OTHELLO — A fundraising supper to help support the work of Adams County Pet Rescue is scheduled for 5 p.m. July 8 at the Phoenix Family Farm, 2672 W. Kuhn Road near Othello.
Pet Rescue worker Anita Plancarte said the charity event will help keep the location operating.
“We’re putting it on to raise money to get some income coming in,” she said. “Because right now we don’t have a whole lot (of income). It was almost to where we were going to have to possibly shut our doors.”
All follows “Party for the Paws” go to ACPR.
“Yappy Hour” starts at 5 p.m., with supper, “Chow Time,” at 6 p.m. A quiet auction is prepared throughout the night. The dessert auction begins at 7 p.m., with the live auction following. Pet rescue director Kyya Grant said ACPR wish to make it a yearly occasion.
Tickets are $20 per individual and are available on the ACPR website, www.adamscountypetrescue.com, along with Othello City Hall, 500 E. Main St. Links are available on ACPR social networks.
The ACPR spends for operations with contributions and adoptions of the dogs and cats that enter into the shelter.
“We do get some money from the city (of Othello) and (Adams) County,” Plancarte said.
However, earnings was impacted when an emergency situation triggered adoptions to be closed down for a while, she said.
“The adoptions stopped for six weeks because we were on a parvo hold,” she said.
Auction products will consist of a Cricut cutting device for crafters in addition to vinyl and other materials. There’s likewise a fishing expedition for 3, for either bass or walleye, on a personal lake with fishing equipment supplied.
“We have a Russian crystal decanter with little glasses,” Grant said.
The auction will include laser-cut metal art, initial paintings, baskets with materials for dogs and cats, dog training lessons, present baskets and present cards, amongst numerous other things. Donations have actually been so generous there hasn’t been time to arrange them all, Plancarte said.
“We have boxes we haven’t gone through yet,” Grant said.
Dinner is the work of a regional chef and will include smoked brisket, salad and a baked potato bar. The menu likewise includes smoked macaroni and cheese.
“Oh, and it’s delicious,” Plancarte said.
The shelter is constantly hectic, Grant and Plancarte said.
“As of the moment we have 138 dogs,” Grant said on June 19.
Typically the cat population is 20 to 30 cats and up, Plancarte said. And ACPR plays host to all sort of animals, from lizards and snakes to a couple of wild birds waiting for transfer to more customized centers.
“We have three chickens out back,” Plancarte said that exact same day.
The shelter has online represent contributions, and an online store selling tee shirts and other product.
Cheryl Schweizer can be reached by means of email at [email protected].
