Animal Welfare League to host Birthday Bash in “Dogust”

August is National Dog month and what adoptive pet parents and organizations like Animal Welfare League call “Dogust.” This refers to the universal birthday for shelter dogs on Aug. 1. This special day was created to honor the pups who were adopted or rescued. To kick off Dogust, the AWL is hosting the inaugural AWL Birthday Bash and Donor and Sponsor Dinner, Saturday, Aug. 5.

The Birthday Bash is noon-4 p.m. at the AWL, 1048 S. 325E, Pierceton.

Join for an afternoon of family fun and shelter activities. Activities include a raffle, face painting, balloon animals and cornhole. There will be a police dog demonstration. Guests are welcome to visit with the shelter animals, make them a pupsicle and sponsor an animal. Leesburg Lions

Club is providing ice cream. Food trucks will also be available. This is a family-friendly public event.

The Donor and Sponsor Dinner is 6-9 p.m. at Noa Noa Wood Grill, 310 Eastlake Drive, Warsaw. There are two levels of sponsorships to purchase. The top level is a $10,000 donation or Great Dane Dog Level. The other level is the $5,000 Maine Coon Cat Level. Both levels include a table for eight guests at the dinner. Dinner consists of a three-course meal with choice of duck, prime rib, or Chilean sea bass, open bar and wine at the table, and a custom Dogust birthday cake for your table. The Great Dane Dog Level includes prime placement and visibility at the dinner.

Both sponsorships includes being listed as event sponsor in print and radio advertising for the

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By Kim Hanley

Abigail Smith Adams was an educated upper class woman whose well-articulated opinions on government, politics and life in general influenced at least two American presidents: her husband President John Adams, and her son President John Quincy Adams. She embraced her role as wife and mother, passionately embodying the enlightenment concept of woman as keeper of household virtue.

Abigail’s biggest causes were education and fairer treatment of women. She advocated education for both men and women, so they would be informed enough to deserve to be enfranchised. Although she could be blunt, Abigail advocated discussion and usually accorded and received respect. She is probably best remembered for her letter asking her husband to “…remember the ladies…” when enacting new laws. She asked John to limit the power of husbands over their wives, advocating the creation of legislation which would empower women with property ownership and access to educational and political opportunities.

Kim Hanley’s academic training includes a BFA in restoration and history of applied arts from the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York.

She is an actor, singer, costumer and dancer who trained and performed from an early age with the School of American Ballet and the Eglevsky Ballet in New York, as well as with the visiting Bolshoi Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet. Hanley began interpreting Abigail with American Historical Theatre in 1997. Hanley has appeared in venues that include the White House Visitors Center, National Archives in Washington D.C. and NYC, National Portrait Gallery, Fraunces Tavern Museum at Trinity Church in NYC, and many others. See Chautauqua’s website, www.chqw.org, or call Debbie at (574) 377-7543 for more information.

event, and listed as a 2023 donor to AWL in all annual listings and on the AWL website.

All dinner costs are covered by a friend of the animal shelter. Every penny of the sponorships and donations will directly support the needs of the AWL and the animals.

To secure a sponsorship, contact AWL’s event sponsor coordinator, Megan at (812) 841-8182 or mjmcandrews@gmail.com.

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Tickets are $20 for general admission and $40 for VIP Pit. General admission ticket holders are responsible for bringing their own seat. There is a $20 add on option for pre-show dinner menu. Dinner service is available from 4 p.m. until show time. Dinner tickets are limited.

Tickets are available at boondockssyracuse.com, under the

“Events” tab. For more information, contact Boondocks at (574) 528-5000.