| Facts about Us
UPDATED 1/06/09
- As of January 6, 2009 we have given out a total of 12,712 pounds of pet food to families needing short-term help feeding their pets. 12,325 pounds has been given out since January 2008.
- Since January 22, 2008, when we started keeping track of the number of people and pets we were helping, 2,062 pets haven't gone hungry.
- In one business hour during the week of December 9, 2008, we gave out a total of 401 pounds of pet food to 39 households.
- We have been contacted by (48) individuals in (26) states, Canada, and Jamaica asking us for advice on how to start a pet food assistance program in their area.
- It took ten months to give out our first 5,000 pounds of pet food and only four months to give out our second 5,000 pounds.
- We gave out our 10,000th pound of pet food November 11, 2008.
- The Pikes Peak Pet Pantry founded its name in October 2007, as our long term goal is to help the Pikes Peak region.
- On September 23, 2008 we gave out 78.7 pounds of dry cat food in 30 minutes to help keep 29 local cats from going hungry and/or becoming homeless.
- In July, we gave out a total of 1,269 pounds of pet food in 5 business hours, based on us giving out food for half an hour twice a week.
- On July 29, 2008 we gave out 356 total pounds of pet food to 10 different households.
- The concept of the Pikes Peak Pet Pantry began on September 17, 2007 when our founder asked an online community for dog food to help a person feed their dog.
- We distributed 711 pounds of pet food in February 2008, 786 pounds during the month of March, and 944 pounds during the month of April.
- Healthy Pets Animal Hospital, located at 5195 Fontaine Blvd Suite 4 in Fountain, Colorado, sponsored our first pet food drive.
- Astro SecurCare Self Storage, located at 4729 Astrozon Blvd in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been our longest sponsor and benefactor to-date.
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