No Bowl Empty 2 Pet Food Pantry

07/24/2025

Saw this shared in another page & I had to share!
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07/24/2025

Sending HUGE appreciation to our new friends at Rocky's Ace Hardware in Bath for all of these fantastic donations they brought us today.

Remember to do business with the businesses who give back to the community.

07/24/2025

Sending loads of gratitude to our unknown donor for this shipment of wet cat food & cat toys from our Chewy Wishlist.

07/24/2025

Sending BIG Thanks to our friends at Pet Supplies Plus - Sanford, ME for all these fabulous donations! Special Thanks to Holly B. for delivering them all to us!
Remember to do business with the businesses who give back to the community

07/24/2025

The Kibble Mobile had a spa day today! She has not looked this good since she rolled out of the showroom! Thank you Lujos Detailing and Design!

07/23/2025

We still have plenty of Sponsorships available for our Cruising for Kibble fundraiser.

Cruising for Kibble is Sunday September 14th from 1pm to 4pm. A 3 hour cruise of Casco Bay aboard Casablanca Cruises with 6 food stations, cash bar (credit/debit only), live band The Friggin' Neighbors, & a Silent Auction.

Tickets will be $60 per person & go on sale Monday August 4th.

07/21/2025

We will be unable to accept drop off donations, USPS, FedEx, or UPS deliveries beginning Monday July 28th until September 8th unless advance arrangements are made so I can have someone here to receive the items & move them into the pantry. I am having major surgery on Monday July 28th. I will be in the hospital for at least 4 days & will be unable to lift anything for 6 to 8 weeks. I apologize for the inconvenience.

07/21/2025

Distribution was steady today. Big thanks to our volunteers Debi, Jen, & Matt. Belie is our current wet dog food & wet cat food situation. Please note that we will have only 1 distribution in August Sunday August 17th 3pm to 5pm.

07/21/2025

Yesterday our amazing friend, PJ Knowles, made her monthly trip from New Hampshire to visit us at Waterboro Old Home Days and drop off donations. When I got home last night I also had a front step full of Amazon packages. Today I unboxed all the Amazon packages & they were all from the phenomenal PJ! First photo is the donations PJ dropped off, second photo is the boxes on my front step, & third photo is all the items PJ sent us from Amazon. PJ is not wealthy, she struggles to make ends meet but she is an amazing value shopper & a true friend to animals. I am so thankful to PJ and appreciate her so much!

07/20/2025

Today a long time client & friend crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Daisy was just 11.5 years old and she fought through so much in her 11.5 years, a heart murmur, an irregular heartbeat and Cushing Disease but always with a wagging tail and a loving soul. Daisy was the beginning & the end of the universe for Deb & Courtney & I know her loss is devastating for them but I also know she will never leave them. Daisy will always be by their sides watching over them. Run free Daisy until we meet again sweet girl.

07/20/2025

Waterboro Old Home Days 2025 is in the books. The weather was perfection! Our set up was on point & our volunteers were exceptional. We had several challenges that directly impacted our success. The first challenge was technical difficulties with the dunk tank that plagued us all day but volunteers rolled with it & made the best they could out of a tough situation. The second challenge & one that is out of our control was low attendance. Despite the efforts of the Waterboro Old Home Days committee (all volunteers) turnout was the lowest I have seen it in the 8 years we have been doing the event. It is sad because I know the Waterboro Old Home Days committee works very hard all year planning, preparing for, & executing this event for the community. The third challenge we faced was lack of volunteer participation. As of Friday night we had an extensive list of volunteers to help at our booth & dunk tank but when it came to the actual event only a small group of our core volunteers showed & thankfully some high school students came to help & one volunteer recruited 2 family members. Literally we operated with the same volunteers for 15 hours. I cannot tell you how amazing our volunteers were. The high school students were hardworking, upbeat, & polite. They even filled in some volunteer gaps for the Old Home Days committee so that inflatables like the bounce houses & bungee run could remain open throughout the day and they all did long stretches in our dunk tank. Huge thanks to Jordyn, Travis, Connor, & Cooper. You are welcome to volunteer with the pantry any time!
Jeffrey, recruited to help by his daughter, was a freaking rockstar spending hours in our dunk tank, helping to rig the dunk tank when technical issues came up & never once lost his smile or laugh! I am very grateful to him. Shelley who did some time in the dunk tank, assisted with our booth, & helped with tear down & packing up. Elissa & Jerry who gave up their Friday evening to transport all our supplies to the event, helped set it up & then came back Saturday night to help breakdown our set up & transport it all back here to the pantry. Dave Emerson who spent the entire day working our booth, assisted with keeping the dunk tank operating, & watching Raine when I was in the dunk tank. Kayla & Dan who were absolutely phenomenal. They helped set up Friday night, returned Saturday morning staying for the entire event running the dunk tank & helping at the booth for 14 hours - always smiling & laughing.
Last year we raised just under $992 giving us a net profit after expenses of $787. This year we raised $374. Our expenses for the event were $487. Leaving us with a net loss of -$113. It is a difficult loss as we were anticipating another successful event but it is the risk we take doing events. (I will only pout for a few days).
Raine did an amazing job as SpokesDog, melting the hearts of everyone she met for 10 hours.

07/20/2025