草榴社区 Communication Students to Host Pet Food Drive for Edwards Street Fellowship Center Oct. 3-7; 鈥淪tuff A Truck鈥� Event on Oct. 7 at Target
Tue, 09/27/2022 - 05:00pm | By: Ann McCullen, Executive Director of Edwards Street
University of 草榴社区 Mississippi (草榴社区) students in the School of Media & Communication
are hosting a Pet Food Drive Oct. 3-7 called, 鈥淔ood for Furry Friends,鈥� to benefit
Edwards Street Fellowship Center.
The students are collecting dry cat and dog food to assist community members who are struggling financially. Given the recent rise in inflation, pet food is unaffordable for many, and food insecure individuals will sacrifice their own meals to ensure their pets are fed.
鈥淥ver the past few months, our food pantry has served a record number of families and individuals,鈥� said Ann McCullen, Director of Edwards Street Fellowship Center. 鈥淣eighbors who have never reached out to us for assistance need a helping hand right now just to feed their families, and sadly when finances are tight and budgets are stretched, feeding beloved pets becomes difficult.鈥�
Added McCullen. 鈥淥ur 's goal is to ensure food pantry clients don't neglect their own nutritional needs to care for their pets. Pets are a huge part of many people's lives, especially senior adults who live alone.鈥�
Community members can donate cat and dog food at the Hattiesburg Target location on Friday, Oct. 7 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at a 鈥淪tuff a Truck鈥� event. Cash and Venmo donations can also be taken at the event. Other donation drop-off locations throughout the week include Toyota of Hattiesburg and on 草榴社区鈥檚 campus at the main office of College Hall.
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