The Chow Line Pet Food Pantry

24/04/2024

Yesterday we restocked fairhope blessing boxes w wet food for cats and dogs. For the month of May we will be focusing on flea control! This is one pet care essential that is often skipped over due to the rising cost per pet.

We will be disbursing flea collars and topicals at our food distribution in May.

Please see our updated Amazon list to help 🐾
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2JN6LCZDON2U7?ref_=wl_share

29/03/2024

Pet Food Donations made by you, and sent back out to the parts of our community that need it most 🐾 thanks yall!

28/03/2024

28/03/2024

A big thank you to all that donated pet food yesterday! There's just enough to fill the local food pantry boxes so pickup will be postponed until April! Updating box info asap

11/03/2024

🐾 UPDATE ON PET FOOD DRIVE & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 🐾

Pet Food Drive: March 27

What Our Community Needs: dry pet food in small bags (10 lbs or less) for dog and cats

Wet food in cans or sleeves for dogs or cats

Dog Treats

Where to Drop Off:
Bayside Animal Hospital from 8-4 pm
Unity on the Eastern Shore from 8-12
JoyWorks Counseling, LLC - Emily Patterson, LICSW, PIP from 10-5

If you are unable to drop off a donation of pet food, our Amazon link is at the top of our page 😊

VOLUNTEER: We need 3 more volunteers to help us March 28th during food disbursement. We will be set up at Jubilee Shores Methodist Church in Fairhope from 6:30-7:30. Please email me to volunteer! [email protected]

Thanks yall!!

08/03/2024

UPDATE on pet food pickup, volunteers, and general housekeeping info. A lengthy read but I have divided it into categories so if you don't feel like reading the entire post, scroll to the portion that is relevant to you and read that portion.

*PET FOOD PICKUP*
We will be set up for MARCH pickup at the Jubilee Shores Methodist Church in Fairhope on March 28, 2024 at 6:30 pm. There is no application process at this time. One pickup per household. Cat and dog food will be provided (kibble and canned). Pet food will be organized by type of pet and placed in a plastic bag and tied. No exchanges or dietary specific (gluten free, grain free, protein allergy) can be accommodated at this time.

To receive pet food assistance you MUST follow the following steps:
Show up on time and not before 6 pm. DO NOT leave your vehicle. Drive up under the entrance at the front of the church. A volunteer or myself will come to your vehicle, take some basic info, and then place the bag of food in your vehicles trunk or backdoor.
DO NOT call Jubilee Shores for info or try to enter the church. They are graciously allowing us a safe place to distribute food but otherwise have no affiliation with The Chow Line.

*TO DONATE*
The Chow Line is not accepting monetary donations at this time. We are in need of the following basic pet food items: DRY CAT FOOD AND DOG FOOD, IN SMALL BAGS 10 LBS OR LESS. CANNED CAT AND DOG FOOD. SMALL (UNDER 10 LB) BAGS OF CAT LITTER.
It is always a blessing to receive gift cards to place like Tractor Supply or Amazon because we can purchase flea control in bulk to distribute along with the pet food.
We are not accepting the following donations at this time. For now we don't have the space to hold these items. DOG BEDS, PET COLLARS, SMALL ANIMAL BEDDING, DOG DIAPERS, FOOD AND WATER BOWLS.

Our Amazon link can be found here
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2JN6LCZDON2U7?ref_=wl_share

*VOLUNTEERS* The Chow Line will have 3 public drop off points (Pet Food Drives) where anyone can drop off donations of pet food for us to distribute on March 28th. We are SO THANKFUL to these local businesses and organizations for offering their spaces to us.

-Bayside Animal Hospital in Daphne AL
- Unity on the Eastern Shore in Fairhope AL
- JoyWorks Counseling, LLC - Emily Patterson, LICSW, PIP in Fairhope AL

Times will be announced by Monday March 11th. If you can volunteer your time to the pet food drive at any location, please email me at [email protected]

Thank you everyone! I am optimistic about starting back and looking forward to helping the local pets in our community. It may not be the same capacity as last year but we will do what we can with the time/resources we have!

28/01/2024

Hello Everyone. The Chow Line will be offering assistance again starting in March 2024.

