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Fundraising evenTs from page 12
Furry Friends Raises $500,000 For Animals In Need

During Third Annual Luncheon And Fashion Show

Palm Beach County’s animal-loving community raised
nearly $500,000 during Furry Friends Adoption, Clinic
& Ranch’s Third Annual Furry Friends & Fancy Things
event. Hosted at the Pelican Club on Saturday, Nov. 5, the
philanthropic social gathering included a glamorous brunch,
fancy pop-up boutiques, a live auction, and a fashion show with
models accompanied by dapper dogs and fashionable felines!
Global fashion brand Free People sponsored the event and
provided their latest clothing line for the fashion show. Models
strutted the runway with dozens of adoptable dogs and cats,
each decked out in gorgeous, new threads. Additional sponsors
of Furry Friends also strolled the catwalk with precious pups Matt Adkins, Deidre Toney Gambale, Melissa Eide, Dr. Myles Rowley, Amy Alley
and felines. The event’s live auction featured hot ticket items, Kristinsson Dr. David Capaldi
including a fishing charter aboard a luxury
sport fishing yacht and a VIP experience with
NFL Hall of Famer Willie Roaf.
“This year’s Furry Friends & Fancy
Things was the most successful in our
history. We are incredibly honored to have
brought the community together to help save
our beloved animals,” said Jason Gluck,
executive director of Furry Friends. “It was
heartwarming to see our previously nervous
pups strut the runway confidently, which is Furry Friends’ Board Chair Steve Eileen Koplow, Matt Adkins, Deidre Kristinsson, Jennifer
a true testament to the success of our new Macht, Executive Director Jason Kim Albers, Cameron Patrick Neth, Wiedland, Michele Vandervelden
programs at Furry Friends.” Gluck, Board Member Linda Gore Ramona Singer
Event proceeds will support Furry
Friends’ mission of caring for abused and
abandoned dogs and cats across the local
community and the state. This includes
funding Furry Friends’ new slate of programs
such as providing free pet food to shelters,
training service dogs for veterans, providing
financial and behavioral resources to keep
pets in their home, and transporting animals
from overcrowded Florida shelters to
adopters across the United States. Erin Sykes, Kim Albers, Ramona Melissa Lambros, Kendall Lambros,
Photos by Paul Marino Singer Morgan Lambros, Paige Hardison Dr. David Capaldi, Vivian Moir, Lanell Fagan, Bill Hand