Food Pantry Drive Collects More Than 200 Pounds of Pet Food

PetCo Pet Food Drive continues through Nov. 11

Information provied by Kendall County Pet Food Pantry. The Kendall County Food Pantry Pet Food Department held a pet food drive on Saturday, Nov. 3 and Sunday, Nov. 4 at the Oswego Petco Store, 3066 U.S. Highway 34.  Mary Anne Ryan, Pet Food Distribution Coordinator, was assisted by both Yorkville Middle School Student Council Members as well as Members from Yorkville Girl Scout Troop 4312. This pet food drive had been scheduled to coincide with the National Petco Pet Food Drive.Together the Student Council Members and the Girl Scouts collected 208 pounds of pet food as well as $237 in donations. Petco and the Petco Foundation are hosting this third annual National Pet Food Drive, and are calling on all animal lovers to provide a healthy …

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Photo: Yorkville Middle School Students Collect Donations at Oswego Petco

The food and cash benefits the Kendall County Food Pantry's food distribution program.

A special thanks to Mary Anne Ryan, of the Kendall County Food Pantry's food distribution program, for providing this news release and photograph. Yorkville Middle School Student Council Members assisted Kendall County Food Pantry Pet Food Distributor, Mary Anne Ryan, at a pet food drive at the Oswego Petco.  The food drive took place on Saturday, 9/22/12. The students, who asked Petco customers to donate to the pantry, brought in 240 pounds of purchased pet food and $177.

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