I started the pet food pantry not knowing the full extent of the assistance that is needed in Baldwin County. Our shelters are at max capacity, rescues are running themselves ragged trying to help control the growing number of abandoned and homeless pets; as well as trying to get a handle on the pets who are still intact and multiplying the numbers of feral cats and stray dogs. Its an epidemic across the country but one that we are feeling personally here in our county.

For now HOW CAN YOU HELP OTHERS:
When you have the time/funds, pick up some pet food and place them in any of the Blessed to Blessings Boxes for Baldwin boxes

HOW CAN YOU HELP YOUR PETS:
emergency homemade food for pets. If you can't afford to buy food, you might have these ingredients in your kitchen to cook their meals until you can purchase their recommended food.

Dogs
- cooked sweet potatoes. No seasonings. No oil. Let cool and mash
- ground beef or turkey. Boil until cooked. Let cool. No seasoning.
- raw eggs

Cats
- canned salmon. Only canned in water! No oils or sauces.

⚠️ the Chow Line is not responsible for any digestive upset that occurs from these food suggestions. Please note that a change in food will usually cause small digestion issues within the same day.

- Take advantage of the local spay and neuter programs. Be kind to those working the programs and show your appreciation by arriving on time to your appointment.

I wish I could have continued offering assyanxe the last 7 months. I am changing some aspects of the Chow Line so that I can protect myself and (hopefully) avoid burnout.

I'll make updates in a few weeks. Thank you.

06/07/2023

Just restocked Fairhope Ecuminical Ministries 🐾

03/07/2023

Today I stocked
- robertsdale blessing boxes
- Robertsdale Laundry’s Blessing Barn
- Ecuminical Ministries Foley
- Fairhope Blessing Boxes

Our Amazon Wishlist will be updated THIS WEEK! it's been a wonderful resource to keep a steady supply of pet food throughout our community 🐾

28/06/2023

Fairhope + Foley Blessed to Blessings Boxes for Baldwin have been restocked. Next week Ecuminical Ministries in Fairhope and Foley will be stocked as well. Please remember that you need to go through their app process to recieve food for yourself, your family, and your pets

07/06/2023

We need a Storage Unit Sponsor for our last month at Summerdale Self Storage!

Contributions can be made directly to them by phone 251-616-2224

It looks like we will be staying at the storage unit for 1 more month. I'm planning a partnership with another local food bank to offer a large pet food drive/disbursement for south Baldwin County. This should be sometime next month. Afterwards we will transition out of the storage unit and continue to offer weekly fill ups at places like Ecuminical Ministries and other local food boxes.

DONT FORGET ~ TONIGHT AT 6:30 PM JUBILEE SHORES METHODIST CHURCH ~ drive up and we will fill your trunk with the food your pet needs 🐾

06/06/2023

**ALL DOME FOR TODAY, THANKS YALL!**

Baldwin County friends, please read

I will be set up at Jubilee Shores Methodist Church tomorrow (Wednesday, June 7th) at 6:30 dispersing pet food for The Chow Line Pet Food Pantry 🐾

PLEASE SHARE on your timeline. You may not know it but one of your friends may be struggling to cover the cost of their pets food this week.

We all see the prices being raised on our everyday essentials, pet food is no exception.

To receive pet food: drive up and wait in your vehicle. Pop the trunk or unlock the doors so we can place the pet food you need in the back.

I have hundreds if pounds of pet food to give back to the community tomorrow. Thank you for sharing!

06/06/2023

FAVOR TIME! I need 3-4 volunteers to help fill blessing boxes TOMORROW (6/7/23) South Baldwin locations
Email me if you can help!

17/05/2023

🐾 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY 🐾

17/05/2023

JUBILEE SHORES METHODIST CHURCH on 181 in Fairhope has been restocked

17/05/2023

FAIRHOPE UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP has been restocked with dog food 🐾 across from thr courthouse

17/05/2023

NEW CREATION CHURCH behind Arby's in Fairhope - the youth pastor came out and introduced himself. I let him know we were super thankful for this food pantry box 🐾

17/05/2023

We are incredibly for Bayside Animal Hospital being a continuous supporter of The Chow Line!! The local vet clinics have embraced us as part of the pet community. We couldn't bring in this kind of pet food volume without their help!

