Coastal Pet Rescue Thanks Hurricane Katrina Relief Donors
(Savannah, GA) - September 07, 2005
The Savannah community came together to send relief to animals in need in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Coastal Pet Rescue sent out a call for donations and supplies to be carried by Effingham Animal Hospital’s Lisa Bailey and Dr. Patricia Rabiansky and Coastal Pet Rescue’s Denise Winner-McKenzie to areas hit by Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi.
While the initial call went out to Coastal Pet Rescue’s volunteers, it inadvertently appeared in the Sunday edition of the Savannah Morning News.
“I had no idea this happened,” said Lisa Scarbrough, Coastal Pet Rescue’s president and founder. “I came home from spending the day with my family and found 40 voicemails on our system.”
The calls resulted in enough supplies to warrant three truck loads in two trips to Effingham Animal Hospital.
Crossroad Animal Hospital, Advertising Specialty Services, eMarketSouth’s Team E and many area residents opened their hearts and their pocketbooks for the relief effort.
“I could not believe just how much my porch could hold,” said Scarbrough. “The response was overwhelming. All I could think is that it could have been us, and we’d want other people to care that much, too.”
Media Info: Photos of the truckloads of supplies being dropped off are available. Please contact Lisa Scarbrough at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 912-351-4151 for more information.
Coastal Pet Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit animal rescue organization dedicated to saving the lives of homeless, abused and neglected dogs and cats in Savannah and surrounding areas. Founded in February 2003, Coastal Pet Rescue changes the lives of homeless pets in Chatham, Bryan and Effingham Counties through its foster home program and small capacity shelter, Camp Pawsawhile Retreat.
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