The 3rd Annual Party for the Paws – Saturday, October 22, 2011 at The Marina Lounge on Fisherman's Wharf.
Hosted by: Marina Lounge (located above Gilbert's on Fisherman's Wharf), featuring fantastic views of Monterey Bay and the harbor.
The 2011 event will benefit these four groups, that combined, serve approximately 9,300 animals a year:
• AFRP/Animal Friends Rescue Project
• The City of Salinas Animal Shelter
• FoCAS/Monterey County Animal Shelter
• Peace of Mind Dog Rescue
These shelters need our help more than ever. All proceeds from event ticket sales and silent auction items benefit the four organizations. The event is funded by donations from area sponsors and organized by a not-for-profit group of citizens.
Tickets are $30 in advance or at the door the day of the event. Click here for ticket info. The price of admission includes:
• Appetizers courtesy of Gilbert's • Wine from local area wineries • Live Music from acoustic guitarist and singer Mike Maguire • The opportunity to bid on a myriad of Silent Auction items from area retailers, services, theaters, restaurants, artists, galleries and more, and chances to win great items with lots of Raffles! Plus we'll have rescued dogs onsite available for adoption, KION/KCBA personality Tamara Berg on hand to emcee the event, guest of honor Salinas City Councilman Steve McShane, special guests Marc Cota-Robles and Jasmine Viel from KION/KCBA.
Due to space limitations, we ask that you please only bring adoptable dogs to this event.
Can't make it but want to support our cause? Click here to learn how you can help. We also are in need of additional silent auction and raffle items - please click here to learn how to donate.
Special thanks to our gracious host Marc Paulhus of Marina Lounge!
Thank you to everyone who has made Party For The Paws such a great success so far!
Party for the Paws would first like to thank the gracious host of the 2009 and 2010 event
– Steve McShane and McShane's Nursery & Landscape Supply! It truly was a beautiful location!!
Also, a big thank you to:
• ALL of our 2009 and 2010 sponsors and donors and wonderful people who donated the amazing silent auction and raffle items, food, wine, supplies.
• Garden Party musician Michael Heller.
• Our volunteers, without whom we could not have run the event, my fellow organizers, Kathy Ryan, Shane Dolbier and anyone I'm forgetting right now...
• And most importantly, everyone who attended!!
Without all of mentioned above we would have never been able to be so successful in raising $16,000 over two years for our four beneficiaries!
Thank you all so much! We hope to see you all at our 2011 event!
Karen Sonne