Another Cram-A-Cruiser event is this Saturday and the public is being asked to help a local wildlife organization.
Windsor Police Const. Nick Dupuis and a team of auxiliary officers will be at No Frills in Amherstburg for a Cram-A-Cruiser event to support Wings Wildlife Rehabilitation Center from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wings Rehab provides care for over 4,000 animals annually.
Some items needed are assorted nuts in the shell and/or unsalted nuts, sunflower seeds and bird seeds, dog and cat food (dry/canned), bleach, canned fruit and vegetables (no hot peppers or tomatoes), rice pablum, cereal, facial tissues, toilet paper, paper towels, heavy duty garbage bags, dish soap, totes, heating pads with no timers, baby blankets, old newspapers, old towels, shovels and rakes.
Dupuis said around this time last year, officers assisted a deer along the waterfront. Wings Rehab helped and now Dupuis said police want to help give back.
“I think it’s a really good opportunity to help them,” he said.
Monetary donations are being accepted in the store, he noted.
Dupuis said when wildlife is in distress, the first people he thinks of are the staff and volunteers with Wings.
Last year’s Cram-A-Cruiser was at Sobeys and assisted the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission.
“Cram-A-Cruiser” taking place this Saturday at Rob & Tina’s No Frills
By Noah Paquette and Ron Giofu