B&B Pet Stop
Mobile's Pet Store Since 1981
B & B Pet Stop, Inc.
Cottage Hill @ University
Mobile, Alabama 36609
Phone: (251) 661-FISH (3474)
Fax: (251) 661-7387
Open MONDAY - SATURDAY from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Open SUNDAY from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM


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Making a difference with the difference!

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:
When you make a purchase at B&B Pet Stop, your cashier will ask if you want to "Round-Up for Charity".  It will ALWAYS be less than $1.00 since we're asking if you would round your sale up to the next dollar and donate the difference.  For example, if your total is $21.65 your cashier will ask, "Would you like to round up to $22.00 for charity?".  The extra 35 cents will then be donated to the charity of the month. You can, of course, always donate more... just tell your cashier!

       “Round-up for Charity" program is a terrific success!

In March 2007,  we introduced a feature of our cash register software that prompts our cashiers to invite customers to “round up” to the next dollar and make a donation to a particular charity.   To our great delight, we’ve found that MOST of our customers enthusiastically say “yes” since it is ALWAYS less than a dollar.

Since March 2007, we have raised:  $32,128.36
At B&B Pet Stop, we couldn’t have raised this money without the generous donations of our customers and we truly appreciate it when they say “yes” every time we ask if they’d like to “Round-Up” for charity.

In October 2008, our featured charity is:
Mobile Arts Council
“Making Art happen in Mobile”
Mission: to promote, coordinate and develop activities in connection with the arts. 

For more information go to:  www.mobilearts.org 

 HOW TO BE INVOLVED:
The designated charity changes each month.  If you would like for your favorite cause to be a beneficiary of our “Round-Up for Charity" program, simply send us an email with the name, address and telephone number of the charity, a contact name and telephone number, and a paragraph describing the mission of the charity.  (email@bbpetstop.com)

There are some charities that are special to the Trufant Family and will have permanent spots each year.
They include the Lance Armstrong Foundation, the Mobile Arts Council, the Mobile Animal Shelter, the Mobile SPCA,
The Animal Rescue Foundation and "Lost Without You" Animal Rescue. 

In December we will put the names in a hat and draw out 6 additional charities to fill in the other months.

2008

January 2008

"Lost Without You" Animal Rescue

$1,937.69

February 2008

Home of Grace for Women, Inc.

$1,563.43

March 2008

Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF)

$2,079.26

April 2008

Lance Armstrong Foundation

$1,642.12

May 2008

Mobile Animal Shelter $1,777.14

June 2008

Main Street Mobile $1,026.30

July 2008

Mobile Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)

$1,635.86

August 2008

Senior Citizens Services

$1,270.54

September 2008

Greyhound Pets of America, South Alabama Chapter

$1,492.23

October 2008

Mobile Arts Council  (Making Art happen in Mobile)  

November 2008

Bay Area Food Bank  

December 2008

Boys and Girls Clubs of South Alabama  

2007

March 2007

The American Cancer Society

$2,457.73

April 2007

Mobile County Public Schools (SuperPet Super Speedway month!)

$1,550.42

May 2007

Lance Armstrong Foundation 

$1,452.17

June 2007

Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF)

$2,004.28

July 2007

American Heart Association    

$1,883.45

August 2007

Mobile Animal Shelter

$2,151.08

September 2007

Penelope House (Battered Women’s Shelter)

$1,804.84

October 2007

Mobile SPCA

 $1,481.54

November 2007

Mobile Arts Council (Making Art Happen in Mobile)

 $672.23

December 2007

Salvation Army (Neediest Family Campaign)

 $2,246.05

TOTAL

$17,703.79

 

          

For SCHOOLS:
At B&B Pet Stop, we want kids and young adults to develop a passion for fish and animals and we want to make it as easy as possible for teachers to keep pets in the classroom.  We have so many animals from which to choose - from exotic iguanas to gentle rabbits to peaceful and colorful tropical fish.   We've been helping teachers select appropriate pets in Mobile since 1981

l 10% discount
We invite teachers to shop at B&B Pet Stop and get a 10% discount off the total purchase.  (The discount will apply to regular-priced merchandise only.)   This is for classroom pets AND for pets at home.  (Please show some sort of school ID to our cashiers)

If a teacher buys something for the school and has a purchase order or a school credit card then it will also be NON TAX.  (By law we have to charge tax on teacher's personal purchases!)

l Free Aquarium Set-ups
We set up 10 free aquariums every year in elementary school classrooms all over Mobile.

