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3rd Annual Wags and Whiskers: The Great Catsby

Saturday, October 12, 2019
Location: St. Petersburg Woman’s Club 40 Snell Isle Blvd NE St. Petersburg, FL 33704

Wags & Whiskers: The Great Catsby is right around the corner! Join us for a glamorous evening filled with 1920’s glam and entertainment at the St. Petersburg Woman’s Club. 

Wags and Whiskers is our largest fundraiser of the year and is vital to our organization. This year's gala will provide much-needed support for the Friends of Strays medical fund. Each year, we administer veterinary care to well over 1,000 animals, providing them with spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations, microchip implants, and any injury/illness treatment that may arise during their temporary time with us. We spend more than $100,000 annually on medical care for our cats and dogs and Wags & Whiskers is critical in our ability to do so.

Local swing band Lounge Cat will keep the dance floor packed all night long, and you’ll even have the chance to partake in a swing dance lesson and demonstration! Heavy hors d'oeuvres, including a roast beef carving station and pasta bar, will be catered by Amici's and attendees will have access to an open bar with  signature cocktail "The Purrfect Man-cat-tan" from Kozuba & Sons Distillery. The evening will be emceed by News Channel 8’s very own Meredyth Censullo and will feature a program highlighting our life-saving work at the shelter.

Wags and Whiskers: The Great Catsby
Saturday, October 12, 2019
7:00pm - 10:00pm

St. Petersburg Woman’s Club
40 Snell Isle Blvd NE
St. Petersburg, FL 33704

General admission: $75
Reserved seating: $100

All tickets include open bar and heavy hors d’oeuvres.

Tickets And sponsorships on sale now!

Click here for more information as well as a form to sign-up as a sponsor for Wags and Whiskers.

Proceeds from this event will go directly to cover the medical costs and daily care of the hundreds of animals we take in annually. Your ticket purchase will directly impact these animals by allowing us to provide essential services while they are waiting to find their forever homes. 

Be a Sponsor for Wags and Whiskers: The Great Catsby

Help us "raise the woof!" by becoming a sponsor of Wags and Whiskers. You'll be part of a unique and fun activity that also helps Friends of Strays provide vital medical care to animals in need. The money raised will help pay for daily care and sterilization for our dogs and cats and also emergency medical care and treatment of life-threatening diseases like heartworm and parvo. We will save countless more lives of abandoned companion animals with your support.

Checks can be payable to Friends of Strays and mailed to 2911 47th Avenue North, St Pete, 33714 
For questions contact Dara Eckart at (727) 522-6566 ext 106 or [email protected]


SPONSORSHIPS

The Fitzgerald Sponsor - $5,000 

  • Title sponsor recognition in all event related marketing

  • Full page ad in event program

  • 1/2 page ad in Q3 FOS Newsletter

  • Logo on event invitation and event web page

  • Recognition during event program

  • Ad placement on ticket & mobile bidding site

  • VIP reserved seating with table signage and 16 tickets to event

  • 20 raffle tickets per attendee

  • Access to VIP cocktail hour starting at 6:00pm with champagne toast

Joan Hutchinson & Joe Beaulieu 


The Bee's Knees Sponsor - $2,500

  • Recognition in print and electronic promotional material

  • 1/2 page ad in event program

  • Logo on event web page

  • Recognition during event program

  • Ad placement on ticket & mobile bidding site

  • VIP reserved seating with table signs and 8 tickets to event

  • 15 raffle tickets per attendee

  • Access to VIP cocktail hour starting at 6:00pm with champagne toast


The Cat's Meow Sponsor - $1,000

  • Recognition in print and electronic promotional material

  • Business card size ad in event program

  • Logo on event web page

  • Recognition during event program

  • VIP reserved seating with table signs and 4 tickets to event

  • 10 raffle tickets per attendee

  • Access to VIP cocktail hour starting at 6:00pm with champagne toast

Dr. Robert C. & Kitty Preziosi

Karen White & David Meeker

Cathy Unruh

Meighan Hornady


The Speakeasy Sponsor - $500

  • Recognition in print and electronic promotional material

  • Name listed in event program

  • Logo on event web page

  • Recognition during event program

  • 2 reserved seat tickets to event

  • 5 raffle tickets per attendee

  • Access to VIP cocktail hour starting at 6:00pm with champagne toast

Mark Diorio

Checks can be payable to Friends of Strays and mailed to 2911 47th Avenue North, St Pete, 33714 
For questions contact Dara Eckart at (727) 522-6566 ext 106 or [email protected]


Media Sponsors


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