Carson City collected 2,551 pounds of pet food for pets of people in need
Michael Hohl Chevrolet's Fill a Vehicle drive, with the Reno Corvettes Club, collected 2,551 pounds of pet food and supplies worth $9,691 for Feeding Pets of the Homeless through FISH.
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A Fill a Vehicle pet-food drive at Michael Hohl Chevrolet, with the Reno Corvettes Club, collected 2,551 pounds of food and supplies worth $9,691, Carson Now reported. Donations went to Feeding Pets of the Homeless through FISH.
The drive filled one truck and started another. The weight and the dollar figure are what came in at this collection, and FISH is the local partner that will move it to people who need help feeding their pets.
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People in Carson City, Nevada, filled a vehicle with pet food and then started filling another. Michael Hohl Chevrolet and the Reno Corvettes Club ran the Fill a Vehicle drive. They collected 2,551 pounds of pet food and supplies, worth $9,691. The donations go to Feeding Pets of the Homeless through a local group called FISH, so people who are struggling can still feed their animals. The pounds and the dollar value are what this drive gathered, not a guess about every pet in town.
- Why would someone donate pet food instead of only people food?
- What is the difference between pounds of food and the dollar value of that food?
- Why use a car dealership as the drop-off spot?
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