Help UConn Paws and Claws raise money for the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation! Join us on Saturday, October 13th at our First Annual Pawtober Fest on the UConn Storrs campus as we celebrate and raise money for Fidelco. It will be a day full of games, prizes, food, and guide dog demonstrations and will be open to the public! Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pawtober-fest-for-fidelco-tickets-49793357272
Your Ticket Includes:
- FREE event t-shirts to the first 15 people to purchase a ticket (they will also be sold at the event)
- FREE Insomnia Cookies and apple cider!
- Freshly made donuts
- Meet Jonathan the Husky!
- Fall games/activites (pumpkin decorating, bobbing for apples, and more!)
- Meet German Shepard Guide Dogs!
- 2 raffle tickets to win prizes such as an Orvis Dog Throw (valued at $98), a BarkBox, UConn Dairy Bar Gift Cards, and more!!
- Halloween Costume Contest and photobooth
- AND MORE!
Every dollar from ticket sales, t-shirt sales, and online/day-of donations goes directly to the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, to support their organization's mission of raising and training guide dogs and placing them with those who need them at no cost.
If you cannot attend the event but would like to donate, please visit https://www.gofundme.com/pawtober-fest-for-fidelco
More about Fidelco:
Located in Bloomfield, CT, Fidelco raises and trains German Shepard dogs to assist and guide the blind and visually impaired. Your donation will help them to continue their work and ensure that those who need a guide dog will receive one no cost. To learn more about Fidelco, please visit their website: https://www.fidelco.org
For more information, contact: Allie Muro at uconnpawsandclaws@gmail.com