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title: "The Suburbanite: Cardboard boats race the Portage Lakes for pet fundraiser"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/6bda165a-6735-47cf-91c6-aa7ced4b4b01
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/twomenandatruck/the-suburbanite-cardboard-boats-race-the-portage-lakes-for-pet-fundraiser-2704267
category: "Pets"
industry: "Pets"
published: 2017-09-20T16:11:16.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:33:59.895Z
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# The Suburbanite: Cardboard boats race the Portage Lakes for pet fundraiser

**TL;DR:** Two Men and a Truck's Cardboard Boat Race raised over $2,500 for One of a Kind Pet Rescue in Akron, Ohio. The event was part of their yearly Movers for Mutts campaign to raise money and collect donations for the pet rescue.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-09-20. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/twomenandatruck/the-suburbanite-cardboard-boats-race-the-portage-lakes-for-pet-fundraiser-2704267).*

## Story

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK's second annual Cardboard Boat Race took place at Portage Lakes on Sunday, September 10. The event marked the start of their yearly Movers for Mutts campaign, a fundraiser the moving company holds to raise money and collect donations for One of a Kind Pet Rescue in Akron.

More than $2,500 was raised on Sunday by boat sponsors along with roughly 300 supplies collected for the shelter including blankets, dog and cat food and pet toys. Adoptable animals were also at the fundraiser and the winning team received a free play date with the dogs and cats at One of a Kind Pet Rescue.

“We just thought this would be a really fun way to bring dogs out here and take advantage of Akron and the Portage Lakes area and combine this with a fun kickoff event,” TWO MEN AND A TRUCK Marketing Specialist Jessica Chapman told The Suburbanite.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Pets (sector)
- fundraiser (topic)
- akron (location)
- Portage Lakes (location)
- pet rescue (topic)
- cardboard boat race (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/twomenandatruck/the-suburbanite-cardboard-boats-race-the-portage-lakes-for-pet-fundraiser-2704267). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6bda165a-6735-47cf-91c6-aa7ced4b4b01).