The Story Behind the Pantry
How to Get Help - All You Need to Know
How to Help Molly's Cupboard
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The Inspiration Behind
Molly's Cupboard...
A Ruckersville resident visited the Greene County Animal Shelter with the hopes of finding a new member of her family. What she found there was heartbreaking...many of the dogs in the shelter had notes at the front of their runs saying "Owner Surrendered" on them.
In many cases, she learned, this meant that there was someone out there for each of these animals who was forced to make a heartrending decision when times got too tough and they couldn't afford to take care of their family pet any longer. There are assistance programs where people can get help to put food on their table, but no organized place for people to go for assistance to take care of their pets. Many people are left without a choice.
Her visit haunted her long after she left the shelter - the faces of the beautiful and friendly dogs left behind, and what could possibly be done to prevent such a decision from having to be made by a pet owner. She talked with her aunt, a fellow animal lover who recently had lost her beloved Irish setter, Molly. Their discussion sparked an idea to collect pet food and offer it to people who needed help making ends meet.
Molly's Cupboard was born! Employees of PRA International, friends, family members, Pet Supplies Plus and Pet Food Discounters in Charlottesville and, of course, Madison-Greene Humane Society, jumped in with both paws to make this vision a reality.
How to Get Food For Your Pets
If you have not turned in an application yet:
1. Get an application. You can download one here or pick it up from Madison-Greene Humane Society (directions here).
2. Complete it and return to the Madison-Greene Humane Society so that we can process it.
If you return your application to us by Tuesday, you can pick up your pet food from us on Saturday between 10a-3p.
If you return your application to us by Saturday, you can pick up your pet food from us on Tuesday between 10a-2p.
3. Download Molly's quick and dirty guide to how her cupboard works. You can take it with you, post it on your fridge, or share it with someone who needs help! Woof.
If you have already turned in your application and have picked up food at least once:
1. If you need to REFILL pet food, call us at 434-985-3203.
Calls received between Sunday & Tuesday will have orders filled and ready for pickup at the shelter on Saturday 10a-3p.
Calls received between Wednesday & Saturday will have orders filled and ready for pickup at the shelter on Tuesday 10a-2p.
2. Download Molly's quick and dirty guide to how her cupboard works. You can take it with you, post it on your fridge, or share it with someone who needs help! Woof.
(here is a picture of the lady herself!)
We Need Volunteers to Help Molly Help People!
Wanted: dependable people who love animals and want to do something really great in the community!!
When we get phone orders to redeem vouchers, we need good hearted people to come to the shelter and pre-package the food orders so they are ready to give to the people who need them.
Instructions for filling orders is posted where the food is, and we have information on every application that tells you what the person needs. Sound easy? It really is. We will walk you through it so you know exactly what to do. And it won't take long to get it done.
You pick the day/afternoon/evening that you can package food. Food will be packaged Sunday, Monday and Tuesday am for Tuesday distribution. It will also be packaged Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday am for Saturday pickup.
Would you do it for Molly?
