This time, it’s not just for the kids. It’s for the dogs, too.
The staff and volunteers of K9 Connection have challenged the local community to a fundraising softball game from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, in Memorial Park at 14th Street and Olympic Boulevard. Refreshments and snacks, T-shirts and hats, mini-massages and cameo appearances by adoptable K9 Connection dogs will be on hand.
“Here’s your chance to pit your athletic skills against the best softball players K9 Connection has to offer,” said Glen Zipper, project operations manager.
It’s $100 to play and $15 to attend. Donations are tax deductible and will help fund the Santa Monica-based nonprofit’s programs for at-risk teens, disabled youth and homeless shelter dogs.
In intensive three-week classes with counselor-referred teens from participating local schools, K9 Connection utilizes rescued homeless animals to counsel, educate and inspire at-risk teens to apply the lessons that they teach the dogs to their own lives and to work toward achievable goals. Hospital seals deal with John Wayne Cancer Institute
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 8, 2006. Read the original PDF.