Paws For a Cause L.A.

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You are cordially invited to join us September 26th, 2009 from 4pm to 7pm at Toucan's Tiki Lounge, 2100 North Palm Canyon for an Evening of Art in many different forms. 4 pm to 5 pm will be a cocktail hour accompanioned by a 4 piece classical instrumental group, food will be provided by several different restaurants from the Palm Springs Area, please check back for more information concerning specific restaurants, and wine will be hosted. Following the cocktail hour we will be showcasing several different forms of perfomance art, Drag, Live Singers, Celebrity Impersonation, Burlesque. etc...

We will also be holding a Chinese Auction featuring art from local artists and other items from local businesses. The dance floor will transformed into an Art Gallery for this evening only.

This benefit is being held to raise money for a no-kill animal shelter, Sunshine Express. Please follow the link to see more about Sunshine Express. Our goal for the event is $2500 . If you are unable to attend the event we are accepting donations online. Click on the donation button to make any donation amount.

Back to our ROOTS..The story of how we came to be!!!!

PAWS FOR A CAUSE successfully pulled off their first ANNUAL CHARITY EVENT that will donate money to local residents in Los Angeles county who are hit with EMERGENCY VET BILLS. We help SAVE pets LIVES! This years event was named "Cha-ching For Cha-Cha" after our mascot and REASON this charity came to be!

How is all got started: Cha-Ching for Cha-Cha SPRANG to life after my own 10 lb dog, Cha-cha Bella tripped as she was jumping off of our bed. She broke both of the bones in her front leg and dislocated her wrist.

This led to emergency surgery & vet bills of over $3800. This amount was staggering to us, but what choice did we really have? We LOVE our dog.

The vet did give us options... Euthanization, Amputation or costly surgery.

This situation forced us to get a loan to cover as much of the bill as we could through a program called CARE CREDIT. The remainder was thrown on a costly payment plan.

Luckily for us we got APPROVED for the loan... BUT this started us thinking. What about the people who don't have good credit? How many otherwise healthy animals have been put down because of a broken, REPAIRABLE limb? Can you honestly imagine putting down a 2 year old, fit as a fiddle dog (or cat) JUST BECAUSE OF A BROKEN LIMB? Our answer is NO.

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