Ocean State Job Lot Donates Nearly $400,000 in Retail Value of Pet Food to Local Animal Rescue Organizations

(Left to proper) Ocean State Job Lot workers Celestina Lugo, Aleyda Ramos, and Maria Davis, assist pack pallets of pet meals that have been shipped to Ocean State Job Lot shops for the launch of OSJL’s Charitable Foundation’s pet meals program to assist animal welfare organizations on a first-come, first-served foundation.

(NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI) — Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), the area’s premier low cost retail chain with 153 shops throughout the Northeast, launched a pet meals donation program for animal welfare organizations, together with earlier To The Rescue companions, that meet the charitable program’s standards. OSJL donated almost $400,000 in retail worth of choose cat and pet food on a first-come, first-served foundation.

To qualify for this system, each organization wanted to be a registered nonprofit with a tax-ID, have state-issued paperwork stating the organization serves animal welfare, and be capable to transport the pet meals from the shop themselves.

“Ocean State Job Lot’s Charitable Foundation has long been committed to helping those in need, including our four-legged and feathered friends in animal shelters and rescues,” stated Alan Perlman, Co-founder and Principal Owner, Ocean State Job Lot. “We are proud to partner with and support animal organizations and their efforts to heal, protect, and find permanent homes for the animals in each of the communities in which Ocean State Job Lot operates.”

OSJL’s Charitable Foundation’s “To The Rescue” program debuted in 2019. Its success has continued to flourish over the years and supply support within the types of important merchandise, together with hand sanitizer, sanitizing wipes, and sanitizing spray, in addition to present playing cards to buy different mandatory provides from Ocean State Job Lot, like pet meals, pet beds, leashes, toys, chews, and extra. Since the inception of “To The Rescue”, over 350 animal organizations have benefitted from this program.

Founded in 1977, Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL) is a rising, privately held low cost retail chain with 153 shops in New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, roughly 5,600 workers, and annual gross sales exceeding $800 million. OSJL Shoppers discover an ever-changing array of name title, first-quality merchandise at closeout costs, together with family items, attire, pet provides, seasonal merchandise (vacation, gardening, patio, pool, and seaside provides), and kitchen pantry staples at a fraction of their typical value. The firm was named a four-time “Best Employer” by Forbes® Magazine*, a three-time US Best Managed Company by Deloitte, a two-time winner of the Inspiring Workplaces in North America Award, and a Global Top 100 Inspiring Workplaces winner. *Ocean State Job Lot isn’t affiliated with Forbes®.

The Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation has an extended historical past of philanthropic management, supporting quite a few causes, together with feeding the hungry, serving to the homeless, aiding veterans and navy households, aiding animal rescue, caring for kids, advancing healthcare, supporting the humanities, and selling studying. The Foundation’s operational, administrative, and overhead bills are lined by Ocean State Job Lot, not the Foundation, making certain that 100% of each greenback raised by way of the Foundation goes on to serving to these in want.