Shenandoah Valley ‘Coolest Pet’ Contest Raises Nearly $13,000 for Hunger Relief
A ‘Coolest Pet’ contest was held in the Shenandoah Valley, with the Shenandoah Kiwanis Club partnering with the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank to raise funds for hunger relief, successfully generating nearly $13,000.
Harrisonburg, VA, October 13, 2026 —
A “Coolest Pet” contest in the Shenandoah Valley raised nearly $13,000 for hunger relief, according to the available event summary. The Shenandoah Kiwanis Club partnered with the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank on the fundraiser.
The summary identifies the contest’s charitable purpose as raising funds for hunger relief and reports that it generated nearly $13,000. It does not specify whether that figure represents donations, entry fees, sponsorships or a combination of sources.
Details about when the contest took place, how pets participated, how a winner was selected and how the funds will be distributed were not provided. The number of contestants and the specific communities involved in the Shenandoah Valley event were also not stated.
The partnership brought together the Kiwanis Club and the food bank for a fundraiser tied to a pet contest. The available information does not include comments from either organization or further details about the food bank’s hunger-relief programs.
Nearly $13,000 was the reported fundraising result. No breakdown of the proceeds or additional information about the event was included in the summary.
Story summarized from the original created by Tyren Robinson on www.whsv.com, see more information here.
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