Juniors Will Collect Supplies for Humane Society

If you see a brown paper bag show up at your doorstep, don’t be alarmed. Members of the Temple Terrace Junior Women’s Club will be distributing brown paper collection bags to 1,000 area homes on Oct. 5 for a pet supply drive to benefit the Humane Society of Tampa Bay.

The Juniors are asking residents to fill the bags with pet supplies and leave the bags near their mailboxes for collection on Oct. 8 by 10 a.m., according to Junior Coleen Garner.

“There are many items that the Humane Society of Tampa Bay must purchase frequently that enable them to care for homeless pets every day,” Garner said.

The society is requesting the following items:

• Puppy and kitten food
• Cat food (dry and canned)
• Dog food (dry and canned)
• Dog treats (moist/chewy)
• Kuranda beds
• Cat litter
• Pooper Scoopers for play yards
• Boxes of doggie waste bags
• Regular bleach
• Simple Green Powered Laundry Detergent
• Clorox wipes
• Paper towels
• Dog or cat shampoo
• Heavy-duty garbage bags
• Soft Dog Treats
• Spray Cheez Wiz
• Washable cat toys
• Durable, washable dog toys (Buster Cubes, Kongs and rope toys)
• Clipboards
• Boxes of copy paper
• Quality pens
• Pink and blue highlighters
• Sharpies (all colors)

Monetary donations are also accepted. You can make your check payable to “GFWC Temple Terrace Junior Women’s Club” and mail to:

P.O. Box 16206
Temple Terrace, FL 33687-6206.

Please mark envelope “ATTN: Humane Society.”

Donations can also be dropped off to , 8834-C N. 56th St. in Temple Terrace.

Sweetbay Supermarkets donated the collection bags.