Friday, October 5, 2012

October= Fundraising month!



October is filled with fun fundraisers for you and your pup!  Our bulletin board at Preferred Pet Care is filled with flyers of all of these fun events that are going on.  We also have all these event posted on our monthly calendar. 

10/6:
This Saturday the Monmouth County SPCA is hosting their 19th Annual “Grateful” Dog Walk & Pet Fair.  The event is beginning held at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, and will start at 10am.  Come out for food, shopping, and live music.  There will be on-site adoptions, a raffle, activities for the kids, vet seminars, contests, and micro chipping. 

10/7:
On Sunday, October 7th there are numerous events for you & your pup to take part in.  You can attend the 16th Annual Hounds & Harrier Run at South Mountain Reservation in South Orange; the event starts at 10am and includes the race, t-shirts, goody bags, and more. 
There is also Peace 4 Paws, Pawfest, which will be held at Grace Episcopal Church in Westwood.  The event will include fun activities for pets and people, vendors, information and food booths, raffles, and much more.  It will beginning at 2:30pm with the Blessing of the Animals, and there will also be adoption opportunities. 
Additionally on Sunday from 11am to 3pm there will be Carnivale of the Dogs benefiting Companion Animal Advocates, which will take place in Ridgewood at The Wild Duck Pond.  The event will be filled with music, giveaways, food, pet psychic readings, pet caricaturist, photographer, veterinarian, animal rescue groups, various dog related exhibitors, Blessing of the Animals, as well as the 5th Annual Delaney Dog Show. 

10/13:
On Saturday October 13th St. Hubert’s will be hosting a 5K-9 Run & Walk at the South Street Recreation Area of Loantake Park in Morris Township.  The race/walk will be to benefit all the homeless animals at St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center.  The fun starts at 8:30am and awards/prizes are given at 10:30am. 

10/14:
On Sunday October 14th The Almost Home Dog Rescue of NJ in conjunction with the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research will be having a dog walk sponsored by Purina Pro Plan Rally at Veterans Memorial park in Hillsdale; registration will begin at 9am.  The fun filled day will include blessing of the animals, Halloween costume contest, vendors, dog adoption opportunities, as well as fun dog games/contests and much more!

10/27:
On Saturday October 27th there is the American Cancer Society Bark for Life Walk which is a festival and fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.  The event will be held at Sunrise Lake at Lewis Morris Park in Morristown from 11:30am-2:30pm. 

10/28:
On Sunday, October 28th there is the 5th Annual October Tails Benefiting Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Centers’ Paws for Patients Canine Therapy Program.  The event will be held at Verona Park (Bloomfield Ave & Lakeside Ave in Verona) from 12:30-4:30pm.  There will be a Halloween-themed dog walk with prizes for best dogs in costume, as well as children’s activities, poster contest, agility demonstrations, obedience games, pet caricaturists, vendors and much more!  Paws for Patients is fully-funded by the generosity of donors and relies on volunteers and their dogs, it uses dogs as a means of therapeutic way to provide services to hospice patients and families. 

Who knows you may just see some familiar faces at some dog friendly events! 

Have a great weekend!

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