More than 1,000 people gathered for Wayside Waifs’ Fur Ball, “Woof 66,” on May 11th. Jill Dean and Jean Wagner were the honorary co-chairmen, and Martha and Rusty Smith and Therese and David Yost served as the co-chairmen. The sold-out event raised more than $1.4 million to help save the lives of thousands of abandoned, abused, and homeless pets.
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(Seated) Sebastian De Geer, Kevin Holmes, and Dino Callahan (standing) Katie and Taylor Hemness, Lindsay Shively, Gary Lezak, emcee; and Devin Carter |
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John and Nancy McCarthy with Erika and Ryan McCarthy |
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Dorothy Miller, volunteer |
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Mike and Jenny Eldred with Geoff Hall, Wayside Waifs |
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(Front row) Mary Lawless, Linda Arnold, and Jennifer Lawless (back row) Mike Kent, Kristie Kent, Madison Kent, Mark Box, Katie Taylor, Aaron Weber, and Lydia Gutierrez |
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Andy and Katie Huber |
Additional photos featured in the June 22nd issue of The Independent.
Photo Credit: J. Robert Schraeder Photography