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7th Annual Wags to Riches to benefit Atlanta Pet Rescue
For all the information, visit http://www.atlantapetrescue.org/www_ver2/events.htm#wags
Do you want to find amazing treasures at yard sale prices?
Decorate on a dime?
Over 500 items for sale: antiques, furniture, showroom samples, art and mirrors, fabric and pillows, lamps and shades, stationery, all tabletop, garden decor, outdoor furniture, estate items, jewelry, books, tapes and videos, boutique gifts, and much more.
100% of sales benefit our no-kill adoption center!
Where:
Rock Springs Plaza
1853 Piedmont Road
Atlanta GA 30324
When:
Early Bird Sale: Thursday, Sept. 17th 5pm to 7pm ($20 donation at the door)
Sale day #1: Friday, Sept. 18th 9am to 6pm
Sale day #2: Saturday, Sept. 19th 9am to 4pm
Sale day #3: Sunday, Sept. 20th 9am to 3pm
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BOXERSTOCK 2009 to benefit Atlanta Boxer Rescue - http://www.atlantaboxerrescue.org/
Saturday, September 19th from 12pm - 10pm
Folks, come out to Dogma Doggie Day Care in Smyrna for this AWESOME event! http://www.dogmadogcare.com/
Tickets are only $10, and, there is going to be PLENTY of musical talent there. Visit the official Boxerstock website at http://www.boxerstock.org/ for the musician line up and schedule, and see below for what's going on: (I have also attached a cool PDF file you can print, or display to let others know about it!)
* Live music all day from some of Atlanta’s finest musicians
* Comedy talent from graduates from Jeff Justice’s Comedy Workshop
* Silent auction with great items for available for bidding
* Fun activities for the kids
* Delicious food from Atlanta restaurants
* Dog events to let your four-legged kids in on the fun
* Free Doggie Daycare* all day or sit with your dog and listen to the music.
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Microchipping will be available for $25 per dog. (Bring proof of ownership and shot records.)
NOTE: *Bring your dog's shot records if you plan to bring your dog inside. Contact the rescue group if you would like an early registration package for your dog.
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Briarcliff Animal Foundations 2nd Annual Paws on Pavement event
Saturday, September 19th from 9am - 1pm at the Morningside Presbyterian Church
4 mile run and 2 mile walk
http://briarcliffanimalfoundation.wordpress.com/
Hey runners and walkers - come out and exercise yourself AND your dog, and raise money for a GREAT organization that has been assisting with medical care for metro Atlanta animals for years. I attended this event last year, and had a WONDERFUL TIME! You can go to the website to register. You could REALLY help if you chose to ask for donations for your walk....AND, the first person to raise $5,000 will win a 6 night stay at the Hacienda Del Mar Villas in Cabo San Lucas in Mexico! That's a pretty good incentive.
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The Atlanta Weimaraner Club presents: Weimtoberfest!
Official website: http://weimtoberfest.info/
Date: September 19th from 11am - 3pm
Place: Kurts & Vreny's Restaurant
4225 River Green Parkway
Duluth, GA 30096
770-623-4128
Ticket Price of $20 Includes:
* One Dog Admitted with each Paid Adult
* Traditional Oktoberfest Menu:
****Grilled Bratwurst
****Sauerkraut
****German Potato Salad
****Traditional German Plum Cake
****Beef & Chicken Sausages
* Spaten Beer
* Soft Drinks & Water
* Live Music
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Yappy Hour Fundraiser to benefit Forgotten Animals Rescue
www.ForgottenAnimalsRescueorg
September 19th, 2009 from 5pm - 8pm
Pets ARE allowed!
Iron Horse Tavern in Norcross
29 Jones Street NW
Norcross, GA 30071
phone: 678-291-9220
Tickets are $ 10.00 at the door and include one drink and a raffle ticket. All proceeds go to our " Sponsor A Shelter Pet " program.
Be a part of saving a life and support rescue of homeless animals. Party theme will be Island Hawaiian so dig out those Hawaiian shirts and dress fido up for party night!
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Thursday 9/24 starting at 7:30pm - a portion of the proceeds benefit Ahimsa House - www.AhimsaHouse.org
MISS INTOWN ATLANTA , A "Comedic Male Beauty Pageant"
@ Center Stage, 1374 West Peachtree Street
Presented by Keller Williams Realty Intown Atlanta
A charity event in support of Atlanta Community ToolBank, Joining Hearts, Atlanta Step-Up Society and Ahimsa House
Special Appearances by Sully from 92.9 dave fm and Baton Bob!
Tickets and more information at http://www.missintownatlanta.com/ or by calling 404-541-3500
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SPAYGEORGIA is going whole hog to raise funds to make more discount spaying and neutering certificates available. Hosted by the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department, SPAYGEORGIA is sponsoring its first SpayGeoriga Benefit Motorcycle Ride. Registrants will be escorted by the Sheriff’s Department to Hard Labor Creek State Park on Saturday, Sept. 26th. (Rain date October 3rd.)
