The 2022 Pin Up Paws pet calendar can be unveiled on the St. Augustine Humane Society’s annual fundraising occasion on Oct. 28. The eleventh annual Pin Up Paws (PUP) celebration can be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at 1665 Previous Moultrie Highway, St. Augustine.
Organizers have introduced a location change from the Embassy Suites by Hilton in St. Augustine Seashore Oceanfront Resort to the Humane Society facility.
Additionally, there’s diminished ticket pricing, new leisure and revised meals and beverage menus for the fundraiser.
Admission to the occasion and a duplicate of the “Paws Throughout America” calendar can be out there for a donation of $48 per particular person.
All proceeds from tickets gross sales, calendar submissions with pets, sponsorships, silent and on-line auctions and calendar gross sales will profit the applications and providers of the St. Augustine Humane Society, the veterinary clinic and quite a few sources out there to the neighborhood.
The fundraiser additionally helps the nonprofit’s mission of selling wholesome lifelong pet possession and decreasing the speed of relinquishment to shelters.
Company can be supplied dinner and dessert, complimentary wine, money bar for cocktails, beer and non-alcoholic drinks, a wine pull, silent public sale and stay music with Rob Peck and the Matanzas Allstars.
Based on Carolyn Smith, St. Augustine Humane Society’s govt director, in recognition of social distancing concerns, the occasion can be held onsite on the Humane Society as an indoor and outside occasion to accommodate visitors. She added that every visitor will obtain an Americana-styled connoisseur picnic basket stuffed with individually sealed parts of meals and desserts. Connoisseur picnic baskets can be packaged upfront for COVID-19 and Delta variant security. Festivities embrace complimentary wine, music by ProShow DJ Service, a silent public sale, a wine pull and a free copy of the 2022 “Paws Throughout America” calendar.
The silent and on-line public sale will embrace present baskets, Columbia Restaurant present certificates and domestically sourced objects. To view on-line public sale objects, go to www.PUPauction.org.
For extra info, name 904-829-2737 or go to www.PUPparty.org.
The Winner
This 12 months’s calendars will painting successful pet images within the theme “Paws Throughout America.” Every pet is fitted with equipment to match the 12 distinctive personalities in an Americana costume and background motif.
Sam and Pam Williams of Ponte Vedra Seashore campaigned and gained first place for Kilo, their Siberian husky, who would be the 2022 Pin Up Paws calendar cowl pet. Kilo acquired greater than 2,800 votes.
Based on Sam Williams, Kilo likes to chase his toys, in addition to squirrels and lizards. Certainly one of Kilo’s favourite actions is being the sous-chef whereas Pam Williams is fixing dinner, by laying in the midst of the kitchen ground. Kilo additionally likes to dig deep holes and doesn’t thoughts getting soiled.
Kilo acquired an expert photograph shoot with photographer Addison Fitzgerald, a $200 Columbia Restaurant present certificates, two free copies of the 2022 Pin Up Paws calendar and two free tickets to the PUP Social gathering.
The calendar contest initially began in June with donors who submitted images of their pets to be featured within the calendar. There was a $5 entry price per pet to submit the images, then mates positioned votes for the pet to ensure that homeowners to win prizes.
This 12 months, the calendar portion of the fundraiser yielded greater than $23,000. Calendars will be bought for $10 every beginning in November. They are going to be out there on-line, by cellphone and on the Humane Society.
