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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