17/05/2023

Food Pantry boxes will be restocked in Fairhope tonight!! Canned and bagged cat and dog food 🐾

06/05/2023

Good morning everyone! I will continue to restock local food boxes and pantries with pet food on Wednesdays. I'm unsure if we will continue working out of our storage unit after the summer because of my personal work schedule taking up most of my time.

Our May Storage Unit Sponsor wasn't able to follow through with their support so we are needing you're help to pay this month's balance of $116.

Support can be paid directly (over the phone) to:
SUMMERDALE SELF STORAGE
410 HWY 59 N
251-616-2224

Thank you for your help 🐾

24/04/2023

who does the Chow Line help?
One of our clients left a short review of how The Chow Line has helped her through hard times as a pet parent. We are so thankful for the kind people we're able to work with. Each of them love their pets unconditionally and want the best for them.

"Hi I'm on social security disability and we're the rising cost of gas and utilities it gets hard to feed my fur babies more specially with two of them being large dogs and the other one being a medium sized dog. I love them very much and they are very therapeutic to me. I really need them and I don't think I could live without them.

The pet food pantry has been a big blessing with helping with dog food throughout the month what little bit they give makes where I can afford go further and it's made it to where I don't struggle as bad for dog food throughout the month. It's made it to where I do not have to consider rehoming or finding a foster for my fur babies that's made it to where I know I'm able to keep them .

I thank God for this special program and the special people who donate to keep this program going I hope and pray one day I am able to give back until then I want to say a big thank you and God bless to everyone that is employed at the pet food pantry and everyone who donates to the pet food pantry to keep this going thank you all and God bless."

07/04/2023

We are preparing for flea and tick season! With the rising cost of pet food, sometimes basic pet care essentials like flea and tick meds aren't an option.

We were gifted several boxes of f+t liquid meds from a local shelter back in the summer of 2022. I have made each of those boxes stretch put until now by handing out one-month doses to pet parents in need.

If you could help us support our local community with no-cost flea and tick prevention, it would be a blessing!

Support can be sent to our paypal or our amazon Wishlist 🐾

Go to paypal.me/chowlinepet and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

06/04/2023

Hello everyone 🐾The Chow Line needs your help! Our storage unit fee is $100 per month. If you can donate towards our monthly costs it would help us keep going. We keep all of our pet food donations here. Support can be paid directly to Summderdale Self Storage, by phone or in person.

Please let us know if you are a small business supporting us so we can let our friends and followers thank you as well! We will advertise your business logo at the top of our page.

Please share

27/03/2023

The Chow Line is almost 1 year old!! We have been able to distribute thousands of pounds of pet food back into our community this year. I started the Chow Line when I realized we are blessed with several resources to help families with food insecurity but no resources to help their pets.

Families who are struggling to make ends meet don't want to sacrifice the companionship of their furbabies but when it comes to feeding your kids or buying pet food, many animals are subjected to being rehomed. I believe the predicament of not being able to afford food and basic care is one of the leading causes of strays/rehoming in Baldwin County.

At the Chow Line, we understand that financial crisis can happen to anyone for many reasons: job loss, sickness, cost of living increases, etc. And we know that just because you can't afford to feed your pet today, doesn't mean you couldn't yesterday or next week.

The way we operate and serve our community has changed as we have expanded our reach and picked up better strategies.

At this time we offer monthly meet ups where pet parents can drive by to pick up a supply of pet care essentials. This may include flea control, leashes and collars, bedding, and more. We also restock local food pantries and pantry boxes across Baldwin County (these are public access 24/7)

We store our pet food and pet care supplies at Summerdale Self Storage
410 AL-59, Summerdale, AL 36580
251-616-2224

Our monthly fees are $97

If you are able to contribute to our Storage unit fund, it would help us keep up the assistance we have offered this year. We are currently paid up until April 1st

If your small business is interested in sponsoring one month, we will advertise your logo at the top of our page so that our followers can thank you as well!

Donations to our Storage Unit should be paid directly to their office by calling the number above.

We thank you for your continued support and look forward to the next year 🐾

26/03/2023

The Chow Line stocked local Blessed to Blessings Boxes for Baldwin in Fairhope yesterday. This will be a weekly restock