Virginia Tech Pre-Vet Club Community Pet Show
April 10th, 2010 - Schuyler, VA
The Pre-Veterinary Medical Association of Virginia Tech (Pre-Vet Club) will be holding their 14th Annual Community Pet Show on Sunday, April 18th, 2009. The Pet Show will be held at the Virginia Tech Alphin-Stuart Arena from 12 pm until 5 pm in Blacksburg, Virginia. Registration will be from 11:30am to 12pm . The Pet Show is the club's MOST IMPORTANT philanthropic event!!! All proceeds will be donated to St. Francis of Assisi Foundation - a service dog foundation that the club has worked with continuously.
This year features an elaborate Silent Auction featuring artwork by Pete Hellmann, pet supplies, and a Super Bowl XLIV football signed by numerous players from the Indianapolis Colts, just to name a few of the great things to buy!
St. Francis of Assisi Service Dog Foundation is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) community based corporation dedicated to increasing the independence of persons with disabilities through the use of service dogs. In contrast to leader dogs for the blind, service dogs are specially trained to help people with severe ambulatory and other physical disabilities. They may be trained to perform over 100 different tasks such as opening and closing doors, retrieving dropped objects, pulling wheelchairs, turning lights on or off, and obtaining food from the refrigerator. Service dogs also give emotional support to their owners.
For more information contact Allyson Ripley via email at aripley@ vt.edu.
Pete Hellmann Photography