Fall Dinner Helps
the Animals
On Saturday night (November 6,
2010) the Rogue Valley Humane Society held its 3rd Spaghetti
Dinner fund raising benefit. Over 150 people gathered at the
Grants Pass Elks Lodge for a great dinner and auction all in
support of our animals.
In 2009 this event was the brainchild
of RVHS board member, Dawn Franz (who is also the Elks Club Manager)
who once again led the way for all the volunteers to follow.
The others who spearhead this was
our shelter manager, Margaret Varner, Mary Jane Manzi and Marsha
Moffitt.
We would also like to give a
big thanks to Dennis Roler and his staff at the Grants Pass Daily
Courier for all the great publicity they gave the event. We could
not have filled this room without them. And a big high five to
Marty Sether with KAJO/KLDR radio for his role as our Master
of Ceremonies.
Many thanks to the volunteers
from the shelter, Elks and shelter staff who donated their time
and talents to prepare and serve this fine dinner and all those
who attended and pulled out their wallets to bid on one or more
of our donated gifts in the auctions. It truly was a group effort.
But the best part was that EVERYTHING
we raised went directly to help our never ending goal of saving
animals in distress or abandonment and making sure they all find
a good home. We are a no kill shelter so some of our guys have
been with us a while and will be until they are placed... maybe
with you?
Many changes, all for the better,
have taken place at our shelter in the last year and if you haven't
been there for a while stop by and visit. You can also arrange
a tour in advance and who knows, maybe you'll find the new love
of your life.
Finally, please support the generous
local merchants who donated services or goods to this cause.
See their names at the bottom of this page.
Master Chef Rudy Ramos, who normally
prepares the monthly Gourmet Dinners at the Elks Lodge, volunteered
to cook up a huge batch of his private recipe spaghetti with
the help of Elks staff cook, Eric. Everyone agrees that his spaghetti
is something special.
Prior to the auction MC Marty
Sether with KAJO/KLDR radio fielded a special award and recognition
to June Peterson who, after years of service to the RVHS, retired
from the board to tend to personal matters. Her service to the
shelter and countless animals in need could never be expressed
in mere words.
