A party with a purr-paws
Whether it’s a pug in a pumpkin, a terrier in a taco or a retriever dressed as Goldilocks, the Halloween Pet Fashion Show will be the place for your mutt to strut their stuff or your cat to rule the catwalk this Saturday, Oct. 19.
Presented by Anna Gabler at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, the show is a fund-raiser for the Kealy Boyd Endowed Memorial Scholarship, set up to ease the financial burden for future Linfield University nursing students.
“We lost a very dear friend and she has a fund in her name,” Anna said. “Her mom put together the scholarship and we want to help contribute funds to it.”
This is not the first fund-raising event Anna has put on, beginning as a teen with support from her mom, LeeAnn.
Now a young woman, Anna is considering a profession working with preschoolers, but still enjoys working with animals at the pet-sitting business she has run since 2019.
Even those not prepared for the season should come on down.
“We can help with costumes and ideas, we just want people to come out and have fun,” Anna said. “We are going to have a costume station for dogs and if people are anxious about walking with their dogs, I am happy to walk with them.”
Anna and LeeAnn are happy for other animals to come, too.
“We have a friend that has a bunny and we also have a friend that has a parrot that we are hoping will come,” Anna said.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three pet-partner teams.
Though proceeds for this event are earmarked for the memorial fund, other types of donations are welcome.
“I still want to be able to support the animal rescue organizations,” Anna said. “So if people want to bring unopened pet food that would be great.”
LeeAnn, clearly a proud mom, also seems to enjoy the ride that her daughter takes her on with events like these.
“We just want people to have some pre-Halloween fun,” LeeAnn said. “We definitely encourage people to come in costume, too, even if they don’t bring a pet.”
The event begins at 6 pm at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, located at 540 NE Hwy. 101. Enter with your pet for $20 or enjoy the show from the audience for $15. For more information or to register ahead, call Lee Ann at 541-921-3242.