19th Annual Walk With The Animals

Now in its 19th year, the Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center’s “Walk With The Animals” will take place at Fairmount Park near the band shell area from 8:00 a.m. to noon.  The event is free and open to the public.  

Walk participants are encouraged to collect pledges to sponsor their effort.  There are categories for individuals, groups, adults, and youth.  To register as a pledge walker, call (951) 688-4340 ext. 307 or go to www.petsadoption.com. 

If you can’t walk, or don’t have a dog to walk, yet want to be part of the event, then register as a “Cat Napper.”  On event day, while you sleep in with your kitty, you’ll know that you contributed to helping care for the Pet Adoption Center’s homeless cats and dogs. If you decide to attend the event instead of sleeping in, we’ll see you there!  Free water and first aid will be available for both pets and people. 

Before the walk, participants can take part in a jazzercise warm-up; other events include a pancake breakfast, Urban Search and Rescue demonstration, exhibits, boutique and bake sale for pets and people, raffle prizes, low-cost vaccinations and microchips.  Participation in the pledge walk is not required to attend this event.

The Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center (PAC), is the largest no-kill pet adoption organization in Riverside County, and is a non-profit, public benefit charitable organization serving communities in Riverside County and beyond.  Don’t forget to visit www.petsadoption.com for more information, or to adopt a “forever friend.”

 We’ve already donated and plan on attending with our dogs, so we’ll see you there!

Riverside Summer Concert Series

FREE Entertainment at Fairmount Park every Wednesday evening (6:00 to 9:00 p.m.) until August 11, 2010!

Entertainment line-up:
July 14         Southbound (Rock ‘n Roll)
July 21         Red Carpet Riot (90s)
July 28         Stone Soul (Motown)
August 4      Suave (Top 40)
August 11    Latin Society (Latin/Salsa)

At each concert, four participants (two youths and two adults) from the third annual “Riverside Sings! Competition” will perform, and you, the audience, will decide who moves onto the final concert where the next “Riverside Sings!” champions will be crowned.  Participants perform at 6 p.m. and intermission.  For the finale on August 11th, youth will perform at 6 p.m. and adults at intermission.

Riverside Animal Shelter Grand Opening/Adopt-a-Thon!

You are invited to attend the Grand Opening event on Saturday, May 8, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  With more than 67,000 square feet of structures and kennels on a 12-acre site, the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter is now one of the biggest in Southern California.

All dogs that are adopted that day will receive a complimentary grooming before they go home, thanks for Four Paws Inn of Banning.  Everyone will be looking snazzy!  Pass this information on to your family and friends.  Most importantly, there are more than 700 animals ready for adoption into lifelong, loving homes! 

There will be a trolley (from 10 am to 2 pm) to transport people between the Wiener Fest at Fairmount Park and the Western Riverside Animal Shelter Grand Opening at 6851 Van Buren Blvd, Riverside 92503. 

There will also be live entertainment, free BBQ, on-site pet adoptions, face painting and bouncers for the kids, live music, free vendors galore, and Paul Mitchell haircuts by his certified stylists for only $15.00 each (haircuts for people, not the dogs).

Special appearances by:

Kermit Alexander, former NFL 49er
Darrell Thomas, former L.A. Dodger
Armando Muniz, former Professional Boxer

For more information on the Animal Shelter grand opening, call 951-955-0578.  For more information on the Wiener Fest, call 951-233-2413.

Moms Remember Troops at Fairmount Park Sept 7th

The Moms of Military Prayer and Support Group, Riverside Chapter of the Inland Empire, honors U.S. troops at the Fourth Annual “Remember Our Heroes” event from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday September 7th at Fairmount Park’s band shell, 2601 Fairmount Park Blvd.

Everyone is invited to attend — the event is FREE, and includes live music, as well as clowns and face painting for children.  A 21-gun salute, taps and a candlelight vigil will take place at twilight.

“Fueled by the Fallen” is a memorial race car team that features 60s-era Chevy Novas with the names of fallen Marines painted on them, will also be on display. The autos are a project of actor Kevyn Major Howard from the film “Full Metal Jacket” who will also attend.

“This event is to remember our fallen heroes of 9/11, local fallen heroes, police officers, firefighters, veterans, and to support our troops,” said Mary Badalamente of the chapter. She is a mother-in-law of a Marine major now in Iraq. “We are not about politics; we are about being Americans.”

For more information, call (951) 359-3582, ext. 105.