Celebrate Crucian pets by joining friends at the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center (AWC) for a Challenge Carnival. From 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, the pets and staff at the animal shelter will hold a mini-carnival to honor local culture and promote adoptions as part of the ASPCA Challenge. The event will feature food, music, a mock tramp of animal shelter pets and prize raffles in addition to fee-waived adoptions for qualifying approved adopters.
“A portion of the competition is community outreach and AWC staff felt that holding a mini- carnival was a great way to welcome the public and highlight our local culture as part of this national competition,” said shelter coordinator Gretchen Sherrill. “Besides, shelter pets, like all Crucians, love to fete.”
AWC is one of 49 shelters nationwide competing for $300, 000 in grant awards from the ASPCA. AWC will be judged on the number of adoptions, reunions of lost pets to owners and transfers to other rescues that takes place during the review period of Aug. 1 to Oct. 31.
For more information, call Gretchen Sherrill at 514- 6326 (cell) or e-mail communications@stcroixawc.org.
