WALNUT CREEK, CA — The Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) of Walnut Creek will host its annual fundraiser to learn the organization’s lifesaving applications. This yr, Wine & Whiskers takes visitors on an thrilling, behind-the-scenes journey to expertise the life-changing path animals take as they arrive at ARF on the way in which to their new households. With stops within the veterinary clinic, grooming room, coaching fields and extra, visitors will see firsthand the love and care every animal receives. Guests can even have alternatives to spend a while with ARF’s Pet Hug Pack® remedy animals and adoptable cats and dogs all through the night.
“This year’s event gives supporters the opportunity to explore and experience ARF like never before,” mentioned Susan Lee Vick, ARF CEO. “During the event, attendees will have the opportunity to witness firsthand the compassion, dedication, and expertise of ARF staff who work tirelessly to save animals’ lives every day. And best of all, those attending will meet many adorable animals, and celebrate the shared joy of the human-animal bond.”
Now in its twentieth yr, the annual fundraiser will happen on Saturday, Sept. 23 at ARF’s headquarters at 2890 Mitchell Drive in Walnut Creek from 5:30-8:30 pm. All proceeds from the occasion will profit dogs and cats in want, permitting ARF to proceed giving second possibilities to animals dealing with unsure futures and reworking the lives of those that undertake them.
In addition to native wines, craft brews, and hors d’oeuvres, visitors will take pleasure in a silent public sale providing distinctive experiences, together with tickets to look at a San Francisco 49ers recreation from the luxurious consolation of a personal VIP Suite at Levi Stadium.
General admission tickets for Wine & Whiskers are $100 per particular person and could be bought at www.arflife.org/ww. The occasion is 21+. A restricted variety of tickets can be available on the door.
Those who need to get a leap on the public sale enjoyable can take part in on-line public sale bidding at starting at 12 p.m. PT on Sept. 15 and persevering with till 6:30 p.m. PT on Saturday, Sept. 23. Event attendance just isn’t required for on-line public sale participation.
About The Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF)
ARF is a privately-funded, 501(c)(3) non-profit based in 1991. Supported by a devoted volunteer corps of 480 members and housed in a 37,700-square-foot animal care facility and group heart, ARF’s core mission is the rescue of dogs and cats who’ve run out of time at municipal shelters. Since its founding, ARF has positioned greater than 48,500 cats and dogs in houses, carried out greater than 56,000 spay and neuter surgical procedures to fight pet overpopulation, and graduated greater than 59 rescue-turned-service dogs with Veterans by means of the organization’s nationally acknowledged Pets and Vets program. ARF provides quite a few training classes and workshops in addition to community assistance programs together with the ARF Emergency Medical Fund®, ARF Pet Safety Net, and FoodShare which offer essential assets to pet guardians throughout occasions of economic crises. Through ARF, individuals expertise the unconditional love and acceptance of dogs and cats to satisfy a mission of People Rescuing Animals … Animals Rescuing People®. For extra data, go to www.arflife.org.
This press launch was produced by the Animal Rescue Foundation. The views expressed listed below are the writer’s personal.
