January 16th's "Come and Get It" open pet food pick-up at our office was a huge success! At last count we had helped feed 200 animals. Those of us who worked the event (Sara, Toby, Suzy and Liz) felt like we fed over 1,000 with all of the packing, lifting and paperwork flying everywhere.

Our original two hours flew by in a wink of an eye, and before we knew it we had long passed our end time. It was exhausting and our office looked like a bomb went off,

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Petey’s Promise - Provision for Pets in Need, was started by animal lover, Liz Mellott, when one day reading about individuals who were struggling to make ends meet and having to give up their pets. Involved in several other charities, and having two rescued pets of her own, this problem touched her heart. Liz immediately started researching how she could help pet food pantries in NC. When she realized the lack of pet food assistance in the Concord/Charlotte area she decided to take matters into her own hands and start one.

With the help of friends and family Petey’s Promise was born. The pet food pantry is named in honor of Liz’s rescued lab-spaniel mixed dog Petey. Realizing that no one is able to rescue all the abandoned animals in NC, she decided to start by helping to feed them one pet at a time.

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