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‘Ewa’s The Pet Depot Is There For The Community
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Program Helps Teens ‘Climb’ To Success
Since then, The Pet De- pot added more products to the store to better serve the community, which also has a dog park nearby.
ing a pet should be a joyful experience — they bring us so much value to our lives (like) helping reduce stress, helping us get out and ex- ercise, and overall compan- ionship, among many other things,” says Rothwell.
blow dryers and towels. Rothwell adds that they are currently offering free dog washes to those who were affected by the Navy Red Hill water contamina-
“Giving Tree” program during the holidays. They also take part in Fur-Angel Foundation’s fundraisers and offer the Dirty Dog Ga- rage to any nonprofit that would like to hold a dog wash fundraiser.
Nonprofit ClimbHI has reached nearly 1,400 public high school students in the first two years of its Service Excellence Certificate program for the state Department of Education’s Career and Technical Education Hospital- ity Pathway.
“Being in a neighbor- hood with many families and homes, we see a lot of pet ownership,” she says. “We always say that ‘a dog is not my whole life but it makes our life whole.’”
There’s a Dirty Dog Ga- rage in the store, which Rothwell implemented in 2009. It’s a self-serve dog wash where owners can use the space to bathe and groom their own dog as a part of bonding and caring for their animal.
tion crisis.
“Customers affected will
Organizations and businesses generously sponsored hundreds of certificates so local students could enroll and complete the program with no additional cost. Opportuni- ties for additional sponsorships are now available for next semester. With funding from Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, the sponsorships have helped students from 21 schools statewide become more prepared for the workforce since it first launched in January 2020.
The Pet Depot offers a wide selection of pet food and pet care items. There is a full fish room, and the store will be expanding to provide planted tank sup- plies.
“The tubs are elevated with warm water and de- signed that the whole fam- ily can get their hands in there and wash their pet,” shares Rothwell.
Serving the community is a passion for Rothwell, and they’ ve helped out in many other ways in the past. They do their part to reduce the feral cat popu- lation by making sure cats have been spayed/neu- tered, vaccinated, wormed and checked for disease. The store has adopted pets from O‘ahu SPCA and par- ticipate in the nonprofit’s
“We are so honored to serve the community in ‘Ewa Beach,” she adds. “Our customers are the very best, and we couldn’t do it without them!”
“This holiday season as we complete our largest se- mester of the Service Excellence Certificate program, we encourage Hawai‘i businesses, organizations and hospi- tality leaders to support the next generation as they take their first steps in hospitality education,” states president and founder Julie Morikawa. “This program showcases what we can accomplish under a successful public-pri- vate partnership.”
“Our passion is to help pet owners raise their pets in the best way, by provid- ing quality food, knowl- edge and service,” explains Rothwell. “I believe own-
The Pet Depot is locat- ed at 91-919 Fort Weaver Road No. 109.
There are shampoos, conditioners, cologne, ear cleaner, grooming tools,
For more information, call 808-689-PETS (7387), visit thepetdepothawaii. com or follow the biz on Instagram (thepetdepotha- waii).
West O‘ahu high schools are eligible and encouraged to submit sponsorship requests now by emailing info@ climbhi.org.
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just need to show us their ID. We are asking that they bring their own shampoo and towels,” says Roth- well.
“We are always willing to help in any way we can,” says Rothwell.
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