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Register Today for our Santa PAWS Holiday Celebration!

Oscar Mendez — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:34:15 +0000

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On December 4, 2008, the PAWS Chicago Professional Board invites you to a holiday celebration at the Adoption Center, including cocktails & hors d’oeuvres, and the opportunity to sponsor a homeless animal for the holidays. The event begins at 6:00 p.m. and tickets are $50 each.

Your support of Santa PAWS will help PAWS Chicago save more homeless cats and dogs this Holiday Season, and find them homes for life. If you have any questions about the event, please call (773) 890-5118. Please note that this event is for two-legged guests only.

Online registration for Santa PAWS is now closed. Tickets will be available at the door beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Join us for the 36 Hour Adopt-A-Thon!

Oscar Mendez — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:28:30 +0000

Update: We are excited for the First Annual PAWS Chicago Adopt-A-Thon! Cats and dogs will be arriving as our current residents are adopted by wonderful families who have opened their homes this holiday to save the life of a homeless animal. The times listed are estimated and subject to change.

Click to see some of our dogs/puppies available for adoption!

This holiday season, don’t forget the homeless pets in need. Consider adopting at PAWS Chicago’s first-ever, 36-Hour Adopt-a-thon on December 6th and 7th at the PAWS Adoption Center, where hundreds of pets will be looking for new homes.

Join the festivities and ensure that many more precious campanions will be “home” for the holidays.

In these difficult economic times, cats and dogs are being turned into shelters in alarming numbers. You can help give them a second chance.

If you have any questions about the Adopt-A-Thon, please call (773) 935-PAWS (7297).

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PAWS Chicago Marathon Team Goes the Distance

Oscar Mendez — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:31:04 +0000

Nearly 200 runners dedicated their summer training to the PAWS Chicago Marathon Team, raising over $130,000 for homeless animals.

Team members agreed to collect $600 each, in return for a host of “perks” including motivational CDs, a Pawsta dinner, running shirts, seminars, fun runs with shelter dogs, a training log, and complimentary membership with the Chicago Area Runners’ Association. In addition, team members got V.I.P treatment among the race’s 45,000 runners in the PAWS Chicago charity tent, where they enjoyed food, free massages, private bathrooms and their own gear check. Most importantly, runners ran knowing that the money they raised and the effort they put in would help to save lives and find homes for Chicago’s homeless pets.

As if running the 26.2 miles on the unusually warm October day wasn’t enough, many team members raised well over the required minimum. Congratulations to the PAWS Chicago Marathon Team for their hard work and commitment, and to PAWS making this year’s team effort such a success.

A special thanks to PAWS Chicago’s top fundraisers: Steven Davis, Matt and Anna Bluhm, Rachel Ittner, Allyson Behm and Emily Streit.

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Angels with Tails 2008 Recap

Oscar Mendez — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:40:49 +0000

View the latest Angels with Tails Adoption Event information here

Power shoppers received a special welcome when they entered the upscale retail stores on Michigan Avenue in June. Over 350 furry faces filled the fronts of 56 stores surrounding the Magnificent Mile as PAWS Chicago hosted its Eleventh Annual Angels with Tails event.

By day’s end it became evident that bringing homeless animals out of shelters and face-to-face with the public opens hearts. Over 140 dogs and cats, from dozens of local rescue groups and shelters cuddled, wagged and purred their way into new and loving homes as PAWS Chicago volunteers counseled prospective adopters, answered questions, and passed out information about the No Kill movement and the plight of homeless pets.

On May 30, 1997, PAWS Chicago held its first Angels with Tails, breaking the silence surrounding the animal overpopulation by taking the No Kill message to the streets and the boutiques along Michigan Avenue and Oak Street. Every year since then, Angels with Tails continues to grow and gain more support, brightening the future for animals in need. First time participants this year included Nine West, Preggers, David Yurman, George Greene, Lester Lampert, Me & Ro and Prada.

PAWS continued the momentum with an August Angels with Tails event on Armitage Avenue in Lincoln Park. Fifty-five retail stores and 27 rescue groups and shelters teamed up for the event, including newcomer South Suburban Humane Society, who brought ten dogs to the event, nine of which were adopted!

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Run for Their Lives Run Recap and Results

Oscar Mendez — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:37:36 +0000

See a few more photos on Flickr: Tipping Point Photos.

On September 28th, over 4,000 participants and their four-legged friends ran, walked or just took in the fun, making the Eighth Annual PAWS Chicago Run for Their Lives its biggest to date, and raising over $400,000 for homeless animals.

A colorful array of pets and their people strolled along Chicago’s beautiful lakefront in a 4K walk, while humans only took their mark for an 8K race beginning at Montrose Harbor.

Highlights of the event included Lisa Dent of US99.5 as the event MC, a dog agility course created by K9 University, an animal communicator, pet and owner massages, “doggie yoga” hosted by Lakeshore Athletic Club, and breed testing conducted by Canine Heritage.

Results

Overall 8K Run results
Results by Age
Women Awards List
Men Awards List

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2008 All PAWS on Deck Beach Party

Oscar Mendez — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:45:45 +0000

PAWS Chicago let the dogs out on July 17th, proving that when it comes to partying on the beach, four legs are double the fun! Over 450 guests and 150 pups dropped anchor at Castaways at the North Avenue Boathouse for PAWS Chicago’s Sixth Annual Beach Party.

