Animal Welfare Alliance of SEMO

Food, fun and a live band will roll out on the Animal Welfare Alliance (AWA) parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 10. It’s all to celebrate the first anniversary of opening AWA’s regional, no-kill animal shelter at 1904 S. Westwood Blvd. (the former Hillcrest vet clinic).

           The party will feature live music by the band Just Enough. Entry to the party is free; there will be games for kids and a Holy Rollin’ rolled ice cream truck, a 50/50 raffle for grown-ups and a separate raffle for a beautiful hand-sewn quilt. Grilled hamburgers and other snacks will be available for purchase, as will baked goods for your dogs, pet-themed T-shirts and gift items.

           Proceeds from the event will help support operations at the shelter, which houses anywhere from 60 to 75 dogs and cats at any given time. The shelter has averaged an adoption a day for the past several months. All animals leaving AWA for new homes are first spayed or neutered, given all appropriate vaccinations and micro-chipped.