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Animal Services and Care Center

Provides Pet Food Pantry

Citrus County Animal these donations, we also time for Sunday or Monday. over 90% for both dogs and
Services and Care Center provide pet food to programs cats. CCAS is committed to
believes the human-animal such as Meals on Wheels and Citrus County Animal working with our volunteers
bond should not be broken Community Food Bank – Services and Care Center is and community groups to
due to financial hardships. Citrus County. an open-admission shelter that continue to raise funds to
We help through our Pet Food takes in approximately 5,000 acquire lifesaving and pet
Pantry to help pet owners If you need assistance, call the animals annually, regardless retention equipment and
continue to care of their furry shelter at 352-746-8400 to set of capacity or reason for supplies along with increasing
family members. an appointment for pet food surrender. The nonprofit community engagement.
pick up. organization is the only

The Care Center relies on animal shelter serving Citrus For more information about
donations of unopened bags If you would like to County. Citrus County Animal
of pet food, treats, and canned “Feed’Em Forward,” we Services or the Care Center,
food to be able to provide accept donations seven days a Since 2019, Citrus County visit citruscritters.com or call
this service to the residents week during normal business Animal Services has 352-746-8400.
of Citrus County. Through hours or call the shelter at increased lifesaving measures
352-746-8400 to set a drop of to achieve a release rate of

Fall Greek Play Virtual

Festival Becomes Trivia with Citrus

a Drive-Through County Parks and

“Unfestival” for

2020 Recreation

Citrus County Parks and Specialist Andrea Cuccaro.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the St. Michael the Recreation is hosting virtual “Join your friends and family
Archangel Greek Orthodox Church community is trivia nights at 6:30 p.m. on as players get to hoot and
offering a “Gyrofest drivethru” and virtual silent auction the first and third Mondays holler between questions,
in lieu of their semi-annual Greek Festival. The public is of each month through 2020. letting us know if they were
invited to the Gyrofest drive-thru from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Players can join from their easy, difficult, or spot on.”
Friday, Oct. 16, and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct.

17, at the Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church, computers at home and Trivia players can sign up
4705 W. Gulf-to-Lake Hwy. (State Road 44), Lecanto. interact over video chat and before the date of the event
an online trivia program. Best
Order and grab your favorite Greek fare and pastries of all, it’s free! at apm.activecommunities.
to go with no contact. To see a menu, visit https:// com/citruscountyparks and
tinyurl.com/yxp47jqn. There will also be a virtual silent The idea for Virtual Trivia will receive a link with the
auction to benefit the church from Oct. 1-31. Visit www. Nights was born out of our video chat information on
archangel michaelgocfundraising.org/ to check out the virtual summer camps, in game day. To participate be
offerings. For information, call the church at 352-527- which one of the activities sure to sign up at least 24

0766. was an online virtual trivia,” hours before the event.
said Recreation Program