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Volume 13 Number 19 | 50¢
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May 7, 2014
Fur Ball to celebrate second chances for furry friends It’s time to get out your best dress and suit, Kamloops! The Kamloops SPCA is hosting a Fur Ball fundraiser on May 23 at the Coast Hotel and Conference Centre starting at 6:30pm. This night of exquisite cuisine, dazzling entertainment, an impressive silent auction and fun dancing is to help raise money for the local animal shelter. The FurBall is about giving animals second chances at having a happy and healthy forever home. All you have to do is purchase a ticket and bring in a photo of your pet. Please indicate if your pet or pets are SPCA Alumni. If you are not able to attend or are not an ‘event person’ you can purchase a non-attending ticket to help support the cause. Tax receipts for these tickets will be issues for this donation. Judy Basso, of Judy Basso Events and Décor, is excited to be helping out this special event. “I know how much animals mean to people,” adds Judy. “This is a fun and unique way to help our furry friends and celebrate second chances.” She is planning the night of diamonds and dogs, caviar and cats to be a fun filled night and hopefully a lot of money will be raised to help the shelter to keep doing the inspiring work it does. SPCA Kamloops Branch manager, Charlene Holloway is heart
Event organizer Judy Basso is pictured here with the friendly feline Toby. She hopes to see you dressed in your best at the BCSPCA Fur Ball on May 23.
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warmed by the support Kamloops has shown to the shelter. “The Fur Ball is going to be a special and fun night. We love animals and are excited to have a night to honour just them,” Charlene adds. She hopes that the ball will not only bring awareness to the needs of the shelter and the animals that use it, but it will be one of the major social events of the year. The Fur Ball is part of a larger cause, the BCSPCA City Challenge, which started on May 1 and goes until May 31. Kamloops is in competition with Prince George to see who can raise the most money. The Fur Ball is one of many events that are raising money for the local shelter, all of which will stay in the Kamloops community. It is the goal of the Kamloops branch to raise $40,000. To do this, there will be various events around the community such as the book sale at the Northhills Mall from May 10 to 17, a dog wash on May 24 at River City Nissan from 11:00am to 1:00pm and of course they will be taking donations and even bottles at the centre at 1211 8th Street. “The City Challenge is a great event to bring awareness and raise money, however I would love to have the bragging rights of beating Prince George,” comments Charlene. “People can just come to one - continued on page 2
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