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14th
ANNUAL AUCTION FOR THE ANIMALS RAISES RECORD AMOUNT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE
SPCA
October
28, 2008
Contact: Sheila E. Ryan
Director of Development and Marketing
Phone: (603) 772-2921 ext. 106
In the most successful event
ever held in support of the animals, attendees of the 14th Annual
Auction for the Animals donated more than $171,000 for the New Hampshire
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NHSPCA).
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Joanne
Lamprey
NHSPCA Board President
and
Billy Costa
of KISS 108 FM and NECN's TV Diner
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More than
200 friends of the animals turned out in their finest attire
for the annual auction held at the Wentworth by the Sea in
New Castle, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, marking the most profitable
benefit in the history of the Stratham-based NHSPCA. "It
was an incredible night! Despite all that we hear about the
economy, our wonderful community came out in support of our
homeless animals. We are so very grateful. On behalf of the
nearly 4,000 animals that we care for each year, we would
like to extend our most sincere gratitude to all that attended
for their extraordinary generosity," said Lisa Dennison,
Executive Director. "The success of the event was largely
due to the support provided by our sponsors," Dennison
said. "Our most sincere thanks to our Presenting Sponsor,
The Veterinary Emergency, Critical Care and Cancer Treatment
Center of NH, our Angel Sponsor, The Spotted Donkey Co., and
Furball Friends, The Maureen Carey Group, Portsmouth Regional
Hospital and TD Banknorth - Government Banking."
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Additional sponsors included
Adoption Advocates: At Your Service, C.P. Management Group, Crow
Construction, Granite Springs Foundation, a Friend of the Animals
and Piscataqua Savings Bank; Pet Pals: Gary Blake Saab, Grizzard,
and Midwest Veterinary Supply and In-Kind sponsors,
2-Way Communications, Ambrosia Gardens, KISS 95.3 FM and WERZ 107.1
FM.
The evening included a special "Fund-A-Need" auction item
where attendees raised their bidding paddles to indicate the level
of the donation they wished to contribute. Those "special funds"
will be directed to a project that will enable the NHSPCA to become
more energy efficient and convert to renewable resources. "The
project is affectionately named Frosty's Fund after a cat that came
in to us last winter nearly frozen to death and who is now living
in a wonderful forever home," said Lisa Dennison. "This
project will allow us to begin by installing an eco-generator and
a heat recovery system. It will allow us to redirect valuable resources
from energy costs, back to caring for animals. We believe it is
the responsible thing to do, for our donors, our animals and the
planet." During the live auction, over $62,000 was raised to
fund the new energy initiative, including a very generous match
by NHSPCA Past President, Joanne Lamprey.
The event featured a silent auction containing over 200 items, raffles
and a fantastic live auction. Each item in the auction was donated
to the NHSPCA and a list of donors may be found on the NHSPCA's
web site. The auctioneer for the evening was well-known radio and
TV personality Billy Costa of KISS 108 FM in Boston and NECN's TV
Diner, who both entertained the crowd and helped increase the bidding.
Mr. Costa also generously donated 3 separate appearances on his
TV show to the live auction. Another highlight of the live auction
was a visit from Randy Price of Channel 7 NEWS in Boston, who came
to the podium to talk about the item he had donated, a private tour
of the Channel 7 Newsroom followed by dinner with Randy himself.
"Our thanks go out to the volunteers, donors and sponsors that
made this year's auction such a tremendous success," said Sheila
Ryan, Director of Development and Marketing. "We couldn't have
done it without the help of so many people."
The New Hampshire SPCA is
a community resource center that provides animal adoption, education,
investigation and sheltering services in a professional and compassionate
way. The Adoption Center is open from 11 am – 4pm on Monday,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11 am – 7pm on Tuesday and Thursday,
and closed on Wednesday. For more information about the NHSPCA,
visit www.nhspca.org.
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