November has two great opportunities to support the Friends of Jacksonville Animal Inc.’s mission to save lives at the city shelter and have some great fun in the process!

First up is “An Evening “Fur” the Animals” event this Saturday November 6th from 6-8pm at Avondale Artworks at 3562 St. Johns Avenue next to Biscotti’s.  You can RSVP for the event at http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=135563553161225

There will be wine and cheese and a chance to meet the Board and share with volunteers all of the great animal success stories.  There is a suggested $25 donation per person at the door, excellent silent auction items (like passes for 2 for the full week of TPC, a signed Maurice Jones-Drew football from the Jaguars and a Bahamas cruise) and a raffle!  All proceeds go to support the animals at the city shelter to get them needed equipment and supplies that the city budget cannot afford.

The next event is Strut Your Mutt and that is the following Saturday morning, November 13th starting at 9:30am at the YMCA Northbank Riverwalk!  You can sign up for that at http://www.firstgiving.com/friendsofjacksonvilleanimals or just donate! Come enjoy a brisk morning walk on the Northbank Riverwalk from the YMCA to the Riverside Arts Market where even more fun awaits the strutters and their “mutters”. ;)  The proceeds for this event will go to sponsor the Heart Care Program for FOJA that helps animals that are heartworm positive get the necessary medication they need in order to be able to be adopted instead of destroyed.

Lots of fun and lots of ways to help the “unwanted” animals of Jacksonville! Come out and show your support and help make these loving souls WANTED!  For more information, contact us atinfo@friendsofjacksonvilleanimals.com