Working Together We Can Do So Much

PEYTON, Colo. - Sept. 12, 2016 - PRLog -- National Mill Dog Rescue, a non-profit organization located in Peyton CO, is thrilled to announce the completion of a dual-purpose 3,000 square foot facility designed to support the regional rescue community.   The warehouse, located at 5335 J D Johnson Rd, Peyton, CO 80831, will be the storage and distribution center for pet food donated through the St. Paws Food Bank Coalition, operated by St. Paws Thrift Store, also a non-profit organization.

There will be an official ribbon cutting ceremony the morning of Friday, September 23 at 10:00am.

Honey Smoked Fish Company has teamed up with Rescue Bank, a Signature Program of national nonprofit GreaterGood.org, and CBS EcoMedia's WellnessAd program to provide one million meals for pets to pre-approved animal shelters and rescue groups across Colorado. The first of several food distributions will take place after the opening ceremonies.

Representatives from Honey Smoked Fish Co, CBS Eco Media, Rescue Bank, GreaterGood.org, National Mill Dog Rescue and St. Paws will be on hand. Honey Smoked Fish and other refreshments will be served.

About National Mill Dog Rescue (milldogrescue.org)

National Mill Dog Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that rescues, rehabilitates, and re-homes discarded breeding dogs and educates the public about the cruel realities of the commercial dog breeding industry.  NMDR relies heavily on volunteers to care for the dogs from the moment they are surrendered to the time they are adopted and beyond. They depend on the generosity of donations from the public to provide the high level of care needed for the dogs and to continue to be able to rescue them. National Mill Dog Rescue has saved more than 11,100 dogs since our inception in 2007.

Visit NMDR at http://milldogrescue.org/

About St Paws Thrift Store (stpaws.org)

The St. Paws Thrift Store, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, mission is to protect animals by helping organizations who are engaged in protecting, sheltering and caring for abandoned, neglected and abused animals. St. Paws accomplishes this by serving as a portal for tax deductible donations, whether with cash or through gently used items such as clothing, furniture, small working appliances, jewelry, books, accessories, cars, etc., which in turn are sold from their stores and the proceeds are then passed on to rescue organizations.

About CBS EcoMedia Inc. (ecomediacbs.com)

EcoMedia was founded in 2001 by social entrepreneur Paul Polizzotto. The company's mission is to harness the power of the advertising dollar to make tangible, quality of life improvements in communities nationwide. In 2010, after successfully partnering on a wide range of environmental projects, EcoMedia was acquired by CBS Corporation, exponentially scaling its reach across television, radio, interactive, and publishing media.

Through EcoMedia's patent-pending EcoAd, EducationAd, WellnessAd, Viewers to Volunteers, Volunteering with the Stars, and Charity Champions League advertising programs, national brands and local businesses provide millions of dollars in financial support to some of the nation's most effective nonprofit organizations, funding critical veterans', education, health and wellness, and environmental projects nationwide.

EcoMedia's innovative and proprietary business models have fundamentally altered the advertising and philanthropy landscapes, elevating the ordinary, traditional commercial – and media, in general – into a catalyst for tangible, quantifiable social change and making it possible for everyone to give back, whatever their means.

Paul Polizzotto and the team at EcoMedia have earned numerous awards and recognitions for their work, including the US Conference of Mayors Award for Excellence in Public Private Partnerships (2009) and back-to-back Edison Awards for Social Innovation and Social Impact (2012, 2013).

In Spring 2016, Paul was named Social Good Leader of the Year by CynopsisMedia, recognized as one of "America's 25 most influential philanthropy and social innovation experts" by Philanthropy Media. He has received the Starlight Children's Foundation's "General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Leadership Award," the EPA's "Environmental Hero" recognition, the Santa Monica Baykeeper's and the Waterkeeper Alliance's "Keeper Award," and the Coastal Living Leadership Award. He was also named a Public-Private Visionary by Vanity Fair magazine.

About GreaterGood.org

GreaterGood.org is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that works to improve the health and well-being of people, pets, and the planet. It accomplishes this mission by partnering with charitable organizations and administering programs worldwide that address hunger and illness (particularly in women and children), promote education and literacy, feed and care for rescued animals in shelters and sanctuaries, and protect wildlife and restore the environment.

Since 2006, GreaterGood.org has worked with more than 150 charitable partners worldwide and operates several of its own programs including Rescue Bank, Madrean Discovery Expeditions, One Picture Saves a Life, and GROW.

About Rescue Bank (rescuebank.org)

Rescue Bank operates on the national food bank model, serving community-based animal welfare groups that typically lack access to resources. Rescue Bank recognizes that these smaller, less-visible groups represent a substantial portion of America's animal rescue resource.

Rescue Bank works with name-brand suppliers to deliver donated pet food to serve both the ongoing needs of more than 1,800 animal welfare organizations and the immediate needs of communities after disasters such as Superstorm Sandy and, more recently, the Texas floods. Since establishing its national network in 2011, Rescue Bank has delivered more that 120 million meals of nutritious, wholesome pet food.

Rescue Bank is a signature program of GreaterGood.org.