Why We Support Paw Prints For Our Next Tweet Divas Event
Posted by Lisa Sullivan, 1 year, 5 months ago at 10:00 am. 0 comments
(The following post was written by “Guest Blogger” Rachel Healy, Garner Citizen Web Editor and fellow Tweet Diva. Rachel offered to assist Lisa with our promotion of our co-sponsored event, Citizen Social, as Lisa has been UBER busy with her new job. Don’t worry, Lisa will be back to recap this exciting & much-anticipated event after all of the festivities have died down. Sit back, grab your favorite beverage & hear why YOU should be at the Social and why we’ve chosen this cause in particular. Thank you!)
THIS Thursday, our newspaper is trying something new. We’re getting out of the newsroom and onto the race track for our first Citizen Social , a gathering of Garner Citizen staff, readers, and fans at RushHour Karting in Garner. Consider it a meet-and-greet with some friendly competition in the mix.
We’re thrilled to be partnering with Tweet Divas for this event. To support the organization’s philosophy of building a better community, we’re selling raffle tickets and accepting donations for the Garner-based animal rescue group Paw Prints.
Why Paw Prints? First, a little about them. A 501(c)(3), the group is six years old with more than 70 volunteers. That number is important, because the organization is run entirely by volunteers. You can find them at the Garner and Knightdale PetSmart stores on the weekends for adoption events, but many work behind the scenes as foster parents for the animals.
If you’ve ever picked up a Garner Citizen paper or browsed our website, you’ve probably seen our “pet of the week” feature. Those are submitted by the folks at Paw Prints, with the always-entertaining dog bios from volunteer Debbie Pell. Some of those animals have been abandoned, abused, or injured , and we’re glad to play a part in helping them find permanent homes.
Individual donations are the most important source of Paw Prints’ income. Each Citizen Social guest will receive a FREE raffle ticket to win a door prize, with additional tickets available for sale. All money raised will go to Paw Prints.
For those who’d like to make an item donation, download their wishlist. We’ll be collecting items that evening.
For more information about Citizen Social and to register, check out http://garnercitizen.com/social.
Hope to see you there!