IPNTA Newsletters

November 2005

IPN Tenants Host Benefit Here to Aid Animal Victims of Katrina

Frustrated and disappointed that scant attention had been paid to the animal victims of Hurricane Katrina, IPN tenant April Lang decided to host a benefit to raise funds and increase people’s awareness of their plight.

Lang, along with fellow IPN tenants Marnee May and Paul Staffile, and helped by IPNers Rhonda Capici, Robert Bower, Joan Rizzo, M.J. Bettenhausen, and Eric Fine put together an evening filled with music, vegetarian food and plenty of raffle prizes.

Dekk, a local eatery, was gracious enough to provide the venue for the event and willingly agreed to all-vegetarian hors d'oeuvres. As Lang explained her request, “it doesn’t make sense to be helping some animals while eating others.”

Paul Staffile, who orchestrated the evening’s musical entertainment, drew upon a diverse group of talented performers, all of whom donated their time to this great cause. Some of the talent was local and included Staffile, Her, Diane Lapson, and Roina & Plaine while others, Michael Leonhart, Ross Pilot and Charlie Guitar, traveled to our neighborhood to participate.

Raffle queen Marnee May took charge of the raffle drawings both by actively seeking vendor donors and by making sure the drawings ran smoothly.

Many local businesses donated their wares, including Dudley’s Paw, Daisy Dog Studio, Ula Day Spa, The Wagging Tail, Mailboxes, Etc., Cima Coffee House, Langdon Florists, and N.Y. Sports Club.

IPN residents Rose Horowitz and Sal Rizzo donated to the raffle as did Tribecan, Abbey Fromkin, acupuncturist. Out of area vendors included Tower Records, Bed Bath and Beyond, Time Warner, Counter Restaurant, Gobo Restaurant, Zen Palate, Candle 79 Restaurant, The Muse Hotel, Moo Shoes and the pet store, Beasty Feast. There were many lucky winners who got to take home “doggy bags.”

Proceeds from the event all went to Noah’s Wish, a not-for-profit animal welfare organization dedicated to keeping animals alive during disasters. Whether doing search and rescues or caring for the animals once they’ve been found, this organization travels far and wide to ensure that the animals are not the forgotten victims for long.

Anyone wishing to make a donation to Noah’s Wish can mail a check to:
Noah’s Wish
P.O. Box 997
Placerville, CA 95667
Their web address is www.noahswish.org.

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