Ringling College, Nate's Honor Rescue Raise Funds for Sheltered Dogs, Cats

From Ringling College of Art and Design:

For one day during Ringling College of Art and Design’s 2016 Orientation, students will volunteer at Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue for their Hydrants for Hounds fundraising event held Saturday, Aug. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students will be painting fire hydrants, cleaning animal pens, and sprucing up the Ranch. Free and open to the public on this adoption day, visitors will be invited to play with the dogs and cats, enjoy food and refreshments and participate in sponsorship and fundraising opportunities.

Media assets gallery will be available as of noon, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 at this link.

“Without fundraising efforts, we would never have been able to send 1500 animals home last year,” said Nate’s Honor Rescue events chairwoman, Jessica Ortiz. “It is because of events like this with such willing and capable partners and the generosity of the community that we can provide medical care to animals in need and find them the perfect forever home, thus opening up a place in our shelter for a dog or cat that would not have a chance at life otherwise.”

Manatee County has generously donated the hydrants and will also be sending out a firetruck for the day. Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers will be on site donating a percentage of proceeds of sales from its truck and both brick-and-mortar locations that day to Nate’s Honor Rescue. Jerry Bladdick, assistant vice president and director for Continuing Studies and Special Programs, Ringling College, and Mark Bolton will be sponsoring the art supplies. The firetruck and firefighters will be on site from 10 a.m. to noon for photo opportunities.

Each year, Ringling College dedicates over 14,000 hours of service to the local community – an in-kind value of over $200,000. Students get involved with all sorts of activities, including planting community gardens, teaching art to local kids, cleaning up the environment and painting murals. At Ringling College Orientation, students participate in a full day of service. Nate’s Honor Rescue will be one of the places where students can choose to volunteer.

Hydrants for Hounds takes place at Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue at 4951 Lorraine Road in Bradenton.

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