Throughout its 14th annual “Round Up for Pets” fundraiser, Rocky’s Ace Hardware, one of the country’s largest family-owned Ace Hardware dealers with locations in nine states, asked customers to round up their purchase total to the next dollar, with the difference donated to animal shelters near the store.
The campaign collected a total of $34,561.68 across all locations, with $2,820.67 going to shelters in Florida.
“Every year it delights me to know we are pitching in to help animals in need,” Rocky’s Ace Hardware President & CEO Rocco J. Falcone II said. “We know how important pets are to our customers and staff.”
Participating Rocky’s locations included the stores in Stuart, Port St. Lucie, Wellington and Tequesta. Local shelters that benefited include the Kane Center in Stuart, Dogs and Cats Forever in Fort Pierce, Big Dog Ranch Rescue in Loxahatchee Groves, and Furry Friends Adoption, Clinic & Ranch in Jupiter.
“We applaud shelters doing the important work of making sure animals are well cared for while they wait for forever homes,” Falcone said. “We can’t thank our customers enough for supporting our mission to help.”
Rocky’s Ace Hardware, your neighborhood store for paint, hardware, lawn and garden, and grilling, has been in continuous operation, under the same family ownership, since opening its first location in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1926.
For more information, visit www.rockys.com.
