Filling Cups With Kindness and Coffee
Money from Saint Leo University’s new coffeehouse tip jar is going to the university’s nonprofit organization Paws of Love to help animals in shelters and rescues. Benedict’s Coffeehouse (named after Saint Leo’s founding Benedictine monks, sisters and priests) held its grand opening earlier this year. Paws of Love used tips donated to purchase items that Pasco County Animal Services and the Humane Society of Tampa Bay requested. In addition, The Lions’ Pride Media Group, which produces the monthly student newspaper, donated old newspapers for the shelters. Open to the public, Benedict’s also serves breakfast
Volunteers with Saint Leo University’s Paws of Love and employees of Benedict’s Coffeehouse show some of the items, which were donated to Pasco County Animal Services and the Humane Society of Tampa Bay. Shown are, front row, Heidi D’Ambrosio, Courtney Receveur, Stan Kaszuba, and Jennifer Erickson Back row, Colin Braband, Cassie Keever, Justin Bush, Paula Roderick, Jerry Key Jr., and Vincent Toner. Photograph by Eric Mutschler.
Hillsborough County Public Shelter Renamed.
As Hillsborough County Administrator, Mike Merrill helped improve the County’s public animal shelter, currently known as Hillsborough County Animal Services Pet Resource Center. Hillsborough County’s Board of County Commissioners changed the name to honor the retiring Merrill. It will now be the Michael S. Merrill Pet Resource Center. “I'm honored,” Merrill told board members in June, moments before they
unanimously voted to put his name on the Pet Resource Center. Merrill said he looks forward to visiting the shelter in retirement, cleaning cages and seeing his name on the building. Characteristically, he credited its transformation to the efforts of Pet Resource Center staff and volunteers. Merrill’s passion for animals is well known. During COVID-19, when
telecommuting from home became commonplace, the county administrator’s comments occasionally were accompanied by the sounds of his two dogs, cat, and parrot.
Mike Merrill and Suni, a Chihuahua mix he adopted from Hillsborough County Animal Services.
Greyhounds Finding Homes
When businesses were forced to shut down as a result of the pan- demic, and events were cancelled, Florida Greyhound racetracks were no exception. Consequently, several tracks decided to perma- nently close since Greyhound racing in Florida will be a thing of the past come January 1, 2021. More than 5.3 million Floridians voted to ban Greyhound dog racing in 2018. On March 20, 2020 the Daytona Beach Racing & Card Club
suspended dog racing and immediately set about the task of finding 570 Greyhounds new homes. Thanks to several local and national rescue groups contacted, every Greyhound from the track was adopted by May 15, 2020. For more information visit
GREY2KUSA.org
GREY2K USA Worldwide co-founders Carey M. Theil and Christine A. Dorchak standing in front of the Protect Dogs Yes on 13 Florida campaign bus in 2018.
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and lunch. Paws of Love, founded in 2018, is the University’s non-profit student organization geared towards helping rescued and sheltered animals through donations, contributions and fundraising. To find out how Paws of Love may be able to
help your shelter or rescue group, send an email to
Heidi.Dambrosio02@saintleo.edu
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