Penobscot Pet Pantry

And…it’s summer again.  Early this year.

We had a good winter…the weather held, our food inventory was stable and we were able to distribute an average of 2000 pounds each month.  That’s just dry dog and cat food, mind you…that's not counting what we give out in cans or the odd bag of rabbit food or can of fish flakes.

The good people at the American Legion have been kind enough--since we started--to let us use their facility at Pearland John Sts for our distributions, but hard times are on them and they’ve decided fix up the building and put it on the market.

So we approached the Camden First Aid Association about using their building’s reception hall full time…and they were very quick to agree.  Our new—I hope permanent--home is at the corner of John St and Simonton Rd.  Just down the road from the old place.

This won’t effect the day or time of operation…we’re still open on the first Tuesday of the month from 1-3 in the afternoon.

Food donations have fallen off a bit and so we’ve decided to try our hands at fundraising.  First up is a yard sale, scheduled for some time in June—the location to be announced (I’ll post about it here and on facebook). 

We’ll advertise for donations closer to the date, but if you have something in your attic or garage that you’ve been wanting to get rid of, this may be your big chance.  And you can help to feed some pets at the same time.

We’ve been up and running for two years now and I want to say how much I appreciate the great volunteers who show up every month, drink bad coffee and help pack and distribute the food…and the “non-joiners” who work behind the scenes on advertising and donations.  There’s no way I could do this without you.

Thanks.