Don’t Forget my Pet Foundation receives a wagging welcome

DON’T Forget My Pet Foundation hosted its first community event over the weekend, bringing people and their four-legged friends together.

Just under 100 people were in attendence at the Grovedale Uniting Church on Saturday where they were treated to free vet nurse check-ups, pet blessings, dog treats, face painting, a visit from the Belmont CFA and more.

Don’t Forget my Pet Foundation managing director Alysha McKenzie said she was pleased with how the event went and all the feedback was really positive.

“We were really lucky, a lot of stuff was donated for the goodie bags, a lot of stuff was donated for the lucky dip, and that’s just the generosity of the community.

“We achieved what we set out to do and I got to hold a fire hose, so it was a good day.”

For Ms McKenzie the goal of the event was to raise awareness in the community for the newly formed foundation.

“We’ve had more people reach out to us, we’ve had more people subscribe to our newsletter, so absolutely we’ve definitely raised more awareness.

“We had a lot of people who didn’t know about the event that came up and they were chatting to us.”

The free veterinary nurse checkups were one of the highlights of the event, and a part of the day Ms McKenzie said was really rewarding.

“Being able to have that general checkup and have that advice as to what to do without having to pay a consultation fee was pretty rewarding.”

Through the event, the foundation was also able to raise money to allow them to continue their work in helping people support their pets.

For more information on the foundation, head to dontforgetmypet.org.au