Petco Foundation gives $56,000 grant to FMAR for shelter expansion

Friends of Michigan Animals Rescue (FMAR), based in Sumpter Township, has announced it has been awarded a $56,000 grant from the Petco Foundation to support the shelter expansion project by adding 24 additional dog kennels.
FMAR is a nonprofit, no-kill shelter with a mission to protect animals and residents by promoting a healthy and safe environment for all. Since 2003, FMAR has found homes for more than 5,000 companion animals, all the while staying true to its original reason for existence, to offer a no-kill shelter for cats and dogs.
FMAR aids the animals and individuals in Washtenaw, Wayne, and Monroe counties by reducing the euthanasia rate of companion animals and instead placing them into loving, forever homes.
The Petco Foundation investment will help FMAR build 24 safe, sanitary dog kennels to more than double FMAR’s current dog-holding capacity.
“In December we received an email from Petco to say they had granted our request and would be sending us a check to cover half the cost to add 24 more dog kennels in our 8,400-square-foot barn,” said Marcie LaFramboise, vice president of FMAR and its founder.
“As you can guess, we were in shock and then over the top with excitement. Imagine how many more lives this will save! This is the biggest grant FMAR has ever received and we can’t thank Petco enough for having enough trust in us to get this project off the ground running.
“FMAR would like to extend a HUGE thank you to the Petco Foundation,” she said.