Buddy birthday bash is agency’s big fundraiser

Come celebrate The Buddy Foundation’s 17th birthday party at Moretti’s Ristorante, 1799 S. Busse Road, Mount Prospect, from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23.

Your donation of $30 in advance or $35 at the door includes a buffet, two drink tickets and an evening of auctions, games, prizes, raffles and a few surprises.

This is The Buddy Foundation’s biggest fundraiser of the year, and it’s all for the benefit of stray and abused animals. The Buddy Foundation has placed countless dogs and cats with loving families over the last 17 years, first through fostering, and now through a no-kill shelter at 65 W. Seegers Road, Arlington Heights. The building was built four years ago, and this fundraiser is an important source of income to cover animal medical expenses, including spay and neuter costs, as well as operating expenses of running a quality, no-kill shelter.

To reserve tickets by mail, send a check to The Buddy Foundation, 65 W. Seegers Road, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005. To reserve by credit card, call (847) 290-5806. Your tickets will be sent to you by mail.

For information regarding this or other events, call The Buddy Foundation at (847) 290-5806, or visit thebuddyfoundationonline.org. If you or someone you know is looking for a special pet, or wish to volunteer, visit the shelter in Arlington Heights.

The Buddy Foundation was established by concerned and caring animal lovers from the Northwest suburbs, based on the necessity for a quality, no-kill animal shelter. The Buddy Foundation is a nonprofit (501c3), all-volunteer, no-kill shelter dedicated to the welfare of stray, abused, and abandoned cats and dogs.