The Central Brevard Humane Society will be hosting the 3rd Annual Tuxes & Tails Gala... Live on the Catnip Carpet on Saturday, August 23rd, at the Cocoa Civic Center, located at 430 Delannoy Avenue in Cocoa Village, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

Join honorary hosts Susie & Tom Wasdin, as the event will be a howling good time filled with excitement and anticipation to see who will show up live on the Catnip Carpet with their pet parents. Mike and Mindy of Lite Rock 99.3 FM & Rick Roach will be emceeing the event. The program will include star performances from the Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse Presenters, live & silent auctions, complimentary Pawtinis & Barkaritas, a buffet dinner, festive dance music, and a special presentation to recognize community leaders who have significantly contributed to the organization's success.

Cost to attend the Gala will be $75 per person, and V.I.P. packages are still available. The dress for the evening will be black, white and glamorous.

This elegant evening serves as a major fundraiser for the Central Brevard Humane Society, proceeds raised will be used to continue renovation on the aged 5,300 square foot shelter. The facility has housed and cared for thousands and thousands of unwanted & abandoned pets over the years, and is in great need of repair.

Sponsors of the event include Lite Rock 99.3 FM, Space Coast Daily, Space Coast Medicine & Active Living, Jon's Fine Jewelry, City of Cocoa, Florida Today, Rockledge Gardens, Sharon & Craig Deligdish, Sheila & Clifton Gurr, Karen Lee, Anne & Tony O'Flaherty, Ash Dermatology and Skin Cancer Center, Dori & Ted Clark, Adrianne Dillon, Karen Knight, Sharon Martin, Ron Jon Surf Shop, Jim & Claire Zuhlke, Animal Emergency and Critical Care Center of Brevard, Lois & Hylan Boxer, Cocoa Beach Citizens League, Inc., Cocoa Beach Rotary Club, Inc., Dur-Rich Realty, Vernon & Patricia Frazier, Grimaldi Candies, Heidelberg Restaurant & Heidi's Jazz Club, Ocean Breeze Dental, L. George Leonard, C.P.A., P.A., Stella & George Lewis, Noble Structural Group, Inc., David & Ruth Prather, Phyllis Rice, Brian & Stacie-Hawkins Smith, Susan Thompson, Julie Clover, Michelle Earltinez, , Dianne George, Dennis Gollehon, Sheriff Wayne Ivey, Jodi Levesque, Ellen Loegering, Phyllis Rice, Robert Smith, Jennifer Tharpe, Sandra Trudeau, Justin Ward and Tom Yardley, Esq.
 
For more information on becoming a sponsor, contact Roni at (321) 636-3343 ext. 217 or [email protected].

Admission is FREE for everyone including the "furry" friends. The event will feature wine tasting, BBQ, FREE beer, music by London Ink, chair massages, a raffle (items include therapeutic massages, spa facials, a Hayes Meat Package & biplane or helicopter rides), door prizes and much, much more! All animals must be on a leash or in a carrier and have proof of current shots along with a county tag.

The Central Brevard Humane Society will be at the event with shelter dogs available for adoption, merchandise and fun educational information about responsible pet ownership.

Proceeds from this event will help to raise awareness and financial support for the unwanted and abandoned pets that visit the Humane Society's Adoption Centers in Cocoa & Merritt Island each year, who need a safe and loving "forever" home.

For more information, contact Connie with Hayes Meats at (321) 453-3550 or [email protected].

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