Tri-County Animal Rescue Honors Sir Darius Brown
Beaux &
Paws Founder Receives Tri-County Rescue’s Young
Leadership Award at Luncheon Hosted by Andrea Stark,
Janna Bullock, Jean Shafiroff and Adrien Arpel
On Monday,
October 18th, Co-chairs of the Tri-County
Animal Rescue Andrea Stark, Janna Bullock, Jean
Shafiroff and Adrien Arpel hosted a luncheon to
honor Sir Darius Brown with the Tri-County Rescue’s
Young Leadership Award at Stark’s beautiful
penthouse. Sir Darius is the founder of Beaux &
Paws, where he creates handmade stylish bow ties to
help shelter dogs and cats find their forever home.
Midway
through the luncheon, Andrea Stark took the floor to
thank everyone for attending, before sitting with
honoree Sir Darius Brown to begin a Q&A session.
During the Q&A, Sir Darius stated, “I realized if
people look really great in bow ties why can’t dogs
and cats. So, after donating my bow ties to my first
animal shelter, the ASPCA in New York, I realized
that if dogs stay in shelters for too long, they can
be euthanized and that really hurt me because I
never knew, and I should have.” He continued, “I
felt that I needed to do something to spread
awareness and now I have made it my mission to help
as many dogs and cats around the world as possible.”
The Q&A
ended with Stark presenting Sir Darius with a
beautiful London Jewelers watch from President and
animal advocate Candy Udell, who could not be in
attendance, and the Tri-County Rescue’s Young
Leadership Award for his unwavering commitment to
helping animals. The presentation ended with Stark
inviting guests to attend the upcoming Tri-County
Animal Rescue Peppermint Bark & Brunch benefit in
Palm Beach on Sunday, November 21, 2021.
The
intimate luncheon was attended by 30 guests, who
enjoyed passed hors’ d’oeuvres, cocktails and
beautiful table spreads filled with fine cheeses,
pasta salads and more. Those in attendance included
Allison Monaco, Andrea Warshaw-Wernick, Consuelo
Vanderbilt Costin, Helene Kaye Kaplan, John Stark,
Joy Brown, Kathy Gantz, Liliana Cavendish, Maria
Fishel, Pamela Morgan, Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia,
Sharon Bush and Wendy Diamond. All guests received
beauty gifts to take home from co-chair Adrien Arpel,
who could not be in attendance.
For more
information about Tri-County Animal Rescue and the
upcoming Peppermint Bark & Brunch benefit, please
visit: https://tricountyanimalrescue.com/
For
additional information, please contact Sarah Gartner
at R. Couri Hay Creative PR
T:
1-212-580-0835 E: Sarah@rcourihaycpr.com
About
Tri-County Animal Rescue:
Tri-County
Animal Rescue is a 100% No-Kill, 501(c)3, nonprofit
animal shelter working to prevent the killing of
over 170,000 unwanted pets in Broward, Miami-Dade,
and Palm Beach counties each year. Since their
inception, they have saved over 68k domestic animals
from being euthanized. Learn more at: https://tricountyanimalrescue.com/
About Sir
Darius Brown:
Sir Darius
Brown, the 14-year-old with a heart of gold is a
powerhouse teen entrepreneur, speaker,
philanthropist, animal advocate and founder of Beaux
& Paws, where he creates handmade stylish bow ties
to help shelter dogs and cats find their forever
home.
At the age
of two, Sir Darius was diagnosed with a speech,
comprehension, and fine motor skills delay. However,
he never let his challenges get in his way or stop
him from accomplishing his goals. At the age of
eight, his fine motor skills started to improve
after he began assisting his older sister with
cutting fabric and learning how to use a sewing
machine. During this time is when he discovered his
passion for making bow ties.
In 2019, Sir Darius’s created the
"PAW-SOME MISSION". The goal for the mission is to
ship bow ties to and visit animal shelters in all 50
states. Upon visiting the animal shelters Sir Darius
will be donating his bow ties personally, assisting
with adoption events, and using his platform of over
50K followers on social media to highlight adoptable
pets and give them even more exposure to help them
find forever homes faster.
Sir Darius has been endorsed by
President Obama and he most recently received The
Diana Award. He is the recipient of several other
prestigious awards and accolades including being
selected as the 2020 New Jersey State Honoree for
the Prudential Spirit of Community Award, “Daily
Points of Light Award” founded by Former President
George H.W. Busch, “Shining World Compassion Award”
presented by The Supreme Master Ching Hai
International Association, “Leadership Award” from
Leaders of the Future No Limits, “Outstanding
Achievement Award” from the WDIB Conference, “Youth
Change Maker Finalist Award” from Excel Honors, the
”Jasmina Anema Youth Award” from the Black Cotton
Foundation and the President's Volunteer Service
Award from the White House. Learn more at: https://www.sirdariusbrown.com/