Letter – Shelter supply drive successful
Published 4:53 pm Thursday, May 29, 2025
Editor, The Smithfield Times:
Western Tidewater Jeepers, D.O.G.s Daycare & Spa LLC and Snapped by Samantha would like to thank everyone for their generous donations toward our Isle of Wight County Animal Services supply drive. We were able to donate approximately 3,500 pounds of dog and cat food to the shelter.
A very special thanks to Viki, owner of D.OG.s Daycare & Spa, for allowing us to hold the drive at the day care. Special thank you to Richard and Elizabeth Warren for going above and beyond. Thank you, Dan and Julie Mielewski, for cooking the butts. Thank you, Snapped by Samantha, for your photography.
Thank you to all of the members who donated raffle prizes and were able to secure prizes. Big thanks to Dominion Power for the monetary donation and donation of the bounce house. Thank you to our local businesses for donations: True Value, Red Point Taphouse, IV Nutrition, Tractor Supply, Smithfield Ice Cream Parlor. Also, thank you to our sister club Blackwater Jeepers for their support.
Special thank you to all the Western Tidewater Jeepers family who brought supplies and helped with the drive! Can’t wait until the next one!
Mike and Michele McManus
Smithfield