SF Animal Shelter's 18th Anniversary Party

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact Bill Hamilton: (415) 822-5566

 

SAN FRANCISCO ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL TO CELEBRATE 18TH ANNIVERSARY

 

San Francisco Animal Care and Control (ACC), the City's open-door municipal

animal shelter, invites the public to celebrate its 18th anniversary at a

party on Sunday, July 15, 2007, at 6 p.m. The shelter opened in July 1989

and is the home of San Francisco's " Animal Cops. " It rescues and offers for

adoption dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats, birds, and

reptiles. ACC is a good place to find a lost pet or your next best friend.

 

Last year's 17th anniversary party, dubbed the " Green for the Green " Party,

raised funds for artificial grass for the dog park, so this year's

celebration will give the public an opportunity to see the fruits of their

donations and enjoy the beautiful new turf, just as ACC's dogs and rabbits

have since its installation.

 

REFRESHMENTS

Flacos (flacos.com) will cater its unique vegan Mexican food. The

celebration will also feature desserts, wine, soft drinks, bottled water and

juices, all included in the price of admission.

 

AUCTION

Currently confirmed silent auction prizes include opera tickets, airline

tickets, museum-quality photos, a resort stay, a Pilates session, a

decorative floor-standing screen, a dog training session, several large

ceramic pottery pieces, a naturalist tour of Golden Gate Park, several

restaurant gift certificates, and premium wines. These and many more prizes

will be available to the highest bidders on July 15.

 

ENTERTAINMENT

Jazz great Walter Earl will perform on his electronic keyboard.

 

LOCATION

ACC is at 1200 15th Street (at Harrison), San Francisco. The party will take

place in the newly landscaped outdoor dog park adjacent to the shelter

building.

 

BART: Take BART to the 16th Street station and walk the three blocks east on

16th Street to Harrison (crossing South Van Ness and Folsom). Turn left

(north) on Harrison to 15th Street.

 

Muni: Several bus lines stop only a block away from ACC: The 22, 33 and 53

cross 16th Street and Harrison daily, and the 12 crosses 15th Street and

Folsom. Check http://transit.511.org/tripplanner/index.asp for their Sunday

schedules.

 

Drive: Driving southwest on the 80 Freeway, take the 9th Street exit and

veer left onto Harrison to 15th Street. Driving north on the 101 Freeway,

take the Vermont Street exit, turn left to the bottom of the hill and left

again on 16th Street. Turn right on Harrison to 15th Street. There is free

parking around the shelter.

 

ADMISSION

Admission is $20 in advance or $25 at the door. VIP admission is $50/person

(whether in advance or at the door) and includes a copy of Emily Scott

Pottruck's book, " Tails of Devotion. " People-friendly and dog-friendly dogs

on leash during the party are free. All volunteers and staff for nonprofit

animal welfare organizations, including ACC, The SF/SPCA, and nonprofit

rescue groups, will be admitted on a " pay-what-you-can " basis. Auction prize

donors and a guest are admitted free of charge.

 

Reserve admission and pay in advance with a credit card by going to

FSFACC.org. Click on 'Donate' and then on the 'Make a Donation' button.

Write " party " or " anniversary " in the text box provided.

 

You can mail checks to FSFACC (for the Friends of San Francisco Animal Care

and Control, the party's producer), P.O. Box 475344, San Francisco, CA

94147-5344.

 

Or you can pay at the door by cash, check or credit card (Visa, Mastercard

or American Express).

 

CONTACT

Call the Friends of San Francisco Animal Care and Control at (415) 822-5566

for more information, to reserve admission, to pay by credit card, or to

donate an auction prize (such as a restaurant gift certificate, salon visit

or B & B stay). The deadline for prize donations is July 9th.

 

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