Tim’s Travels: Fill up the pickup at Pet Supplies Plus
LABOR DAY WEEKEND. BACK TO YOU. >> 6, 0, 8, ON THIS AUGUST 31ST. HARD TO BELIEVE WE'RE ALREADY MOVING SEPTEMBER, BUT YOU HEARD LATE. IT'S A NICE DAY TO GET OUTSIDE. MAYBE A NICE DAY TO GET OUTSIDE. HELP THOSE IN. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S WHAT TIM EZELL IS DOING IN SOUTH COUNTY THIS MORNING WHERE THEY ARE FILLING UP THE PICKUP TRUCK TO HELP WITH THIS FOOD DRIVE.
GOOD MORNING, TIM. >> HEY, GOOD MORNING, MARGIE. GOOD MORNING. TIME YOU WERE OUT HERE AT PET SUPPLIES. PLUS IN SOUTH COUNTY ON TELEGRAPH SKY, WE'RE ONCE AGAIN CALLING ON THE COMMUNITY TO HELP FILL UP THE PICKUP. >> AND THIS DRIVE THAT AND YOU GET STARTED. MADE YOU KNOW THAT THIS COMMUNITY WOULD COME TOGETHER SOMETHING LIKE THIS? >> WELL, QUITE FRANKLY, I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW IT. HAHA, I MEAN, WE WE JUST CAME TOGETHER. THERE WAS A BIG NEED FOOD IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE PANDEMIC. IS THIS AN IDEA THAT A BUNCH RESIDENTS IN SOUTH COUNTY CAME UP WITH AND WE GIVE IT A SHOT AND IT TURNED INTO SOMETHING WE'RE STILL DOING 2 AND HALF YEARS LATER, YOU'RE GOING AWAY BY THE SUPPORT ALL TREMENDOUSLY. I I JUST THERE'S NO WAY COULD HAVE SEEN THIS LASTING THIS LONG PROVIDING OVER 100,000 MEALS TO THE NEEDY FAMILIES IN THE METRO AREA. JUST COMPLETELY THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD HAVE PREDICTED THAT. >> WHAT'S THE NAME? LET'S PEOPLE WHAT WHAT WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? WELL, ANYTHING NON-PERISHABLE, RIGHT? SO CANNED GOODS, BOXED FOODS.
>> PROTEIN IS ALWAYS SHORT SUPPLY. SO PROTEIN IS VERY IMPORTANT. PERSONAL CARE ITEMS AS WELL AS A PET FOOD. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE AT PET SUPPLIES. PLUS, WE FIND THAT A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE DON'T FEED FEED THEIR PETS FOR SO ACTUALLY BY PROVIDING PET FOOD TO NEEDY FAMILIES, IT'S ACTUALLY HELPING THEM BUY FOOD FOR THEMSELVES AS WELL. >> THIS IS AN ONGOING TRY GOING TO BE OUT HERE THE REST OF THE DAY TODAY. PEOPLE CAN DROP OFF HERE. I THINK IT'S UNDER ABOUT PET SUPPLIES BUT ALSO AT THE FOOTBALL GAME A ROW. NOW, THOUGH, THIS WEEKEND, YES, I IT'S GOING TO BE A MOBILE HIGH SCHOOL. 3200 LEMAY FERRY ROAD. >> WE'RE GOING TO BE COLLECTING CANNED GOODS AND NON-PERISHABLE. THERE UNTIL 06:30PM. VERY NICE GREAT OPPORTUNITY, GUYS. COME ON AND HELP FILL UP.
THE PICKUP WILL BE HERE THROUGH 8.30 THIS MORNING COME BY. SAY HI AND DROP FEW ITEMS AND HELP US FILL UP THE PICKUP. >> AND THIS NEED. GOOD, GOOD, GOOD WORKING ON COMMUNITY. THANK SCOTT FOR YOUR EFFORTS, MAN. THANK YOU. KEEP IT RIGHT HERE. WE'VE GOT MORE COMING YOUR WAY. FOX 2 NEWS IN THE MORNING.
