From Fundraisers to Parties, Halloween in Dallas Offers Activities Galore
The $30 donation will include a three-course lunch, complimentary drinks, event t-shirt, and entry into the pet costume contests with prizes. You can dress up your mutt and buy raffle tickets for a chance to win a trip for two to the Westminster Dog Show. To register, access operationkindness.org by Oct. 15th and receive a free shirt.
For more information call 214-352-3321 or go to clubstratos.com.
October is also Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month. If you work for a shelter you can get materials to promote adoptions sponsored by Pethealth, Inc. at aspca.org. National Vet Tech Week is just around the corner, Oct. 9th through the 15th.
If you’re interested in joining the profession write to NAVTA, Box 224, Battle Ground, IN 47920 or email navta@navta.net.
As of last week over 6,500 animals were rescued in Louisiana and Mississippi by the ASPCA and most of the work has now shifted to reuniting pets with their displaced owners as a result of the recent hurricanes.
On their site you can read a letter written to the 109th Congress and view new photos of Katrina pets.
The Reata Restaurant in Fort Worth, TX will present an interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre, “The Haunting of the 35th Floor” presented by The Comedy Killers Oct. 28th at 7 p.m. Cost is $60 per person and includes a three-course dinner and play featuring pumpkin crÃ?¨me brulee for dessert.
Call 817-336-1009 for reservations and more information.
Roof Haunts on Halloween at the Reata will be held Oct. 31st from 7-11 p.m. featuring a live band with a costume contest at 10:00. First prize wins $200. Reservations are not required.
For more information go to sundancesquare.com.
The annual Halloween Street Party will be held on Cedar Springs Road in the Oak Lawn Community in Dallas Oct. 29th from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. with the usual midnight parade. There will be fortune tellers, costume contests, outrageous, flamboyant costumes, food and drink specials, booths to buy items, and various other events.
Those who have never been before are encouraged to bring a camera for some interesting pictures of some of the most ingenious costumes you’ve ever laid eyes on such as those related to the Renaissance, cultural icons, popular celebrities, and cartoon characters as well as historical figures such as Marie Antoinette.
