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Oswego pet adoption, fundraiser event aims to find forever homes for dogs · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Oswego Pet Adoption fundraiser event aims to find forever homes
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  Speaker 1: for dogs. Written by Eric Schellkopf. This article is being
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  Speaker 1: Those looking to adopt a pet or to provide some
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  Speaker 1: financial help to an animal rescue group or pet adoption
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  Speaker 1: agency will have plenty of opportunities to do so during
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  Speaker 1: an upcoming adoption event in Oswego. The event will be
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  Speaker 1: held from noon to 4 p.m. September 13th at the
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  Speaker 1: Pets Home 3587 Plainfield Road, Oswego. Last year's event raised
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  Speaker 1: almost $ 1, 000 for the six participating groups. This year, our
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  Speaker 1: goal is to top that, said John Gay, who owns
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  Speaker 1: the Pets Home with his wife, Laura. The Pets Home
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  Speaker 1: is a dog daycare and boarding facility. The 5,000-square-foot building,
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  Speaker 1: which was built from scratch, is designed like a three-bedroom
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  Speaker 1: house where Dogs sleep in beds instead of cages. This
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  Speaker 1: is the third year of the event. Since the event
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  Speaker 1: was held on May 4th last year, the event had
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  Speaker 1: a Star Wars theme. May 4th be with you is
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  Speaker 1: a pun on the phrase, may the force be with you.
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  Speaker 1: Last year's event was on a bigger scale than the
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  Speaker 1: first year. We were excited to see not only dogs
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  Speaker 1: getting homes, but also that we were able to raise
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  Speaker 1: money for the groups, Gay said. This year's event will
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  Speaker 1: have a lua theme. The couple is happy with the
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  Speaker 1: number of area businesses that have donated items so far
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  Speaker 1: for the event's raffle baskets and silent auction. They already
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  Speaker 1: are getting more donations for this year's event than they
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  Speaker 1: did last year. Among the items that will be auctioned
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  Speaker 1: off is a 50-inch flat-screen television set. A lot of
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  Speaker 1: the businesses that donated last year are donating again this year,
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  Speaker 1: he said. There still is an opportunity for local businesses, crafters, makers,
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  Speaker 1: service providers, food vendors, and pet-related businesses to be part
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  Speaker 1: of the event. Each vendor is asked to contribute by
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  Speaker 1: donating an item, creating a raffle basket, or providing a
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  Speaker 1: product or service for the event's auction. All proceeds help
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  Speaker 1: support the participating rescues and their life-saving work. More information
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  Speaker 1: is available by calling the Pets Home at 815-254-1166 or
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  Speaker 1: by email at thepetshome at gmail.com. The event also will
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  Speaker 1: feature music provided by a DJ who donates his time.
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  Speaker 1: The owner of Howard Productions donates his time to rescue
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  Speaker 1: adoption events, Gay said. Pets and their owners are urged
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  Speaker 1: to come to the event dressed in Hawaiian outfits. I've
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  Speaker 1: got 150 Hawaiian lees to give out, Laura Gay said.
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  Speaker 1: The first 150 people at the event get a lei
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  Speaker 1: for free. The pet's home also will hold an open
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  Speaker 1: house during the event so people can find out more
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  Speaker 1: about what the facility has to offer. If someone wants
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  Speaker 1: to come in and take a tour of the facility,
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  Speaker 1: they can, John Gay said.