What’s Trending – Animal Fair’s LA Bark Business Benefit Was Raising Hope With Glee
Our nationwide Bark Business Breakfast Tour landed this Saturday in the city of angels for a patriotic breakfast with LA celebs, biz executives and of course … dogs. The benefit event took place at the Omni Hotel and honored K9s For Warriors with Animal Fair’s very own Bestselling Author and Animal Advocate Wendy Diamond and Baby Hope hosting. Celebrating celebs that lent a paw and rolled over for a good cause include; Glee’s Jane Lynch, Raising Hope star Garret Dillahunt, Hallmark’s Home & Family; Mark Steines, What’s Trending; Shira Lazar, KTLA’s Courtney Friel and Sirius Radio’s Frank Decaro.
Jane Lynch, Wendy and Baby Hope Diamond and K9s For Warriors graduates Leory and Apache
Major Alpha Dog business professionals, execs, animal lovers and creatives joined the barking festivities including; Veterinarian to the Stars; Patrick Mahaney, Founder of Michael Stars; Suzanne Lerner, Maria Cadigan, Director Alex Merkin, Bestselling Author; Jeff Hobbs, President of LA Dogworks; Comedic Genius Jim Colucci, Andrew Rosenthal, Real Estate Agent to the Stars Patrick Martin, Joanna Spilker,and Hope for Paws founder; Audrey Hagar!
Jane Lynch’s Date – Uncle Sam Cardiff!
What’s Trending Shira Lazar
Funny lady and all around fabulous person Jane Lynch introduced the event’s K9s For Warriors graduate rescued service dog Apache. By the way Jane Lynch carries an Amex Open card and her dog howls for Halo (two of our Bark Breakfast tours biggest sponsors – great minds)! Family man Mark Steines introduced K9s For Warriors United States Marine Veteran Leroy , the namesake of his Veteran father that sadly passed away just last month.
Glee’s Jane Lynch teases Cardiff with Halo treats!
EVERYONE’S EFFORTS SAVED EIGHT LIVES IN LOS ANGELES
4 VETERANS & 4 RESCUED SERVICE DOGS!
The ten-city national Bark Business tour is supported by Halo, Purely for Pets, co-owned by Ellen DeGeneres, Chicago Fire’s David Eigenberg, Taylor Kinney and Joe Minosa, Rock Band – The Go-Gos, Law and Order’s Danny Pino, Supermodel – Tyson Beckford, New Orleans Saints Head Coach – Sean Payton. The most generous of business magnates; Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark and Ingram Industries’ John Ingram – plus many more…
To date over $135,000 has been raised – 26 lives Saved – 13 dogs & 13 Veterans!
K9s for Warriors program was founded by Shari Duval after her son returned from war with PTSD. Duval claims, “The warriors arrive here broken on two legs and leave walking recovered on six legs r. They are able to do things that were not possible before they received their service dog.” She added, “These dogs provide more medical improvement for the warriors than all the drugs they have been placed on.”
After Animal Fair’s Wendy Diamond learned the alarming statistic that, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs, a Veteran affected by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or a Traumatic Brain Injury (STI) commits suicide every 65 minutes. She dedicated her How To Train Your Boss To Rollover book tour to raise money for K9s For Warriors. Our goal was to raise at least $10,000 in Los Angeles to graduate one Veteran and one canine through the successful K9s For Warriors program. We far exceeded our goal and happy to announce that two Veterans with PTSD in New York can now apply to the K9s For Warriors program – thanks to all of our generous donors!
Special thanks must go out to the fabulous Omni Hotel for donating their magnificent hotel and beautiful breakfast to honor our Veterans and Service Dogs. Many thanks to Ellen DeGeneres’ HALO, Purely For Pets for the special doggy buffet for all the dogs and especially the service dogs who happily dined on Spot’s Stew, a delectable doggie delicacy made from all-natural chicken, beef, salmon, or lamb and healthy whole grains, nutritional fruits and vegetables. No corn or rendered animal parts for our four-legged friends!
Animal Fair and Wendy Diamond encourage everyone to adopt, foster and rescue until the United States becomes a “No-Kill” nation.
Wendy Diamond and Animal Fair’s goal is to encourage people to donate $10, $20, $100, $500, $1,000, sponsor a Veteran as an Honorary Chair for $10,000, or whatever amount donors can afford. If only 100 people donate $100 per city, the objective will be reached in each city on the tour. K9s For Warriors is a transparent charity and 94% of every dollar will help a veteran with PTSD receive a service dog from K9s for Warriors. Shari Duval, Founder and Executive Director, of K9s For Warriors does not receive a salary.
Please join us at one of our next stops on the tour; Philadelphia, San Diego, New Orleans & Dallas! Veterans have fought selflessly for us, now it is time for us to fight for them!
To attend a future Bark Benefit or to donate click here.
ANIMAL FAIR AND WENDY THANKS EVERYONE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS
OF THE LOS ANGELES BARK BUSINESS BENEFIT! WOOF!
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