Mr. Rooter Plumbing completes animal shelter food drive

THE WOODLANDS, Texas – Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Montgomery County completed a three-month pet food drive on December 31st, resulting in more than 1 TON (2,300 pounds) of food donated to the Montgomery County Animal Shelter.

Mr. Rooter Plumbing began hosting a promotion to their customers on October 1, 2015 in which the technicians would offer a $50 discount off services in exchange for one bag or six cans of dog or cat food. President, Roger Goertz, and Executive Vice President, Natalie Saikowski-Goertz, were inspired by their rescued boxer named Jiggles “Jiggs” to begin this promotion. Although Jiggs crossed the Rainbow Bridge last June, her legacy will continue to live on.

“Mr. Rooter Plumbing began hosting the bi-annual food drive Spring 2014 because we want to help raise awareness in our community for our local animal shelters and animal rescue in general. In addition, our objective is to assist our local animal shelters with their food shortage due to the high resident capacity. This is the fourth food drive we have hosted and are honored to be able to provide such a significant impact on the shelters”, stated Natalie Saikowski-Goertz, Executive Vice President of Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Montgomery County.

The total collection after four food drives has yielded approximately 7 tons of dog and cat food donations (one ton = 2,000 pounds). The most recent drive collected 545 cans and 129 bags of dog food as well as 292 cans and 42 bags of cat food. Saikowski-Goertz, who has been active in animal rescue for 14 years, says she hopes to increase awareness in our community that the shelter is an excellent source for adoption.

“Our local shelters have an abundance of animals and people are typically able to find the breed they are seeking. Jiggs and our current boxer, Gretta, both lived a portion of their lives in a shelter, so I would encourage others to find their next family pet there”, stated Saikowski-Goertz.

The collected dog and cat food was delivered to the Montgomery County Animal Shelter on Sunday, January 10th. “We coordinate this food drive twice a year because the shelter always has a need and we intend to do our part to help fill the demand. Jiggs lived life full of purpose and passion, so we plan to continue to honor her legacy.”

For more information or to donate dog or cat food, contact Natalie Saikowski-Goertz of Mr. Rooter Plumbing at 281-364-7077 or visit your local animal shelter. To view pictures from our food delivery, visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MrRooterPlumbingMontgomeryCountyGreaterHouston. For more information about the Montgomery County Animal Shelter, please visit their website at http://www.mcaspets.org/.