Well Done, Muncie, Indiana!

What’s the cost of a parking ticket in Muncie, Indiana?

“A donation of cat food or supplies for a local animal shelter”, according to CNN.

The article goes on to say:

In an effort to help the Muncie Animal Care and Services Shelter, the Muncie Police Department asked violators to pay their parking tickets in cat food.  The request came after a couple of officers toured the shelter and found that it was running short on supplies to care for over 350 cats and kittens. “If you have a $25 parking ticket, you can bring up to $25 worth of cat food or litter to the Clerk’s Office, and you can get your parking ticket to go away with the exchange of the donation,” Officer Jamie Brown said.

“This room was almost empty before we started! Most of the folks that donated didn’t even have parking tickets,” Muncie Police said in a tweet with a photo of all the donations.

Apparently, this is “kitten season” and shelters everywhere find themselves with lots of kittens. So, if you are so inclined, you might want to find an animal shelter near you and donate. Clearly, we cannot promise that your traffic ticket will be paid! Muncie obviously has a really super Police force!

“Well done”, say your Two Chums! “Well done!”

P.S. While you may not see this story on any TV news outlet, we also want to acknowledge another big story that’s a bit more personal. Today happens to be the birthday of a beautiful, talented, hardworking, adventurous, very loving young woman who is a great wife, mother, sister, friend and daughter…my daughter, Amanda. There is very little she can’t or won’t do, especially when it comes to helping out. She is first in line when she sees a need and does everything with a joy that is contagious. The world is a much better place because she is in it. And for all that we also say to her “Well Done” and “Happy Birthday”!