Animal Rescue, Advocacy Workshop Set For Paws Crossed

ELMSFORD, NY — A workshop about animal rescue and advocacy will be held at Paws Crossed Animal Rescue.

The Business of Saving Lives will be presented Saturday by Helen Woodward Animal Center and Blue Buffalo.

Registration for the event, held at 100 Warehouse Lane South in Elmsford, begin at 8:30 a.m. with the workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The workshop will be conducted by Woodward Animal Center President Mike Arms and his team and is perfect for anyone involved in animal rescue — staff, volunteers, board members, supporters and community members.

The $15 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch and a chance to win more than $500 in grants for your organization. Note: Paws Crossed is excluded.

Jennifer Angelucci, president and CEO of Paws Crossed, said it was exciting for the community to have the opportunity to attend an informative and fun day with the team from Helen Woodward Animal Center.

“They are not only extremely knowledgeable about everything animal rescue and advocacy, they are really wonderful and big-hearted people,” she said.

Angelucci said Arms was a mentor to the founders of Paws Crossed since the beginning.

“And now, we are proud to say, he sits on our Board of Directors,” she said.

Attendees will hear about concrete and proven fundraising methods, creative, out-of-the-box public relations techniques and social media best practices to engage an online audience.

To register for the workshop, click here.