North Augusta's Rock for Rescues raised $17,481 for shelter animals
Friends of North Augusta Animals' second annual Rock for Rescues brought games, music, adoptable dogs, and sponsors together and raised $17,481 for vet bills, spay and neuter care, and adoptions.
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Friends of North Augusta Animals raised $17,481 at the second annual Rock for Rescues, the Aiken Standard reported. The day mixed games, music, adoptable dogs, and community sponsors.
The money is set aside for veterinary bills, spay and neuter care, and adoptions. The $17,481 figure is the total from this fundraiser, not the shelter's whole yearly budget.
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Friends of North Augusta Animals held its second Rock for Rescues fundraiser in North Augusta, South Carolina. People came for games, music, and a chance to meet dogs that need homes. Sponsors helped too. The event raised $17,481 for veterinary bills, spay and neuter surgery, and adoptions. That dollar amount is what this one fundraiser brought in. The money pays for care that helps shelter animals get healthy enough to go to a family.
- What do veterinary bills pay for at a shelter?
- Why would a fundraiser include games and music?
- How does spay and neuter care help a community of pets?
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