Guests enjoyed cool summer cocktails, a beachy buffet, dancing, and a silent auction while pets donned their tropical best (some even wearing swimsuits), lapped up bowls of special doggie ice cream and devoured gourmet dog treats! The event, emceed by NBC5’s Anna Davlantes, raised over $157,000 for homeless pets, making it PAWS Chicago’s most successful Beach Party to date. Presenting sponsors included The Chicago Spire and the John R. Walter Family.

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2008 Viva PAWS Vegas Recap

Oscar Mendez — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:28:18 +0000

More than 300 animal-loving high-rollers hit the tables for PAWS Chicago’s First Annual Viva PAWS Vegas. The June 13th event brought in over $116,000 through poker tournaments, blackjack, roulette and other casino games, a silent auction, cash raffle and jackpot drawing. Guests kept the games going until the wee hours, energized by a delicious dinner buffet, desert, and the chance to win high-end prizes. Winners took home trips to Cabo San Lucas and Monte Carlo, a Vespa scooter, Sony high definition, flat screen TVs, Beach Boys VIP tickets, David Yurman jewelry, and more! Many thanks to PAWS Chicago’s presenting sponsors: Majestic Star Casino, Tweeter, Arhaus and our generous Anonymous Donor!

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Animal Magnetism 2008

Oscar Mendez — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:18:23 +0000

More than 400 guests and their pets gathered under the twinkling chandeliers of Galleria Marchetti on February 8th for a mid-winter night’s dream—PAWS Chicago’s second annual Animal Magnetism. The committee outdid themselves, raising more than $90,000—a record-setting event for the Professional Board—in only the second year. Sponsored by North Community Bank, Rogers & Hollands Jewelers, Galleria Marchetti, Chicago magazine and Anthos Flowers, guests enjoyed an extraordinary variety of music and live media presentation courtesy of ﬁg media, inc. and chic cocktails from Hpnotiq and PAMA pomegranate liqueur.

Special thanks goes to co-chairs Ashley Walter and Jim McGinnis and honorary chair Ela Booty.

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Fur Ball 2007 Shines

Oscar Mendez — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:11:52 +0000

On Friday November 16, 2007, spectators lined the streets on East Lake Shore Drive as the city’s best dressed (and their owners) arrived at The Drake Hotel for the sixth annual PAWS Chicago Fur Ball. More than 700 guests and 150 canine companions sauntered down the red carpet, surrounded by media and “pup”arazzi.

Guests sipped on elegant cocktails and meandered through four elegantly decorated ballrooms, feasting on the Drake’s renowned cuisine while their pups savored sweet potatoes and chicken from crystal goblets.

Throughout the evening, guests bid on a variety of silent auction items including vintage and designer jewelry, autographed memorabilia, prime seating at some of Chicago’s most anticipated sporting events and a role on the hit show Bones. In need of a moment’s rest, many four-legged visitors relaxed in the tranquil dog spa where they were pampered with aromatherapy massage and gourmet goodies.

The crowd gathered as the auctioneer took the stage and the bidding wars kicked off as elite getaways including New York City’s Fashion Week, Aspen, Switzerland and the Caribbean hit the auction block. Lucky winners supported PAWS Chicago by purchasing the opportunity to meet ESPN’s Mike and Mike in the Morning and a stunning pair of Van Cleef & Arpels Vintage Alhambra Earclips.

Co-chairs Colin and Missy Hebson and John and Lori Wallis deserve congratulations for hosting a record-breaking evening, raising more than $550,000 for PAWS Chicago’s lifesaving programs. Special thanks to Presenting Sponsors Bentley Gold Coast, Sudler Sotheby’s International Realty, The Drake Hotel and Van Cleef & Arpels.

Save the Date! On Friday, November 13, 2009 the Fur Ball will return to The Drake Hotel.
Please visit the PAWS Chicago Fur Ball Website for the latest information on this event!

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All PAWS on Deck

Oscar Mendez — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:30:40 +0000

With an extravagant of buffet goodies by Phil Stefani, an array of cool cocktails and wines, upbeat dance music by Fig Media Inc., and incredible weather courtesy of Mother Nature, the sixth annual PAWS Chicago Beach Party, All Paws on Deck, was an amazing success.

More than 500 guests mingled and mixed against a backdrop of the lake at sundown and the dramatic Chicago skyline, raising close to $140,000 to support PAWS Chicago’s adoption, targeted spay/neuter and community outreach programs. Several dozen photogenic pets graced this year’s poster, thanks to their parents joining the Pet Host Committee. Once again, Salvatore Ferragamo was the presenting sponsor for the event, also hosting the Beach Party kick-off on June 7 in their Michigan Avenue boutique. Congratulations to event co-chairs Kimberly Gleeson and Nancy Dalaska and their committee, and thanks to the sponsors who made this year’s Beach Party possible, including North Community Bank, McGrath Lexus of Chicago, American Airlines, Chicago Magazine, and 101.9 THE MIX.

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