Mission: Mission:
Presents for Pets provides custom printed containers used for collecting donated items to benefit animals in need. These containers are provided at no cost to various non-profit groups that desire to help homeless pets in their community.
Goals:
• To promote a publicly recognized donation program that encourages others to give with confidence.
• To provide containers that are printed with the Presents For Pets logo to qualified animal rescues, shelters, civic groups or other organizations that desire to obtain donated items that directly benefit homeless pets in their community.
• Future Considerations – establish a collection and distribution site for new donated pet products (dog-cat).
Objectives:
The Presents For Pets Program has been established to support Volunteers of various organizations in their collection of new donated items that are needed by the homeless pets in their community. By having a publicly recognized donation container that is placed in retail stores, businesses, schools, churches, etc., people can have confidence in the organization that has received and placed the Presents For Pets container. These containers are sent to various, viable non-profit groups at no cost, upon their request, to be used for supply drives throughout the year but especially during the holiday season. By making the act of donating more convenient, more people can participate in providing for the needs of homeless pets in their community.
Results: 2020 Holiday Season Update;
This year we had Volunteers from 5 animal rescue and shelter groups utilize our supply drive containers to obtain donations at 40 various retail and private business locations in North Georgia. Boxes were placed from Thanksgiving until New Years'. Hundreds of dollars worth of items were purchased by shoppers or employees and placed in the boxes. It was a successful season of giving to the homeless pets in each of their communities.
The 2019 holiday season is our official program launch. We hope to have dozens of boxes placed by multiple non-profit animal rescue groups this year.
In 2017 and 2018 we tested our supply drive program and built our donation boxes from scratch. The 2 boxes were placed at our local Walmart store and were well received by our community. We averaged nearly $500 each year in donated supplies that were posted as our WISH LIST needs. These items were brought to our local animal shelter and our rescue group.
Target demographics: Volunteers working with homeless pets to obtain donated supplies
Direct beneficiaries per year: 5 animal rescue groups in multiple cities in Georgia.
Geographic areas served: Georgia currently but are beginning our outreach to other states in 2021
Programs: our Presents For Pets donation containers for their use during supply drives and other events throughout the year. We also provide program guidance and media support.
As part of another animal advocacy non-profit and a Volunteer at the Pickens Animal Shelter, Presents for Pets was a wonderful concept to have donations from the public for the Shelter as well as other rescues in this County. Their box was set up after Thanksgiving at our local Walmart and successfully collected a bounty of pet products from food to toys ! Also it was a win-win for Walmart as they benefitted from the sales.
Presents For Pets has been conducting a holiday donation drive for items that are always needed by our shelter and rescue pets. We usually have boxes at our local Walmart and Kroger store. Our community responds to having these boxes out there and generously buy the items from our Wish List while they shop.
Present for Pets provided and placed their boxes for our local county shelter for a food and supply campaign right before the holidays and it was such a success! The focus was really on getting the supplies for the shelter, but was viewed by our local Walmart as a win-win as they also increased their sales as well!
Presents for Pets has helped our local shelter by supplying boxes that are displayed in our local stores. We are able to fill these boxes at Christmas with food and supplies for our fur babies in need. Thank you Presets for Pets!!
Presents For Pets ran a supply drive during the 2018 holiday season at the Walmart in Jasper, GA 30143. The WISH LIST of items needed for our local animal shelter pets and for Pickens Animal Rescue pets was very helpful to use while shopping.
