Jul 7, 2015 2 min read

Miss Rain Day, Morgan Voithofer, recently launched a community pet supply drive for Humane Society of Greene County.

With the help of this year’s contestants, Voithofer made boxes and placed them throughout the community where people can place items that will go to help the shelter.

“I just wanted to do something with the animals in this community that are less fortunate,” Voithofer said. “It’s my turn to give back.”

Collection boxes have been placed in the Community Bank in Carmichaels; Greene Street and the Greene Plaza, both in Waynesburg; Golden Living Center in Waynesburg; and the Yingling Insurance Agency in Carmichaels.

They will be collecting much-needed items now through July 17.

Miss Rain Day is required to do a service project during her reign. This is Voithofer’s second project.

“She did the first one as an individual project, that was not mandatory, around Christmas,” said Jeanine Henry who is a member of the Rain Day Scholarship Inc. “She did gifts for Golden Living. This one involves this year’s contestants.”

Some of the Humane Society’s most pressing needs are dog food, toys and bedding, along with many other items listed on the shelter’s website.

“I hope we get lots of supplies and that it is an eye-opener for some of the girls,” Voithofer said. “I hope it shows them that the glorified life that our pets have, not all animals have. I hope it shows them what you can do through these projects is a good thing.”

Voithofer and the Rain Day girls will be visiting the Humane Society July 18 to deliver the collected donations and to spend time with the animals at the shelter awaiting their forever homes.

For more information, call Voithofer at 724-570-5631 or the Rain Day Scholarship group at 724-747-4506.