Advocacy
I’ll share my sandwich.
Some folks will buy you a sandwich. Some will throw you one. I’d rather sit down on the curb next to you and share mine. That’s what the pet pantry and the free books are about.
Founder
Alabama Pet Pantry
Helping families keep their pets fed and together through hard times.
The Alabama Pet Pantry feeds dogs and cats, so a family going through a hard time doesn’t have to give up a pet.
We do one thing, and we do it well: food. Fundraisers through the year keep the shelves stocked, and when I give away my own books at events, I ask for a donation to the pantry instead of a price.
Creator
Books on the Beach
Free books for older readers, one senior center at a time.
You wouldn’t believe how many book clubs there are in senior communities. Books on the Beach keeps them reading: books I find at yard sales and secondhand shops, plus a few of my own tucked in.
Recent stop: 25 free books at the Orange Beach Senior Center in Orange Beach, Alabama.
Opening comic
Funnies for Furbabies
The Alabama Pet Pantry’s biggest fundraiser: a night of family-friendly comedy and music.
Three comics, two hours, one band, and a room full of people laughing for the pantry.
In 2026 I opened the show for Danny Yang and Mother Tucker at Siluria Brewing Company in Alabaster.
Do one thing, and do it well.
Plenty of good groups try to do everything at once and end up pulling their hair out. The pantry does food. Books on the Beach does books. Funnies for Furbabies does laughs, and raises money for the food.
Pick the one that fits you, and jump in.