FRONT STREET ANIMAL SHELTER’S ANNUAL
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28 2015
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It’s Front Street Animal Shelter’s Annual Paws to Party. Live MUSIC, silent AUCTION, exceptional FOOD as well as WINE AND BEER from Sacramento’s top venues. Plus new this year, signature drinks such as the MEOW-TINI! TICKETS $60 AT THE DOOR DETAILS AND TICKETS AT PAWSTOPARTY.WEEBLY.COM “We have people who have never grown anything,” said Maynard. “Everyone helps them out. Right now, because of the drought, we are requiring everyone to use mulch and to limit watering to two days a week. That alone has been a good learning experience. We also invite third- and fourth-grade students from Oak Ridge Elementary School for a visit. We give them seeds to plant. They are amazed to learn things like potatoes don’t grow on trees. Sometimes I buy carrots with the tops still on. I’ll put them into the soil before the kids
ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE FRONT STREET ANIMAL SHELTER AND THE MANY FURRY FRIENDS LONGINGLY AWAITING ADOPTION.
arrive and let them pull them out of the ground. They love the surprise.” Here in the self-proclaimed farmto-fork capital, we have many things to celebrate. Gathering our family and neighbors around a community garden is one of the best. For more information about Sacramento’s community gardens, call 808-4943. Gwen Schoen can be reached at gwen.schoen@aol.com n
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