The Moose Jaw Humane Society (MJHS) is holding a ‘4 Paws Block Party’ on Saturday, June 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Town ‘N Country Mall on Main Street, featuring vendors, children’s activities, and Country 100 radio.
“We’re holding this event to bring awareness to the Moose Jaw Humane Society and support our 4 Paws Lottery,” explained Donna Fritzke, fundraising co-ordinator with the MJHS. “We have numerous vendors attending, including Spike Grooming, who will be doing nail trims, with all donations going to the Humane Society.”
Paws, Claws, and Tails, a local pet daycare and kennel, will be onsite with a children’s table with activities for the kids, the MJHS will be selling logoed t-shirts, crew necks, and hoodies, and Derek Snow from No Dog Left Behind will be on hand doing public education on the benefits of therapy/facility dogs.
Snow is the trainer who provided a facility dog to Moose Jaw’s local paramedic station — Misty is now the health and wellness supervisor for Medavie Health Services West and is doing a great job. Snow trained Misty using a framework informed by No Dog Left Behind’s psychiatric service dog program.
The MJHS’ kennel manager, Missy, will also be visiting the block party and will bring along Peeko, the Humane Society’s resident parrot.
The 4 Paws Lottery is the MJHS’s most important yearly fundraiser. It is an SLGA-registered charity lottery and tickets are 1 for $20, 3 for $50, and 5 for $75.
Cash prizes of $500 each will be drawn on July 10, 11, 12 and 13. The main prize, to be drawn on July 14, is for $10,000.
Tickets can be purchased by e-transfer to giving@mjhs.ca, by calling the MJHS at 306-692-1517, or simply visit the shelter.
The $500 cash prizes are sponsored by Ashdown's Furniture & Interiors, Devo's Carwash, Starlight Handmade Market, and Leipert Financial, and the $10,000 cash prize sponsors are Cypress Paving, Remax Moose Jaw, Pet Valu Moose Jaw, Family Pizza, Farm Valley & Ranch Supplies, Nissan Moose Jaw, Knight Hyundai, Knight Ford, and Knight Honda.
