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Make sure you check out our friends at Prairie Paws Rescue (they have a Petfinder page, too!) if you live in the Jamestown, ND area and you're interested in adopting a rescue pet!!
Hey Ran Fans, it's summertime so make sure to get your Paws bootle koozies!! The Paws crew is gearing up for their July fundraising race, the Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon. For just $4 each, help add to the total, snag some summer Pawsitively Famous/Ran/HSOET swag, and help out Ran's favorite charity. As you always see her encourage everyone to "love a shelter pet!!", this is a wonderful way to do that if you can't adopt! Click here for more details and to order!!!
We are thrilled to annouce that Miranda's first charity event, Cause For The Paws, brought in $113,000.00 profit for the Humane Society of East Texas. Beverly Lambert and Gayle Helms, surrounded by 8 dogs at the shelter, wept with joy as the final tally was tabulated. Miranda had the following comments for her official press release regarding the event and the contribution:
"I would like to thank Gayle Helms at the Humane Society of East Texas for inviting me to be a part of the first charity event for the shelter. Cause for the Paws was a huge success for so many reasons! The committee that put it together was amazing and KE Cellars and the food vendors did an awesome job. The Villa di Felicita is the most beautiful place ever, period. The volunteers were organized and made everything look easy and flow smoothly. Also those who donated for the auctions were more than generous, including my friends in the entertainment community. A special thanks to my friends, Blake Shelton, Adam Hood and Kacey Musgraves for giving of their time and adding great music. God topped it off with a beautiful day! The event took on a life of it's own and Delilah and I felt so honored to be a part of it. A heartfelt thank you goes out to those who bought tickets, the sponsors and everyone who contributed in any way to help the abused and abandoned animals of East Texas."
Read the official press release.
Cause for The Paws is coming up in about a weeks and the Pawsitively Famous team is going to be doing a supply drive for the HSOET while we're in Lindale!
Here's how it works -
The HSOET is always looking for donations of:
Dog Food
Cat Food
Cat Litter
Paper Towels
Bath Towels
Bleach
Laundry Soap
Liquid Dish Soap
So most of those things won't cost more than a couple bucks and if everyone that's planning on going to be in Lindale that weekend can pick one item from that list and bring it, that would be a major help for the shelter. We're planning on going to the HSOET on Sunday morning to drop everything off, and we're also going to be making a shopping trip on the way there to pick up some additional supplies in case anyone wants to contribute but doesn't want to have to worry about trying to fit a bottle of bleach or a bag of dog food into their luggage. You guys are all more than welcome to join us on Sunday if you'd like too (or if you'd rather sleep in, that's fine - we'll just attach your name to whatever item it was that you donated so that they'll know who it was from).
If you're NOT going to be in Lindale and you still want to help out, you can also send a check or make a PayPal donation for $5 and let us know which item on the list you want us to buy (send an email to Tom at tom@runningforacause.com for more info) and we'll pick it up on our way to the shelter on Sunday morning (and any additional money that's left over from our shopping trip will go directly to the HSOET as a cash donation).
With so many people going to Lindale, hopefully we'll get a pretty big turnout for this. Feel free to let Tom, Jess, Ronie, or Karen know if you have any questions!
The Cause for the Paws eBay auction begins Tuesday, April 8th at 9 PM CT. All proceeds from the auction will be added to the incoming funds from Miranda's charity concert, live auction and silent auction that will be held on April 20th, 2008. The event will benefit The Humane Society of East Texas (former home of Miranda’s precious tour partner, Delilah). See items from Miranda, Taylor Swift, Alan Jackson, Martina McBride, Jason Aldean, Little Big Town, George Strait, Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus, Merle Haggard, Sara Evans, Johnny Cash, Toby Keith, Gretch Wilson, Carrie Underwood and more! Over 40 items in all! You can be a part and support Cause for the Paws from home! See and bid on the items at the Miranda Lambert eBay Store. The auction ends Friday, April 18th at 9 PM CT. Thank you for your participation in helping us care for abused, abandoned and unwanted animals.
For just 6 months in 2007 (Paws didn't start until July), we all raised over $2,040 for the HSOET! Paws says "WE ALL" because it wasn't just us. WE ALL donated in support of those little pound puppies.
Hopefully we'll be able to double that and give them even more this year; with everybody's help, we can do it!!
Pawsitively Famous hosted our First Annual Valentine's Donation Drive February 1-23. Our contributors showed their loved ones (pet or person!) that "Love Is Looking For You" by making donation in his or her name. For each $5, the donor got 1 entry into raffles for autographed Miranda goods! Congrats to the winners: Carey Hill, Julia Cayton, Craig Troutman, and Ted Effron. And thanks for everyone's support; a total of $240 was raised to kick off 2008!
We want to send out a HUGE thanks to everyone who bought a Paws t-shirt(s) to show support for both Miranda and the Humane Society of East Texas! We sold a ton and are excited to get the totals in to give HSOET a nice big check!
The numbers are in... we officially raised $465 for the HSOET for our first fundraising marathon!! Tom, Amy, Sara, and Kristen will all be participating in the marathon, so be sure to wish them luck!
We want to thank everyone who contributed and helped make our first endeavor a success. We have many more to come, so if you didn't get to contribute this time, don't worry. Any contributions we receive from now until January will be counted towards the Houston Marathon that month. Check here to see how you can help!!
Congrats to our t-shirt design contest winner, Sarah LaFrance, and the two runners-up, Dan and Paul! We should have the shirts available for purchase within the next couple of weeks so keep your eyes and ears open for announcements.
This year's Rummage Sale will be held at the Miranda Lambert Store in Lindale, TX on October 13th. It will be held in conjunction with the Lindale Octoberfest Celebration. The sale begins at 10am and will include items from Miranda’s closet such as jeans, tees, show tops, shoes, boots, etc. Specially priced tour merch will also be available for purchase. Proceeds from the sale of these items will benefit the Humane Society of East Texas, last known address for Miranda’s tour dog, Delilah. Come out for a day of fun, food, take home a souvenir, and help the abandoned and abused animals of East Texas.
The fan club will be hosting an eBay sale for those who are unable to attend along with the local Rummage sale. The sale will begin on Saturday October 6th.
For more info call (903) 882-9305.
Go add us as a friend - www.myspace.com/pawsitivelyfamous
And, we're holding a contest!! Check it out here!