Petco Love Supports Brandywine SPCA
National non-profit Petco Love has invested $1.5 million in Brandywine Valley SPCA to save pet lives in Delaware and Pennsylvania. The grant is the largest in BVSPCA history and among the largest awarded by Petco Love.
One million dollars of the grant will be applied to the BVSPCA’s new campus in New Castle, Delaware, expected to open in late summer of this year. The new center will feature the first shelter Intensive Care Unit in the region, double the organization’s capacity to provide low-cost veterinary care to family pets, and enhance shelter pet housing with features like outdoor catios, indoor/outdoor dog kennels, and outdoor dog play yards.
The remaining $500,000 will be applied to lifesaving programs, including the BVSPCA’s Mega Adoption Events (MAEs). The BVSPCA will hold an in-shelter MAE on June 25-26 at all of its campuses across Delaware and Pennsylvania.
Congratulations to the BVSPCA and thank you for all the work you do! ▼
Café Azafrán Wins the Gumbo Prize
The Gumbo Crawl was back this year, and 16 restaurants participated. Hosted by Rehoboth Beach Main Street, the event was a big success, drawing hundreds of gumbo tasters. Congratulations to the winner, Café Azafrán! ▼
Wings of Hope
The 12th Annual Wings of Hope butterfly release to benefit Cancer Support Community Delaware (CSCDE) will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 25, at Milton Memorial Park, Milton, Delaware. The free-to-the-public, family-friendly event is highlighted by a ceremony and the release of butterflies in recognition of family, friends, and neighbors throughout Sussex County whose lives have been impacted by cancer.
Further details can be found on CSCDE’s Wings of Hope event page: cancersupportdelaware.org. ▼
Prime Timers Happy Hour
Join the kickoff of Coastal Delaware Prime Timers—a local social group for gay men. It will meet for the first time on Tuesday, June 14, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Shrimpy’s Bar & Grill in the Midway Shopping Center on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth Beach.
The chapter invites interested community members to join and meet other local guys and tell their chapter what kind of activities should be sponsored. It will be a great place to get together with old friends and make new ones.
Prime Timers is a national organization with 75 chapters and over 10,000 members. To find out about upcoming events, send your name and email address to Frank at coastalprimetimers@gmail.com. ▼