More detailed information on the “Freeze Your Fanny” event, January 26, 2013. ~ diana

‘Freeze Your Franny’ to Benefit 3 Macomb Co. Charities, Promote Healthy Living

With warming tents, snow-free running paths and an endless supply of hot cocoa, organizers of the Freeze Your Franny 5K say there is no excuse for skipping this winter exercise and charitable fund-raiser.

Hosted by the Utica Education Association and Utica Paraprofessionals Association, the Freeze Your Franny 5K run/walk will return to Stony Creek Metropark for its third year Saturday, Jan. 26.

Proceeds from the 2013 event will benefit MCREST (Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter Team), the Macomb County Food Bank and 4 PAWS 1 HEART.

Registration is available online or by mail though Jan. 25 and in person on race day. The per person fee, listed below, includes a long sleeve T-shirt with the Freeze Your Franny logo, bib tag timing and warm refreshments at the end of the race. There is no added charge for strollers or dogs.

Adult
•$20 – Through Jan 19
•$25 – Jan. 20-25
•$30.00 – Race Day

Child Under 12
•$12 – Through Jan 19
•$17 – Jan. 20-25
•$22 – Race Day

The race starts at 11 a.m. Jan. 26 and participants are invited to walk or run the course, which is USA Track & Field (USAFT) certified and will be salted, or cleared as needed on race day. Runners are invited to gather in warming tents after the race to reboot with soup, coffee, hot chocolate and the music of a DJ.

Race day parking will be available at Eastwood Beach. There is a $5 per vehicle fee to enter Stony Creek.

For more information, or to register for the event, visithttp://freezeyourfranny.com/.
Related Topics: 5k, Freeze Your Franny, Roberts Elementary, Stony Creek, and Winter Exercise

Full article at: http://shelby-utica.patch.com/articles/freeze-your-franny-5k-to-benefit-3-macomb-co-charities-promote-healthy-living#photo-12791225

Winter Wonderland Fashion Show – December 21, 2012 10 pm

4 Paws 1 Heart is humbled by the outpouring of support from our rescue friends, our families, and our personal friends at last night’s fundraiser at the Blackfinn.  We had 120 people show up!!  From the reaction of the Blackfinn staff, I think it may have been one the largest turnouts for one of their fundraisers.  It was so much fun to meet Cannoli’s mom, Jimmy’s foster dad, rescue friends who I’ve only ‘talked’ to on Facebook, like the ladies of Dog Aide 2012.  A huge hug and thank you to all of our other rescue heroes — Loveabull Paws Rescue, Heroes for Homeless Animals, Misfit Angels Rescue, and NBS Animal Rescue.  Lisa Taylor and Kim, Warren Animal Control Officers were also there and they told me that Kim will now be working in Eastpointe and that Matthew V. has moved on to Sterling Heights.  We will certainly be there for Kim.  And, it was great to see Hercules’ mom and dad, Tari and Chris, and we’ll look forward to hanging out with them and Hercules at the People, Pets, and Vets event on November 3 at MCC.  I can’t forget Gordon Shell and his wife Kim and how great it was for them to show up and mingle with everyone.  We wish him the very best in his efforts to stop animal cruelty and support our fur babies.

I also want to thank my friend Denny and my bff, Tony, for working the door and giving me the opportunity to take care of our guests.  If I forgot someone, please forgive me.  It was just such a great night and we’re thrilled to be able to continue our mission to treat the abandoned and stray animals.  I look forward to seeing many of you at your fundraising events. ~ diana

And this is why we are able to help so many of our rescue friends and continue to fund medical bills for the abandoned and abused — Our new friends from Angels Supporting Animals presented the 4 Paws 1 Heart Board with a check from their  recent fundraiser where 4P1H was a lucky recipient. Deborah Vitale, founder of ASA, is the owner of A Pet’s Pal and I encourage all of you to check out the Facebook pages and the websites. The mission of ASA is to help raise funds for other animal advocacy groups — a true Godsend when you consider that the rescue groups spend so much of their free time actually rescuing. We look forward to future fundraising events to help other groups in our region. (Missing from this photo are Gina DeLuca and Cynthia Wojtowycz, and Darlene Chiappetta) THANK YOU ~ diana

Here I am with the Board of Angels Supporting Animals. ~ diana