Carson City based Pets of the Homeless founder and director featured on It's Your City
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 11/21/2018 - 12:10pm
In this week's edition of It's Your City, host Cortney Bloomer sits down with Genevieve Frederick, founder and executive director of Pets of the Homeless, a national nonprofit organization based in Carson City.
Pets of the Homeless is a program that provides people in need and pets in need with resources to help their pets. Funds collected go directly to pay for the veterinary, nutritional and other care of pets of homeless individuals across the country.
See the video interview below or go here to watch.
The numbers alone are indicative of the sort of impact Pets of the Homeless is having on America's homeless population. To-date, Pets of the Homeless has collected more than 602 tons of pet food donations with a fair market value of $2.5 million, Frederick said, from more than 400 donation sites around the country. Nearly $1 million in veterinary care has been paid out through Pets of the Homeless, too, giving new leases on life for about 19,000 pets that have received treatment at wellness clinics or emergency animal hospitals.
With the holiday season here, a unique Carson City based fundraiser is underway. This time of year, the Nevada state capital is filled with traditions. One that has grown especially endearing to the Carson City community is the annual Pets of the Homeless fundraiser presented by Carpa Nevada, LLC and Downtown Coin.
Chef Don Pepe Paz, "The Paella King" and owner of Carpa Nevada, is once again donating the profits made from sales of his fine Portuguese olive oils and balsamic vinegar to Pets of the Homeless, a Carson City-based 501(c)3 registered non-profit with a nationwide outreach. The fundraising sale runs through Jan. 31, 2019. Olive oil and balsamic vinegar products can be purchased individually or by the case at Downtown Coin, 111 W. Telegraph in downtown Carson City. Find out more here.
For more information or ways you can donated, see the the Pets of the Homeless webpage here and Facebook page here.
This edition of It's Your City is sponsored by The Box Store shipping service, 1012 North Plaza Street in Carson City. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed on Sundays. The Box Store can be reached at (775) 885-9373.
It's Your City is a weekly program produced by Darla Bayer and hosted by Cortney Bloomer. The program features news, events and happenings around Carson City. If your business would like to sponsor a program, contact Darla at (775) 830-7939.
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