Lending a helping hand… and paw, pet food donations

Published 10:35 am Friday, February 17, 2012

As awareness grows about the Hospice Thrift Barn’s participation in the pet food donation program, Johnson hopes that regular customers who come from Asheville and Greenville, as well as the surrounding local towns, will think to bring a bag of dry dog or cat food with them.
The donation bin, decorated with plush toy dogs by Thrift Barn Assistant Manager Betty Milam, is located directly in front of the store as customers walk in. When the bin fills, Ashley Povanz of the Foothills Humane Society picks up the donations and sees that they’re distributed to the Meals on Wheels pet owners and others in need of temporary assistance.
“We’re really excited about it,” Johnson says, “I love when people bring their dogs in. They put them in their buggies and ride them around. We have one regular named Lulu who always has a feather in her hair.”
In another example of HoCF’s pet-friendliness, most Saturdays, when you visit the Hospice Thrift Barn, you’ll find FHS kittens available for adoption. Since mid-October, 17 cats have been adopted at the Thrift Barn.
For more information, call the Hospice Thrift Barn at 864-457-7348.
To donate bags of dry dog or cat food, visit the store at 1810 Hwy. 14 in Landrum, Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
– article submitted by Darlene Cah

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