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The
Southampton
Animal
Shelter
Foundation (SASF)
held its
Ninth Annual
Unconditional
Love Gala on
Saturday
July 21st at
a beautiful
private
residence in
Southampton.
The event
sold out for
the ninth
consecutive
year with
all proceeds
donated to
Shelter’s
crucial
initiatives
and daily
care of
their
rescues.
The
Foundation’s
Board of
Directors
led by Board
Co-Presidents Clifton
Knight and Beau
Hulse hosted
this year’s
event. Gregory
D’Elia served
as Gala
Chairman
and Katie
McEntee, who
is the
Shelters
Director of
Adoptions,
served as
Junior
Chair. Jean
Shafiroff, who
is Ambassador
at Large for
the
Foundation,
served as
Honorary
Chair. The
event’s
corporate
chairs
included Allen
& Company, Barbara
and Robert
Liberman and Stifel.
Thirty
shelter
pets,
beautifully
groomed for
the evening,
were on
premises for
the Gala and
deemed Event
Honorees.
Mr. D’Elia
and his
family have
been
dedicated
supporters
since the
Shelter’s
inception.
His sense of
community
history, and
perspective
on events
and
community
happenings,
put him in a
unique
position in
setting the
vision for
this year’s
Gala.
The Gala was
held at the
stunning
Southampton
waterfront
home of Sandra
McConnell.
The
Foundation
is immensely
grateful to
her for her
generosity,
which
contributed
to the huge
success of
the Gala,
and made the
evening
extra
special for
all
attending.
The “Junior”
contingent
for the
evening,
with nearly
50
attending,
was
tremendous
and
contributed
to the
energy,
vibrant
spirit and
excitement
of the
evening.
Juniors
included Merritt
Piro, Charles
McConnell, Christina
McConnell, Kelly
Deneny, Jenny
Dwork, Sarah
Vacchiano and Marcy
Callahan.
The
Foundation
is unique on
the East
End, taking
in animals
from all
seven
villages and
16 hamlets
in the
Township.
With its
“open
admissions”
policy, it
accepts all
animals – no
matter what
physical or
behavioral
condition,
or special
needs, no
matter what
medical
condition,
no matter
what age.
The shelter
also takes
in animals
from
neighboring
towns.
Shelter
services are
broad-based.
It provides
low-cost,
mobile
veterinary
services
throughout
the region.
Plus, it
conducts
educational
classes in
local
schools on
humane
animal care.
The
Southampton
Animal
Shelter is
the true
“community”
shelter on
the East
End. Most
significantly,
the
shelter’s
Medical
Services and
the Behavior
& Training
program are
unsurpassed.
These, along
with the
professionalism
and
“match-making
skills” of
the Adoption
Department,
are the key
to the
shelter’s
extraordinary
adoption
rate of 96%.
Shelter
staff, and
its fabulous
volunteers,
make sure
that no
animal is
left behind!
Wonderful
humane care
and the
stellar
adoption
rate have
earned the
Southampton
Animal
Shelter both
great
respect in
the
community
and a high
level of
national
recognition.
All of the
proceeds
from the
Gala go
directly to
supporting
the
Southampton
Animal
Shelter and
the services
that make
their great
work
possible.
About the
Southampton
Animal
Shelter
Foundation:
Southampton
Animal
Shelter
Foundation
is a
501(c)(3)
non-profit
organization
dedicated to
providing
for the
welfare of
homeless
pets in our
community.
The SASF’s
mission is
to provide
for the
welfare of
animals and
to reduce
the number
of homeless
pets. They
promote and
nourish the
bond between
people and
animals
through
adoption,
education
and
community
outreach.
The no-kill
shelter is
nationally
recognized
and has an
adoption
rate of 96%.
In 2017,
SASF adopted
out 867 pets
into forever
homes and
reunited 338
stray
animals with
their
original
owners. All
staff and
volunteers
adhere to
the policy
where “no
animal is
left
behind.” To
learn more,
please visit
their
website www.southamptonanimalshelter.com. |