'Spring A Pet' Fundraiser Tops $1.5 Million Mark
April 12 2004 - 8:52PM
PR Newswire (US)
'Spring A Pet' Fundraiser Tops $1.5 Million Mark PETCO Foundation's
Annual Effort Will Aid 1,900 Animal Welfare Organizations
Nationwide SAN DIEGO, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers, vendors
and associates of PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. once again
demonstrated their compassion for animals by giving generously to
the PETCO Foundation's annual "Spring a Pet" fundraiser. The event,
which ran from March 7 to April 11, raised $1,510,239 for grass
roots animal welfare organizations located in or near PETCO store
communities, getting a leg up on their goal of $1.3 million. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030603/PETCOLOGO ) "Our
customers, vendors and associates have once again shown tremendous
compassion and a strongwillingness to help animals in our store
communities," PETCO Foundation Director Paul Jolly said. "They
continue to put the well-being of animals above day-to-day concerns
such as the economy and gas prices." Last year's fundraiser
collected just over$1.2 million. This year, more than 1,900
grass-roots animal welfare organizations will benefit from this
money. Each store selected a charitable partner or partners -- such
as pet adoption groups or spay/neuter efforts -- to receive funding
raised by their individual location. Like other PETCO Foundation
fundraisers, the money helps within the store communities in which
it is raised. In addition, a portion of the money goes into
regional funds to help animal welfare groups throughout the year.
Donations were also made Online at http://www.petco.com/. "Animals
across the country will lead better lives, and stand a better
chance at finding permanent, loving homes as a result of these
funds," Jolly added. "This year's PETCO Foundation Spring A Pet
fundraiser exceeded last year's effort by more than 20%, clearly
demonstrating the caring bond for companion animals within the
PETCO family." PETCO (NASDAQ:PETC) is a leading specialty retailer
of premium pet food and supplies, with a commitment to quality
animal care and education. PETCO's strategy is to offer its
customers a complete assortment of pet-related products and
services at competitive prices, with superior levels of customer
service at convenient locations, by hiring pet lovers and training
them to become counselors to our pet-loving customers. PETCO
operates more than 660 neighborhood stores in 43 states and the
District of Columbia, as well as a leading destination for on-line
pet food and supplies at http://www.petco.com/. The
PETCOFoundation, PETCO's non-profit organization, has raised more
than $16 million since inception in 1999. More than 1,900
non-profit grassroots animal welfare organizations from around the
nation have received support from the Foundation. Through the PETCO
Foundation, PETCO endeavors to be a community leader in promoting
the welfare of companion animals, as well as the importance of the
human-animal bond.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030603/PETCOLOGODATASOURCE:
PETCO Foundation CONTACT: Shawn Underwood of PETCO,
+1-858-909-4662, Web site: http://www.petco.com/
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