Registration begins at 10:00 a.m., and the ride starts around 11:15 a.m. The Sheriff's Department will accompany the riders from the sheriff's office in Lawrenceville to Hard Labor Creek park. The ride concludes at the Sheriff's office with free lunch and T-Shirts for registrants, prizes, games, demonstrations, and a silent auction.
You don’t ride? You’re still welcome to join us for lunch, and visit the vendors and our silent auction. Lennox Gavin of Paws-a-tive Results Dog Training will be there to give us some dog training tips.
To register, visit SPAYGEORGIA’s website at www.spaygeorgia.org or you can register the day of the event. If you are not riding a motorcycle, please consider paying the rider fee as a tax deductible contribution. All registration fees are non-refundable but are tax deductible.
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5th Annual Lint Roller Party to benefit Lifeline Animal Project
event website for all the details: http://www.lintrolleratlanta.org/
Saturday, October 2nd from 7pm - 10pm
The Foundry at Puritan Mill, 916 Lowery Blvd., Atlanta 30318
This event will include live entertainment, a premier silent auction, and food and drink provided for both patrons AND their canine guests. Please note that if you plan on attending the event with your pet, you must pre-register. All the details and ticket information can be found on the website. This is a really FUN event, and, Lifeline is a GREAT organization. They contribute so much to the rescue community, please support them so they can continue their great work!
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2009 Howl-O-Weenie Event to benefit DREAM rescue
Date: October 3rd, 2009 from 10am til 4pm
Location: Cabbagetown Park in Atlanta - (Kirkwood Ave SE & Tye St SE, Atlanta, GA 30316)
If you have not attended this event, you don't know what you are missing! It is non stop entertainment ALL DAY LONG. The schedule is now posted on the event site at http://www.dreamrescue.org/HowlOWeenie, so take a look for yourself to see what a FUN filled day it will be! All doggies are welcome, weiners or otherwise. Check out all the contests, and if your dog has any special talents, well, there are plenty of opportunities for them to show their stuff!
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Cherokee County Humane Society 6th Annual Dinner Auction
Date: Oct. 3, 2009
Time: 5pm - 9pm
Donation: $25
Location: Cherokee County Conference Center
1130 Bluffs Parkway Canton, GA
Business casual dress
Get ready for an exciting dinner and auction! Come join us! Help the animals and network with friends a like. Just imagine how many animals can benefit from a couple of hours socializing.
Your donation fee includes; Dinner. Mixed green salad with creamy balsamic vinaigrette, bistro filet with red wine demi, chicken with a cream mushroom, portobello mushroom risotto, garlic whipped potatoes, seasoned vegetable medley and a Belgian milk chocolate mousse for dessert.
You can purchase tickets online at www.cchumanesociety.org or at our thrift store location, 5900 Bells Ferry Road Acworth, GA 30102.
Please reserve your tickets early!
Thank you for your support!
Cherokee County Humane Society
http://www.cchumanesociety.org
5900 Bells Ferry Rd Acworth, GA
770.592.8072
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SPAYGEORGIA is going whole hog to raise funds to make more discount spaying and neutering certificates available. Hosted by the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department, SPAYGEORGIA is sponsoring its first SpayGeoriga Benefit Motorcycle Ride. Registrants will be escorted by the Sheriff’s Department to Hard Labor Creek State Park on Saturday, Sept. 26th. (Rain date October 3rd.)
Registration begins at 10:00 a.m., and the ride starts around 11:15 a.m. The Sheriff's Department will accompany the riders from the sheriff's office in Lawrenceville to Hard Labor Creek park. The ride concludes at the Sheriff's office with free lunch and T-Shirts for registrants, prizes, games, demonstrations, and a silent auction.
You don’t ride? You’re still welcome to join us for lunch, and visit the vendors and our silent auction. Lennox Gavin of Paws-a-tive Results Dog Training will be there to give us some dog training tips.
To register, visit SPAYGEORGIA’s website at www.spaygeorgia.org or you can register the day of the event. If you are not riding a motorcycle, please consider paying the rider fee as a tax deductible contribution. All registration fees are non-refundable but are tax deductible.
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Ahimsa House Wag & Walk
http://www.AhimsaHouse.org for ALL the details!
Saturday, October 10, 2009 • 10:00am-2:00pm
Registration begins at 9:00am
Ahimsa House Dog Walk • Lenox Park in Buckhead
Attractions:
* One Mile and One/Half Mile Walks
* Silent Auction
* Microchipping & Nail Clipping by a Vet
* Pet Contests
* Vendor Booths
* Entertainment
* Food
* Doggie Art Station
* Doggie Massage
* Prizes
* Demonstrations
* ... and Much More!
Participate with or without your dog! The weather should be fabulous in October, so please come out and support this wonderful organization. If you are not familiar with them, please visit their website, as they provide a very important service to domestic violence victims.
