Annual Pet Food Drive is Underway!

At Meals on Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties, we've launched our fourth annual “Season of Suppers” campaign, which solicits donations of pet food from area companies, organizations and individuals. The pet food is then provided to Meals on Wheels clients for their pets.

“The Season of Suppers campaign draws attention to the need of homebound individuals for food for their pets,” said Teresa Barry, CEO of Meals on Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties.

“Many of our clients are on limited incomes and cannot afford enough food for their pets, which is why we conduct this food drive each year.”

Collection bins are available at:
-- Banfield, The Pet Hospital, inside Petsmart on Dressler Rd. in North Canton
-- Banfield, The Pet Hospital, inside Petsmart on Lincoln Way East in Massillon
-- PBS Animal Health, 2780 Richville Dr. S.E., Massillon
-- Rural King, 3541 Lincoln Way E., Wooster
-- Surbey Feed & Supply, 9 Canal St. W., Navarre
-- Tractor Supply, 4020 Erie Ave. S.W., Massillon
-- Both Thorne’s supermarkets locations in Alliance, on East State Street and Union Ave. South

Donations of dog or cat food may also be dropped off at the Meals on Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties office building, located at 2363 Nave St. S.E. in Massillon, Ohio, near The Legends golf course. Monetary donations, made out to Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties can be mailed to the same address, zip code 44646. Please designate "Pet Food Drive" on your check.

Meals on Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties collected more than 8,000 pounds of pet food over the past three years. The campaign, which runs through Dec. 31, is sponsored in part by the Banfield Charitable Trust of Portland, Ore.