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Event 

Title:
Evening to Paws
When:
03.02.2019 
Where:
Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia - Scottsdale
Category:
Charity/Benefit Events

Description

The Arizona Animal Welfare League (AAWL), in partnership with the leading funder of animal welfare in North America and presenting sponsor PetSmart Charities®, is swinging into its annual fundraising gala, Evening to Paws, by harkening to the fedora-donning ‘60s of Las Vegas’ big band scene. On Saturday, March 2, the “Cat Pack” is back for one night at the Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia ballroom.

Guests will sip martinis while strolling through the upscale “market” of hundreds of silent auction items to the sound of Arizona’s Premiere Swing Orchestra and Upper East Side Big Band playing favorites by Dean, Sammy and Frank before enjoying a plated dinner, followed by a live auction and dancing. Voted “Best Gala” by Arizona Foothills magazine readers, Evening to Paws honors an individual or group of people who have made an impactful contribution to animal welfare in Arizona. This year’s honorees are affectionately known as the “Cat Pack” and inspired the gala’s theme. Members of the “Cat Pack” include Allison Goodman, marketing director for Scottsdale Quarter, who helps host monthly kitten pop-up adoption shops and kitten yoga events to promote awareness during kitten season; many of AAWL’s foster volunteers who care for more than a thousand kittens every year who are too young to be adopted; and, volunteers who have spearheaded kitten “pop up adoption shops”, helping find homes for countless homeless animals.

Attendees who don’t want the night to end can enter a raffle for a chance to win a swanky five-day, four-night trip to Vegas. This includes two tickets to a premiere Las Vegas show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, a couple’s dinners at two of Las Vegas’ top restaurants, and $1,000 for gambling, spa packages, and more.

Evening to Paws will be held March 2 at Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia (4949 E. Lincoln Dr., Scottsdale AZ 85253). The event begins at 6 p.m. Tickets are $250 per person. Raffle tickets are $100 each or three for $250. Tables for 10 are available for $2,500.