Heartland Animal Shelter Gala Raises Over $85,000

Heartland Animal Shelter's 17th Golden Paw Gala raised $88,000 on October 5 at the Sunset Ridge Country Club in Northfield, Ill. Funds raised will be used to continue the mission of the Shelter and go toward purchase of an x-Ray machine to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of animals in need of these services.

ABC7's Diane Pathieu emceed the event which included a live auction and wine cork pull hosted by Ron Bernardi of Sunset Foods. The 175 guests also enjoyed an open bar, appetizers and a sit-down dinner.

Heartland Animal Shelter is located at 2975 Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, Ill. The Golden Paw Gala is one of the shelter's major annual fundraisers. To learn more about Heartland, including fundraisers and animal adoptions, please visit https://www.heartlandanimalshelter.org/

About Heartland Animal Shelter

Heartland Animal Shelter is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit, no-kill animal shelter in Northbrook, Ill. dedicated to finding forever homes for the dogs and cats in our care. While our animals await their adopters, our amazing team of volunteers provides the much-needed emotional care while our professional medical staff makes sure each animal is up to date on vaccines, microchipped and spayed/neutered. Since 2002, Heartland has saved thousands of lives and we will continue to be advocates for homeless pets until no more adoptable dogs and cats are euthanized.