Operation Cold Noses

08/01/2024

Thank you to all friends, family and supporters of Operation Cold Noses for the amazing amount of donations that came in!

We have several blankets, food, toys, bowls, crates and more to begin dividing up amongst the organizations we are sponsoring this year!

If you have been meaning to get to us but haven’t quite found the time, we will be wrapping up collections this week.

Then this weekend we will be organizing it all and making the deliveries!

Be sure to stay tuned for delivery pics of all your wonderful contributions!

From the bottom of our heart and all the fur babies…thank you again💕

02/10/2023

🐾❄️ Operation Cold Noses is back! ❄️🐾

It's that time of year again when we kick off our annual charity drive to support our local shelters and fellow animal organizations!

We have a couple new organizations that we have added to the donation this year! In addition to a couple of our old favorites – Humane Society of Pinellas and Pet Pal Animal Shelter, we have come across a couple new to us smaller operations that not only support our fur babies, but also support our community.

Hanks Bark Box is a self made & ran operation out of St. Pete that helps our local community with food supplies for those who might be struggling getting those fur babies fed. We have all been in those situations where an emergency arises and all the sudden funds are tight – Hank’s Bark Box serves to provide assistance to those in that situation and offer a community box where those in need can come and grab a bag of pre-measured food to get them though the tight times. If you haven’t checked out their page yet, please do! In addition to food, one special item we will be adding to the list of collection items specifically for Hank’s Bark Box this year is Ziplock bags. These are essential for what Hank’s Bark Box does, and they can never have too many!

The other new organization we will be sponsoring this year is FLUFF Animal Rescue out of Seminole. Fluff’s Animal rescue is a foster-based non profit that helps in so many ways, one of their largest contributions being to assist in over-crowding at our local shelters. This incredible organization is dedicated to saving lives and creating a positive impact in the community. Through raising awareness, offering assistance and education, as well as facilitating rescues, Fluff Animal Rescue aims to combat animal overpopulation and alleviate shelter overcrowding. Let’s try to do what we can by providing them some items that might cut down on expenses and help their foster parents make the lives of these rescue babes a little more comfortable until they find their FURever home.

Most of you know our story by now here at Operation Cold Noses, but if you don’t our updated flyer is attached.

We'll be collecting donations through the end of the year, and in mid-January we'll distribute them evenly among our local sponsored organizations.

A big thank you to everyone who has already contributed, and we hope to surpass last year's efforts together!

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10/12/2021

Hi Everyone! We are still collecting and hoping to surpass last year's record breaking donation drop off of 282 items!
Everything is welcome..blankets, towels, toys, food, all the way to cleaning supplies for the shelters we deliver to.
We love and appreciate you all for the continued support💕
Here are a couple shots on our growth over the years....

01/12/2021

What a nice month!! We had a lot of chilly nights and mild days along with long stretches of low humidity. We also had a record setting rain event on the 5th (3.26"). Meteorological winter starts tomorrow, and of course, all signs are the first half of December should be warmer than normal. 🤷

23/11/2021

Operation Cold Noses is back in effect for 2021! Thank you to all who have donated so far and to all who plan to help contribute over the next few weeks!
I know all of us locals just went through our first "cold front" and maybe are not feeling all that chilly just yet, but the season is right around the corner. is back for the 4th year running!
In the years when we first started, we started accepting donations the 1st of December. Last year, we opened that up and started collecting a bit earlier. This year, we have been collecting year round, but now is THE LAST PUSH FOR DONATIONS to wrap it all up before the year's end.
Many of our local shelters and the fur balls of cuteness they are housing are in need more than ever. When, we first launched , it was for blankets and or towels, to help keep those kissable noses warm during our colder months. However, due to the AMAZING GROWTH and the MANY KIND HEARTS who have and continue to contribute, we will continue to accept ALL DONATIONS (non monetary).
So, to sum it all up....donations are now being accepted for any and all items you can spare! Blankets, towels, food, toys, crates, cleaning supplies, etc....we are accepting it all and DIVIDINIG IT EVENLY BETWEEN ALL OF OUR LOCAL NO KILL SHELTERS.
Private message for drop off locations, or I can always come to you!

16/01/2021

And so here we are folks...our 3rd year running! Needless to say the word had spread!
We had so many people and companies donate this year. Many individuals offered to be a drop off point and collect at locations all over the county and beyond....which was a HUGE help and we can't thank all of you enough! This year we surpassed our previous donations by over 100 items!
Clearly, we came to the conclusion that our previous years delivery methods were lack luster for presentation (although the shelters never minded), we decided to step up our game. We prepared gift baskets of towels, toys, blankets, food and many more of the awesome items donated by all of you. We used laundry baskets for the delivery device because if there is one chore ALWAYS to be done at a shelter....it is laundry😉
Here are a few shots from the deliveries today.

16/01/2021

This was our 2nd year in operation. 2019-2020.
Friends and family loved the idea of helping our local shelters with something a little different from the norm of just dropping off supplies, and so we started growing some momentum.
On our second year we were able to collect a little more than the previous year for a grand total of 162 blankets, towels, and puppy pads.
The shelters were forever grateful!

16/01/2021

Our first year running was 2018-2019.
We came up with the idea on a chilly night while sitting outside by the fire. One of our two fur babies is a loveable oaf who was adopted from the Humane Society of Pinellas...AND HE HATES THE COLD!
Unfortunately, many of our local shelters have to house so many critters while waiting to find their FUR ever home that a lot of them have outdoor housing, as was the case with our bark baby.
That is how the idea started. So we decided to start telling family and friends about our idea and decided to give it a nickname...hence Operation Cold Noses was born.
We collected December of 2018 and delivered January of 2019. We had a total of 147 blankets and towels! Not too shabby for an overnight idea on how to give our shelter babies some warm and snugglies.

16/01/2021

16/01/2021

So after 3 years running, we finally decided to make a page for .
Operation Cold Noses is an annual non profit charity that Alex and myself run where we collect supplies for our local non-kill shelters throughout the month of December and then divide them up between the shelters for a mid January delivery.
Initially, we only started with blankets and towels, but it soon grew to accepting anything and everything a shelter could use. From toys, to bowls, puppy pads, blankets, towels, cleaning supplies, food, crates, carriers and even critter costumes (for adoption shoots), plus so much more!
So now, we are Facebook Official friends! We thank all of you who have supported us in the past and continue to support us today, and look forward to meeting more of you and growing this charity as large as we can take it.
More posts and photos of the years past and this year's donation & collections to come!