Sunday, March 8, 2009

Whiskers Wine & Dine 2009

Coalition: HUMAnE to Host Whiskers Wine & Dine

By Ben Sclair

Coalition: HUMANE presents its fifth annual “Whiskers Wine & Dine” fundraiser to be held on Friday, March 13 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Sharon McGavick Center in Lakewood, WA. The event is held in recognition of Spay Day USA, a national day of action to promote the spaying and neutering of companion animals in an effort to end pet overpopulation.

“Whiskers Wine & Dine” will feature a vegetarian “spay-ghetti” dinner, wine tasting and auctions ‚Äìsilent, live and dessert! Come out to help us fight pet overpopulation at its source! Reservations for “Whiskers Wine & Dine” are $50.00 per person, available in advance only. To make a reservation, call 253.265.2290 or visit www.coalitionhumane.org to download an order form. All proceeds benefit Coalition: HUMAnE as well as its new life saving spay & neuter clinic, located in Tacoma.

Highlighted auction items include 2 nights at Napili Kai Resort on Maui, plus $400 toward airfare. Grey’s Anatomy 2nd season DVD set, autographed by actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, One year of weekly massages at Three Cedars Spa and a weekend at the W Hotel in Seattle, gift cards to Palomino and Cutters Bayhouse

Coalition: HUMAnE’s 1 year old high-quality, high-volume, low-cost clinic has already provided over 4,000 dog and cat sterilization surgeries. Its mission is to promote and provide low cost spay and neuter services for pet cats and dogs, as well as for feral cats in an effort to stop the killing of companion animals due to overpopulation. Coalition: HUMAnE’s clients are families of limited means and Good Samaritan caretakers of abandoned cats and dogs. Its services are open to residents in all of Western Washington.