HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-12-08 CARE Holiday Sale
Office of the Mayor
NEWS RELEASE
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
2:30 pm
Contact:
Mikki Dobski, Director of Communications & Special Projects, 235-5855 or 876-1564
CARE of South Bend and South Bend Animal Care and Control launch
"Home for the Holidays"
Launch of fundraising campaign for new facility
The Community Animal Rescue Effort of South Bend (CARE of South Bend) announced
plans to launch the official "Home for the Holidays" fundraising campaign for the new
South Bend Animal Care and Control (SBACC) facility.
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On Thursday and Friday, November 13 and 14, CARE of South Bend and SBACC will
be hosting a holiday gift sale to benefit the shelter. The event will be held at the County /
City Building located at 227 W. Jefferson Blvd in South Bend. There will be a wide
variety of "animal centric" gifts available for purchase. 100% of the proceeds from each
purchase will go towards the construction of a new animal shelter for the city of South
Bend.
In addition to gifts, there will also be animals available for adoption at this event. The
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hours of operation will be on Thursday, November 13 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and on
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Friday, November 14 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
If you would like to learn about the adoption process or CARE of South Bend please
visit: www.southbendin.gov/city/departments/animal_care_control/ or
www.careofsouthbend.org.
For more information:
Valerie Schey, Founder and President, CARE of South Bend,
info@careofsouthbend.org.
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