Finally back at my desk on a working computer, I now send out an invitation to the Animal Acres Gala, which is this coming Saturday night, September 6. I was going to send it out just to California folks, but these days Virgin America and Jet Blue make even last minute cross country travel possible so...
From Animal Acres:
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The Animal Acres 2008 Gala will be held on Saturday, September 6th at the Animal Acres Sanctuary and Compassionate Living Center in Acton, CA. The sanctuary is located on a beautiful 26-acre hacienda-style ranch, just 40 minutes from Hollywood.
The festivities will begin at 5:00 pm with the "Cowtail Party", where celebrity hosts, award recipients, and Gala guests meet and mingle with the sanctuary's "guests of honor" - over 150 rescued cows, pigs, turkeys, chickens, sheep and goats. Gala guests will then gather in the sanctuary rose garden to enjoy a gourmet dinner sponsored by Madeleine Bistro, one of L.A.'s premier vegan restaurant. The Gala menu includes baby lettuces with candied walnuts, chardonnay cheese and poached pear vinaigrette, and Grilled lemon-rosemary seitan with ratatouille, polenta, and smoked paprika crème.
A memorable evening of music, entertainment, and education will follow during our award program, as we honor individuals and corporations who have made outstanding contributions through their commitment to the cause of protecting farmed animals and promoting compassionate living choices. Awards are presented by our celebrity hosts and special guests.
All proceeds from the Gala will benefit the Animal Acres Emergency Rescue Fund to raise funding to build a 14-stall Rescue Center barn to significantly increase the sanctuary's rescue and rehabilitation efforts for suffering farmed animals.
Animal Acres is directed by Farm Sanctuary co-founder Lorri Bauston, who opened the nation's first farmed animal sanctuary in 1986. Bauston's work has been featured in numerous documentaries and national news stories, including the Los Angeles Times, NPR, CBS This Morning, CNN, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and PrimeTime Live. Bauston is considered the "pioneer" of the farmed animal sanctuary movement which has now grown to over 25 sanctuaries throughout the country. This year, she and Gala supporters celebrate 22 years of rescuing and protecting farmed animals.
Animal Acres is a non-profit animal advocacy organization dedicated to promoting farmed animal protection through direct rescue and shelter efforts, humane education, public outreach, and investigative actions to prevent cruelty to farmed animals. For more information on the organization's programs and campaigns, please visit: www.AnimalAcres.org
GALA TICKETS AND TABLES MUST BE PURCHASED BY SEPTEMBER 2. (The August 30 date has been extended for people who receive this email Tuesday morning and call immediately!)
TICKETS
Individual ticket - $150
VIP ticket - $250 includes special seating.
SPONSORSHIPS
Friend - $1,500 includes table for 10 and full
Patron - $2,500 includes table for 10 with VIP seating
Gandhi - $5,000 includes table for 10 with premier seating, honorary event recognition and website listing
For sponsorships, please contact Animal Acres Executive Director Lorri Bauston, 661-269-5404.
Individual tickets may be purchased online at http://tinyurl.com/5eawxy
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The gala emcee is Comedian Carol Leifer and the gala chair is Daryl Hannah.
The Guest of Honor is activist Patty Shenker. Plus, Rory Freedman, Author of the New York Times bestseller, Skinny Bitch, and Jerry Cesak, San Diego DJ and one of radio’s most successful personalities, will be among the special guests and award recipients.
Other confirmed celebrity hosts in attendance are, so far (the list is still growing):
Ed Begley Jr, James Cromwell, Emily Deschanel, Jorja Fox, Daryl Hannah, Constance Marie, Charlotte Ross, Daniela Sea, Alicia Silverstone, Debra Skelton, Persia White, Saul Williams and Marc Vann.
If you have never hung out at an animal sanctuary and held a turkey or rubbed a pig's belly, you don't know what you are missing. It is heavenly. Since I am going to really dress, I have my dry cleaner already booked for Monday morning!
Yours and the animals',
Karen Dawn
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Date: Sat Aug 30 19:56:02 2008
