Art 4 the Animals 5th Annual Pet Rescue Event

Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/15/2015
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location
The Shoppes of Heron Lakes

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AFTA, Art 4 the Animals, was created in 2010 to bring awareness to rescue animals in the South Florida area. Our goal was to raise funds for non-profit 501C3 rescues and shelters. Students from local schools were asked to use their artistic talents and donate their works of art for sale. We also had tremendous support from the local art community, as artists and craftsmen contributed amazing paintings, photography, sculptures and jewelry.
As the event grew in popularity, we invited non-profit rescue groups to join us in the hopes that showcasing their adoptable pets would result in many animals finding new homes. We couldn’t have been more right – there were 29 pet adoptions at our first event!
There was tremendous community support as our raffle prizes were all donated by local merchants and our corporate sponsorships gave new meaning to generosity! AFTA donated 100% of the proceeds of the day to the Tri-County Humane Society in Boca Raton.
The AFTA event of 2010 was such a great success story that it was unanimously decided this had to become an annual event. And so our story continued…

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