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paws4vets Fundraiser

paws4vets

MAJOR FUNDRAISER

APRIL 25, 2026

Donate and Volunteer

The paws4vets part of the paws4people foundation trains assistance dogs and places them with veterans suffering from combat injuries such as PTS or even attempted suicide. These dogs have a proven history of saving lives! Through the paws4vets Assistance dog placement Program, Veterans, Service Members and Military Dependents either with physical, neurological, psychiatric or emotional disabilities can receive Physical and/or Neurological Assistance Dogs, Medical Alert Assistant Dogs or emotional support Dogs.

Our next major fundraising event will be a Bull, Shrimp & Oyster Roast at Columbus Gardens, 4301 Klosterman Avenue, Nottingham, MD on Saturday, APRIL 25, 2026, from 4-8 pm. Music by "Double Play". Auctions, Raffles, Games of Chance all for a good cause. Tickets WILL BE AVAILABLE in September 2025. Tickets are $60 per person or $550 for a table of 10.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE INDIVIDUAL TICKETS ONLINE (After 1 Sep 2025)

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE A TABLE FOR 10 ONLINE (After 1 Sep 2025)

Online orders end on April 11, 2026!!

Please call Rita Kurek 410-294-4913 for tickets or to volunteer for this event.

 We are collecting donations and corporate sponsorships for 2025. Please be generous and make a contribution online now! See the pdf flyer for corporate donations on the left.

Let’s be terrific hosts to the paws4vets clients and their wonderful dogs! Corporate donors are being solicited and you can help by finding more.

If you are a member and would like to make a donation through our website, start here..

If you would like to make a corporate donation, please contact our paws4vets Chairperson, Col (ret) Rita M. Kurek at rmkurek@aol.com

The PAWS4VETS FUNDRAISER that was held  on OCTOBER 26, 2024 at the Columbus Gardens in Perry Hall, MD was a huge success. With donations and the proceeds from the event we were able to raise $20K+ for the paws4vets organization.  Thanks to all our sponsors and donors for this event !



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