PAWS Run for their Lives

We also had a great time strolling the lake shore and raising money for such a good cause. We scored lots of free goodies for Suzy Greenberg and she also had her first experience at the dog beach, and loved it!
I’m still getting compliments on the free shirt I received and am trying to organize a group to join us on our walk next year.
The event was organized very well, and I’m glad to hear they were so successful.

Great fundraiser for the PAWS Organization and the mission to stop killing homeless pets here in the city of Chicago.
This year was the 8^th annual PAWS Run for their Lives fundraiser the mission of which is to run or walk to raise money to make Chicago a No Kill city for animals. PAWS is the leading advocate for the No Kill movement in the city of Chicago; they are they largest no kill shelter in the city. This is one of their most important annual fundraisers as it helps raise awareness for the number of animals killed in the city each year due to pet homelessness as well as raises funds so that they can continue to pioneer their efforts in spaying and neutering as many animals in the city as possible for the lowest fee possible.
The fundraiser was a really great opportunity to raise money for the organization as well as meet other dog and cat owners who care about the same issues. The walk itself was very fun; there were a lot of dogs, many wearing costumes or tshirts out to support PAWS. There were also tons of booths set up from various sponsors giving away freebies and a lot of pet-​related information. We got a lot of free stuff for our pooch as well as information about a new veterinarian, Fleet Feet Sports, Petco, etc. It was very exciting. There was also breakfast goodies provided free of charge for all of the participants courtesy of Intelligentsia Coffee and Krispy Kream donuts (yum!).
Though this was only our first year, we will definitely be back in years to come. The even was fun, informative and most of all a great fundraiser for the PAWS organization. This year they raised $ 278,728 from this fundraiser alone.