Tomorrow night Donkey Coffee and Espresso is hosting a benefit concert for the Athens County Dog Shelter and Friends of the Dog Shelter--a network of volunteers that fosters dogs or places them in no-kill shelters.
The dog shelter has struggled with providing extra services for the dogs like flea and tick medicine and spaying and neutering. Any puppies they receive are given their first round of shots, but the shelter can't afford any additional medicines they may need if the puppies or dogs are sick.
But the proceeds from the concert would help pay for those services and to the volunteers of the Friends of the Shelter, who use their own personal money to pay for the dogs.
One of the organizers of the event is a senior Ohio University student who volunteers a few times a week to walk or play with the dogs. She also said the dog shelter needs things like towels, blankets, food, and cleaning supplies in addition to monetary donations.
Dogs at the shelter cost $65 with their licenses, which is an excellent bargain compared to dogs found at the pet store down the road. My most recent dog was a rescue from a shelter and he is an excellent dog--even if he isn't a pure breed.
The concert begins at 8 and the line-up includes:Kaslo, Run_Coward, Michael Rinaldi, Erin Schroettinger, and Death Beef.
The cover is a $4 donation. I plan to be there with and I'll hopefully use the pictures from the concert in a slide show.
If you want more information read Friday's edition of The Post, where I wrote a preview story about the concert.
This is definitely a great cause and I hope many students (and their moms) come out!
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