December 2007: 3rd Annual Home for the Holidays

Stray from the Heart's 3rd Annual Home for the Holidays Event was a HUGE success and its all thanks to YOU!

Well, our very special annual holiday event has come to a close but the memories will live on. Thanks so much to all our volunteers and support staff, including the venue "Guest House" for -as always- being so good to us.

A special thanks goes out to Ruth Manson for the most incredible spread of food an event could ever wish for. She outdid herself this year with an amazing selection and assortment of delicious delectables that were the hit of the party! Ruth is a fantastic person with a heart of gold!

Another very special thanks goes out to Lavinia Lowerre & her fabulous family for donating all the wine that was enjoyed at the event. After a few UPS scares, the many cases of incredible Peconic Bay Winery's finest made it from Cutchogue NY to the depths of 27th street and was a very welcome treat for all the guests. This fantastic family also donated an amazing winery tour as one of the raffle prizes (won by our very own incredible hard-working volunteer Ila Doyle), complete with a limo ride to the vineyard (thank you Mike Sachs) and back!

Thanks also goes to Nina Chiafolo for the beautiful photogrphs of the dogs for the calendar, the site and for the posters at the event. They were ADORABLE! Remember those pups in the posters will all be up for adoption soon - so fill out an adoption application today :)

We also want to thank our very special celebrity guests: Bella Starlet Dog, Eli the Milk-Bone Dog, Maria Milito from Q104.3 (check out Clarice the wonder pug at work with her) & Diane from New York Tails Magazine (get yours today at your favorite pet place).

Our latest Angels & and Sponsors: The Durst Organization Mr. & Mrs. Lowerre Mr. & Mrs. Wareham Doug Allen Josh Manson Harris Levinson Pyul Horbelt Seth Kaplan from Pet Pantry Lauren from Alice's Teacup Travis Smith Robert Spragg and Mary Meyer William Rubenstein Lyndsey Schwager Lynda Myles Evie McMurray We would also like to thank those other amazing people for which we never would have been able to have such an incredible event without: Brian Weisberg, Bonita Shimpfky, Jen Troiano, Rachel Rosenthal, Rachel Schwartz The incredible photographs seen at the event (as well as the incredible pictures on our 2007 Tails of Hope and Joy Calendar) were done by the brilliant photographer, Nina Chiofalo. You can find her work at www.ndesignltd.com. This is seriously some of the most beautiful work I've ever seen!

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If you want to support our Holiday efforts,
you can donate online or mail a check or money order to "Stray from the Heart" PO Box 11, NYC, NY 10024.