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Spotlight Humane Event - Organized by the Human Society of the United States - www.HSUS.org
Saturday, October 17th from 7pm - 11pm
Location: W Atlanta in Midtown
Event website: http://www.hsus.org/about_us/events/spotlight_atlanta_2009.html
Folks, all proceeds from this event benefit the Atlanta End Dogfighting Campaign the HSUS is sponsoring. If you are unfamiliar with this campaign, please read about it at http://www.hsus.org/acf/fighting/dogfight/programs/hsus_end_dogfighting.html. It was very effective in the city of Chicago, and the HSUS is confident it will be effective here in Atlanta, where we also have a serious issue with dogfighting. Please support this effort if you are able, as it will greatly improve the lives of many dogs who are subjected to this cruel act of dogfighting.
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Paw-Casso Art Show and Silent Auction to benefit Animals Deserve Better
Organization website: www.AnimalsDeserveBetter.com
Event website for all the information: http://www.animalsdeservebetter.com/adb/Pawcasso%202009/Paw%20casso%20Art%20Show%20and%20Silent%20Auction.htm
Event date: October 18th from 2pm - 6pm
Location: Indian Hills Country Club in Marietta
This is a very unique event, where you can purchase some very cool art created by young people who love animals. Especially if you live in Cobb county, please consider attending this event and supporting this great rescue organization.
Paw-casso: An Art Exhibit By, For and About Animals, Marietta, GA. The 1st Annual “Paw-casso” Art Show and Silent Auction by, for and about animals, is a unique art show featuring works from community school students that reside in Cobb County. Each school has been asked to select 10 winners and these works of art will be offered for auction along with local artists and shelter animal creations.
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Black Cat Beer Bonanza to benefit Atlanta Animal Rescue Friends
www.aarfatlanta.org
Date: October 24th at 8pm - 11pm
Place: Atlanta Brewing Company
2323 Defoor Hills Road NW
Atlanta, GA
Join us for the Black Cat Beer Bonanza! Our Halloween-themed event at the Atlanta Brewing Company will raise awareness about the plight of black cats, which, like black dogs, are often overlooked in rescue and adoption programs. The event will also raise money for AARF's cat adoption program for 2010.
Your ticket will include a brewery tour, a tasting of award winning, locally produced craft beers, and light appetizers.
Buy your ticket online at:
http://media.causes.com/ribbon/563130 (if clickthrough doesn't work, please cut and paste link into browser) or, you can also visit AARF's website at www.AARFAtlanta.org to purchase tickets. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 the night of the event.
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Dance for Pigs Event
When: Friday, October 30th, 2009 from 8:30am - 12am
Where: The Solarium in Oakhurst - 321 West Hill St., Decatur, GA 30030
Why: To raise money and awareness for PIGS, a sanctuary: http://www.Pigs.org
Attire: Halloween Costumes
Event website: http://www.danceforpigs.com/index.php?p=1_4_Event-info
Please check out this organization, and consider attending this event, I heard it was a blast last year, and ANIMALS are a great cause to be happy and dance around for, right???? There will be entertainment, a silent auction, costume contests and raffle prizes!!!!
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Pugfest 2009 to benefit Southeast Pug Rescue - www.rescuepug.com
October 31st - 10am - 4pm
Admission: $6 for adults, and $3 for children under 12
Gwinnett County Fairgrounds
PugFest is SEPRA's annual fundraiser which is held the last Saturday in October of every year in the Atlanta, Georgia area. PugFest is SEPRA's biggest fundraising event of the year. Your help is needed to make it a success in raising funds to help pugs and pug mixes in need. Please visit their website at www.rescuepug.com, and click on the PUGFEST tab, it will take you to the event page.
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Parties for Paws to benefit the Atlanta Animal Welfare Committee
www.ATLAnimalWelfare.org
Folks, if you live in the Kirkwood/Decatur/Oakhurst/Edgewood neighborhoods, please consider hosting a party to benefit this great organization, who have already helped so many people and their pets in these neighborhoods. If you are unfamiliar with this group, please check out their website and see what good they are doing for animals in these areas.
Kirkwood UCC and the Atlanta Animal Welfare Committee need your help! Do you enjoy cooking and sharing food with friends? Please throw a dinner party to help raise money for the Animal Welfare Committee in the months of September and October.
Ask your guests to sponsor a cat or dog by donating to the AWC. Your guest's donations are tax deductible and will go directly to helping animals in need in the Kirkwood, Oakhurst Edgewood and Decatur neighborhoods. It’s easy…
1) Invite a few friends to your home for dinner in September or October. Any day or time works.
2) Ask them to donate to AWC by paypal or mail. $20 will sponsor a cat, and $30 will sponsor a dog. (Please ask your guests to donate before your dinner party or bring a check to be mailed!)
3) Enjoy the dinner party and know that you’ve helped animals in your neighborhood.
4) Send us photos from your dinner party to post on our site. Or, tell us about the delicious things you'bre making!
Email Bonnie Heath bonheath@gmail.com if you have any questions about hosting a dinner party.
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