Rocky’s Ace Hardware, a family-owned business with 34 neighborhood-based stores, is proud to join together with customers to help homeless and abandoned pets. The company’s annual holiday pet food drive runs now through Wednesday, Dec. 23 at all stores, including the one in Wellington.
Each of the 34 Rocky’s Ace Hardware stores has partnered with a local humane society or shelter to collect food this holiday season for forgotten and unfortunate animals.
The Rocky’s Ace Hardware store in the Wellington Marketplace shopping plaza has partnered with the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League.
“The drive has become an annual tradition here at Rocky’s. It’s a fantastic opportunity for concerned individuals to help innocent animals without having to make a separate trip to their animal shelter or humane society,” President & CEO Rocco Falcone said. “Over the last three annual drives, Rocky’s and our concerned customers have managed to donate more than 9 tons of much-needed food and supplies to worthy organizations. We want to ensure that we keep with that tradition of giving back to the communities we serve.”
Here is how the program works: Customers make donations of pet food at their local Rocky’s Ace Hardware store. Specially marked signs and a collection basket will guide customers to the collection area. The stores collect all donations and drive them to their locally chosen charity.
Donations will be delivered directly to the shelter or humane society on or about Dec. 24.
Last year, the fourth annual pet food drive resulted in a new record collection of more than 13,400 pounds of food, plus more than $5,500 worth of toys, pet beds and other needed accessories, along with cleaning supplies, being donated to a long list of worthy humane societies and animal shelters.
“This year, our goal is top that impressive total. With each subsequent drive, we have had the sincere pleasure to increase the amount donated, thereby helping even more neglected animals,” said Geoffrey Webb, director of marketing and advertising for the Rocky’s Ace Hardware chain.
Besides pet food, shelters all welcome cleaning supplies and other day-to-day necessities. “For the convenience of our customers, we have posted a listing of frequently requested supplies at each of our locations,” Webb added.
Find specific store locations and hours at www.rockys.com.
