s Club, with the help of hundreds of area residents, collected thousands of dollars in pet food, toys and office supplies for the Humane Society of Tampa Bay on Oct. 8.

“The residents of Temple Terrace are the real stars here,” said Coleen Garner, who organized the drive. “We were surprised and delighted with the number of people who participated in the .”

Club members distributed brown paper collection bags to nearly 1,000 homes in the Temple Terrace area on Oct. 5 and 6. Residents who wished to participate in the drive were asked to fill the bag with donations of food, treats, bedding, cleaning supplies, etc. Bags were then set outside for pickup a few days later.

Despite threats of wind and rain, Juniors collected hundreds of bags of donations on Oct. 8. In addition, Richard Saunders of Pilot Bank stationed collection bins at five Pilot Bank locations for employees to make contributions. All donations were delivered to a thrilled staff at the Humane Society.

“With the economic situation, and so many people having to give up their pets, the Humane Society was in dire need of supplies,” Garner said. “One of the employees couldn’t stop thanking us for the cat food. They had very little left.”

The Temple Terrace Junior Woman’s Club would like to thank the following people for their support in this cause:

• Richard Saunders of Pilot Bank;
• Sweetbay Supermarket for donating the collection bags;
• Century 21 Shaw Realty Group for donating the printing of the flyers; and
• Bobby Garner for driving the Juniors around on collection day.