SOCIAL
12 • Thursday, August 20, 2020
OVER THE MOUNTAIN JOURNAL
SOCIAL ANIMALS Hand in Paw Hosts Pet-Friendly Date Night Drive-Thru
Journal photos by Jordan Wald
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fter canceling the annual Picasso Pets fundraiser due to the pandemic, Hand in Paw created a new fundraiser, Tail Waggin’ Takeout. The drive-thru date night event was hosted Aug. 14 in the Hand in Paw Parking lot. Guests purchased tickets in advance and received takeout meals that included appetizers from A Social Affair, bottles of wine, gourmet cookies for humans, dog treats for man’s best friend from Miss Coco’s One Lucky Dog Treats and a cocktail kit from Tito’s Handmade Vodka. Funds raised through the event will benefit Hand in Paw’s virtual animal-assisted therapy sessions as well as preparations to reenter society following the pandemic.
Clockwise from above: Coco Kennedy and Marigold; Paul ChinLai with Macey, a therapy dog; From left, Hand in Paw Development Director Ashley Foster, Administrative Assistant Lucy Bennett and Executive Director Margaret Stinnett; Mary Shaffer Akin and Eli; and Conor Davis and Bernie.
Hear Ye, Hear Ye
A royal march took place at the Birmingham Zoo on Aug. 15 as kids gathered for the annual Fairytales and Frogs event. Dressed as fairytale characters and creatures, kids were given crowns as they entered and queued up for a socially distant march on a oneway path through the zoo, offering royal waves, curtsies and bows to onlookers. Though there was no meet and greet or photo session as in years past, the Enchanted Princesses were on site, walking and waving to admirers in attendance. ❖
Journal photos by Jordan Wald
Zoo Hosts Annual Fairytale and Frogs Event
Far left, Sariah and Sayuri Kuhn. Left, Nora and Allie Nichols. Above, Brooke and Gwen Weaver.