Week 3 - Rescued Critters Food Drive

Hi Folks,

Miles always steps up … quickly

This was the third Sunday the Miles Neighborhood donated food, dollars and stuff to the Pima Animal Care Center. Let's start with the stuff first. To date, we have donated a large black cage, two large quilts, many, many chew toys and even a pack of pet diapers. Cans and $128.71 in cash combined to create a hefty 174.8 lbs. of pet food.

Folks are really getting behind our Miles Rescued Critters

Food Drive. Check out the canned and dry food,

dollars and coins and fun toys and chews.

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Currently, participants only involve three blocks: East Miles between Vine and Santa Rita, and E. 12^th Street between Highland Avenue and Santa Rita. That means there are 15 more blocks to go so we can look forward to lots and lots of generosity.

This week’s numbers: $30.71 in cash and 12.8 lbs. in food. 

Walking Billboard

The reasoning behind Rescued Critters Food Drive is to do a little once a week. When neighbors

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say, “I forgot, catch you next week,” I point to my new ad on my T-shirt. The next sentence spoken is, “Yeah, sure, I can do a dollar.”

On my first Sunday’s rounds I told my prospective participants that PACC has a lot of buying-power so they can purchase a pound of pet food for $0.90. We pay around $4.50 to $5.00 a pound.  Although they were not prepared to donate yet, many reached into their pockets.

Getting More Neighbors Involved 

in Community Service

Front side of the Rescued Critters Fact Sheet
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Years ago, my first venture into community service, One Can A Week, was picked up nationally by neighborhoods and the press around the country. I’m hoping for a similar reaction to Rescued Critters Food Drive. With that in mind, I created a post that fully explains the simplicity of the program.

 If you have friends around the city or country, send them this link.  

How to Build Your Own Neighborhood Rescued Critters Food Drive in 8 Easy-to-Follow Steps

Maybe the will like the idea and run with it. Won’t that make a lot of critters happy and healthy! Thanks.










See you next Sunday,

Peter