Marineland, a manufacturer with whom we work very closely, donates the aquariums and many of the supplies.  Then we make an appointment with the teacher and come to the classroom with gravel, decorations, fish, and other surprises.

At most of the schools, the students enjoy a half-hour demonstration and instruction period followed by a lively question and answer time.  We also provide gift cards to the teachers so that they can purchase additional fish, live plants, or supplies.

l Field Trips
Most mornings, we have groups of school children come through the store.  We present a half hour educational program (geared to the younger children) that includes the opportunity  to touch many of the animals.  Every child gets a free coloring book.

Field trips are also open to day care centers, church groups, scouting groups.

l  SuperPet Super Speedway
The "SuperPet Super Speedway" is a hamster and gerbil "drag race" event designed to involve kids in a fun way to raise money for Mobile Public Schools.

Hamsters and gerbils are placed into miniature, enclosed plastic racecars, the car is then placed on a 16-foot race-track inside the store, and the first to cross the finish line wins the heat.  They are such a delight to watch as the small pets frantically race along the track - some even become confused and race backwards to the dismay of the children!  There are great prizes to all finalists!

Mobile Greyhound Adoption Center
Volunteers from Greyhound Pets of America come to B&B Pet Stop to explain the adoption process and to help potential owners fill out an application.  Once an application is approved, the new owner may pick out a dog, pay a $175 fee (covers the cost of spaying or neutering, teeth cleaning, all shots, and a heartworm test) and take his greyhound home.

Retired greyhound racers make great pets.  Good-natured and loving, these serious athletes have worked hard on their careers and are ready for a place to relax and a family to love.  These dogs are still young, since retirement comes early in the racing industry.

Quarterly Rabies Shots and Microchip Events
Low-cost rabies vaccines and micro-chipping available at convenient times at the store.

Weekly Pet Adoption - Every Thursday Afternoon from 4-7 p.m.
Customers bring in litters of puppies and kittens to five away.  Others come in to adopt new pets.  there is a $5.00 adoption fee, which goes to the Mobile Animal Shelter Spay/Neuter fund.  B&B Pet Stop Provides information packets on general puppy/kitten care, premium pet foods, flea control, house-breaking, crate-training and Maddies Fund (low cost spay/neuter program).

Pet Photo Events
(Valentine's Day, Easter Bunny, Pumpkin Patch, Santa Claus)  Benefits:   Mobile Animal Shelter

Free baths in the Pet Wash-o-Matic for Law enforcement service dogs
We invite Law Enforcement personnel to brig their service dogs in for a free bath in our automatic pet washing machine.

Free Goldfish Coupons
There are so many young people involved in so many extraordinary projects and opportunities and we are asked to sponsor these actives on a daily basis.  We wish we could say yes to all of them!  Unfortunately, if we sponsored one, we'd have to sponsor everyone. 

Instead we offer "free goldfish coupons" to schools, church groups, and sports teams to use in grab bags, favors, or as prizes at festivals.  We also try to be as generous as possible to non-profit organizations supporting the arts, the schools, animal rescue, historic preservation and other organizations that make Mobile a wonderful place to live for everyone.  We give away approximately 10,000 coupons every year!

B&B Pet Stop proudly supports:
    
l   Mobile Public Schools
    
l   Mobile Animal Shelter
    
l   Animal Rescue Foundation
     l   Mobile SPCA
    
l   Alabama Caged Bird Society
    
l   Mobile Kennel Club
    
l   Mobile Arts Council
    
l   Center for the Living Arts / Saengar Theatre
    
l   Mobile Opera
    
l   Mobile Symphony
    
l   Mobile Museum of Art
    
l   Joe Jefferson Players
    
l   Mobile Theatre Guild

For information on any of these programs  - call: 
Sally Adams Trufant, General Manager  (251) 661-3474 or email to    sally@bbpetstop.com