The Kibble for Kritters Program
"Kibble for Kritters" is a partnership between the BEST WESTERN Evans Hotel in Grovetown, GA and CSRA Happy Tails Rescue of Appling, GA. Created in December, 2008 as a holiday and community service project for our BEST WESTERN Evans Hotel, the partnership expanded in December, 2009 to include our Baymont Inn & Suites/Augusta Riverwatch. In 2010, we added America's Best Value Inn on Washington Road, Augusta, to the drop-off location list. In December, 2011, the BEST WESTERN White Columns Inn, Thomson, joined us in our Kibble collection.
Our hotels act as drop-off points for donations of cat and dog food, toys, litter, bedding, treats, food and water bowls, cleaning products for the rescue's daily operations, and recycled bed/bath linens which the rescue turns into bedding for their animals.
Always trying to improve on a good thing, in July of 2011 we hosted a breakfast benefit at Fatz Cafe and sold raffle tickets for weekend getaway packages and travel cards. CSRA Happy Tails received almost $1,100 in donations! Dr. David Dosa, author of "Making Rounds with Oscar, The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat" generously donated an autographed copy of his book for our raffle, which was gifted to the Augusta Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.
Our local community was very generous in 2009 and 2010. In 2010, a neighbor hotel contributed a huge collection of retired bed/bath linens which was recycled into pet bedding.
December, 2011, included a return visit by the BEST WESTERN show car, a visit to Petco with the show car, Santa visits at both BEST WESTERN hotels and a great Kibble collection at all the hotels during December!
Our hotels act as drop-off points for donations of cat and dog food, toys, litter, bedding, treats, food and water bowls, cleaning products for the rescue's daily operations, and recycled bed/bath linens which the rescue turns into bedding for their animals.
Always trying to improve on a good thing, in July of 2011 we hosted a breakfast benefit at Fatz Cafe and sold raffle tickets for weekend getaway packages and travel cards. CSRA Happy Tails received almost $1,100 in donations! Dr. David Dosa, author of "Making Rounds with Oscar, The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat" generously donated an autographed copy of his book for our raffle, which was gifted to the Augusta Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.
Our local community was very generous in 2009 and 2010. In 2010, a neighbor hotel contributed a huge collection of retired bed/bath linens which was recycled into pet bedding.
December, 2011, included a return visit by the BEST WESTERN show car, a visit to Petco with the show car, Santa visits at both BEST WESTERN hotels and a great Kibble collection at all the hotels during December!
