The 11th Annual Prader-Willi Classic will include two days of festivities to raise money for The Prader-Willi Research Fellowships at Scripps Florida. On Jan. 17 The Wilkinson Cup Challenge will take place at PGA National Resort & Spa beginning at 9 a.m. The competition is limited to the first 20 amateur golfers that register. The amateur golfer will team up with one LPGA player. On Jan. 18 the Leta Lindley Prader-Willi Golf Classic — a LPGA Pro-Am golf tournament — will have some of the biggest names in women’s golf playing alongside participants. The Pro-Am golf event begins with registration at 8:30 a.m. The Wilkinson Cup entry fee is $2,500. The Prader-Willi Classic entry fee is $750 and includes Saturday Night Gala and Sunday LPGA Pro-am golf event. Tickets to the Saturday Night Gala only are $250 a person and the Sunday lunch is $100 a person. For information, call 561-762-2370 or visit www.pwclassic. com.
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Shannon Donnelly
Daily News Society Editor
A side-splitting performance by former Saturday Night Live star Martin Short highlighted the 21st annual Lady In Red gala. “A Night in Shanghai” took place Dec. 6 at The Mar-a-Lago Club, which was transformed into a dramatic Asian scene from the enormous dragon suspended over the pool to the dramatic red and gold décor.
The night began with cocktails and food stations around the pool, covered with a clear tent so the light from the full moon could stream in. After cocktails, guests moved to the grand ballroom for Short’s performance.
Short lived up to his comic rep, reprising his roles in The Three Amigos – with the help from a few good-natured audience members — as Franc from Father of the Bride and Jiminy Glick doing an interview with a remarkably composed Toni Holt Kramer.
Lois Pope and Lola Astanova were chairwomen for the evening, which continued with dinner, a live auction and dancing to the Sultans of Swing.
Patrick Park and Dr. Robert Mackler were chairmen. Donald and Melania Trump were honorary chairman and honorary chairwoman.
More than 500 guests attended, including the military dog Matty, on her first media outing after returning from Afghanistan and her reunion with Spec. Brent Grommet.
Proceeds from the event assist the American Humane Association in its mission to protect “the voiceless and the vulnerable” — children and animals. Among its projects in Palm Beach County is the 50-foot-long Lois Pope Red Star Rescue Vehicle, which provides emergency rescue services for animals caught in natural disasters or in cruelty cases. The giant mobile response vehicle also provides adoption services and brings humane education into the schools.
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A group of volunteers plans to hit the streets Christmas morning to make a series of special deliveries to Palm Beach County homes: newly adopted rescue dogs and cats.
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League is offering the holiday drop-offs — available for any pet adopted by Sunday — for the first time. While animal rescue groups have done similar deliveries elsewhere, officials at Peggy Adams say they haven’t seen it happen locally.
Christmas pet adoptions.
This pug is just one of the many dogs looking for a new home. For the first time, Peggy Adams Animal Rescue will make Christmas morning deliveries of pre-adopted dogs and cats. Those interested in surprising a loved one with a shelter animal must visit the shelter by Dec. 21. Photo by Scott… (scott fisher / s-s)
“This time of year is always a popular time for families to adopt a new pet, and we just thought this would be a really fun way to add to that excitement on Christmas Day,” said Rich Anderson, executive director and CEO of the West Palm Beach shelter.
Five vans filled with volunteers will fan out across the county between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. to bring the animals to peoples’ doors. Jim Lilli, director of operations at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, will be among those playing Santa.
He said he’s excited about the drop-offs and happy to give up a few hours of his Christmas morning to pitch in.
“I think when we think back on our memories of childhood, we always remember Christmas Day, and you remember when you got your first pet,” Lilli said. “And how wonderful it is to have those two memories together?”
Anderson said the goal is to find families for as many animals as possible. To that end, the shelter is allowing people to “name their own price” for adoption fees, which typically start at $50.
The Christmas deliveries are free. But only a limited number are available, so those interested in surprising a loved one with a new four-legged friend are encouraged to move fast.
“There’s only so much room in Santa’s sleigh, as we say,” Lilli said.
While some animal advocacy groups once advised against giving pets as gifts, a peer-reviewed study by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals concluded there is no reason to believe they’ll be rejected or returned.
The group now cheers Christmas deliveries.
“Christmas is coming up, birthdays are every day, and dogs and cats in some shelters around the country are missing chances at homes,” ASPCA Vice President of Shelter Research and Development Emily Weiss wrote in a blog post on the topic. “So it’s time to put this myth to bed.”
Plus, Anderson said Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League requires anyone interested in giving a pet for Christmas to first visit the shelter and meet all adoption requirements. Staff spend time ensuring the match between owner and pet is one that will last, he said.
The shelter currently has more than 500 dogs and cats, with about 230 immediately ready for adoption.
“They’d be so much happier, they all would be, in a real home,” Anderson said.
bshammas@tribpub.com, 561-243-6531 or Twitter @britsham
How to participate
Christmas Day deliveries are available to Palm Beach County residents who pre-adopt a pet by Sunday. Pre-adoptions must be done in person at the shelter located at 3100 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach, and paid in full before delivery. For additional information, visit PeggyAdams.org or call 561-686-3663.
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ABC News reports on Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League’s new service on Christmas Day. View story by clicking the link above.
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WEST PALM BEACH, FL (PEGGY ADAMS ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE) – The holiday season is an ideal time for welcoming a new pet into your life. Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League has a wide variety of adorable cats, kittens, dogs and puppies looking for their forever loving home.
For those who pre-adopt any available shelter animal from December 14 to December 21, the League will make a special delivery to your home Christmas morning!
For those who’ve been thinking about adopting a furry friend– there is no better time than now. To encourage adoptions, the League will let you name your own price to help make sure these wonderful animals find a loving family. “If you’ve ever thought about adopting an animal, this is your chance to be a hero, to save a life – and to add a loving, furry friend to your home,” said Rich Anderson, Executive Director/CEO for Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. “We have hundreds of adorable dogs and cats waiting in line to get out of the shelter and into loving homes in time for the holidays,” added Rich Anderson.
Special deliveries are available for Palm Beach County residents only from 8:00 am to 12 noon on December 25, 2014. All pre-adoptions must be done in person at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League located at 3100 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach, Florida and paid in full prior to delivery.
All adoptable pets are available for viewing online at www.PeggyAdams.org. This website is updated every hour. Pet parents will have to meet all League adoption requirements.
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League’s adoption center is open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For additional information, visit PeggyAdams.org or call 561.686.3663.
About Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League
The Mission of the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League of the Palm Beaches, Incorporated is to provide shelter to lost, homeless and unwanted animals, to provide spay and neuter and other medical services for companion animals, and to care for, protect, and find quality homes for homeless and neglected companion animals, to advocate animal welfare, community involvement and education to further the bond between people and animals. For more information, visit www.PeggyAdams.org.
The League is an independent nonprofit animal rescue organization operating continuously since 1925.
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Friends and supporters of LIFE will gather at the Mar-a-Lago Club Dec. 6 for the 21st annual “Lady in Red” Gala, themed A Night in Shanghai, for an adventurous evening.
The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with cocktails under the full, late-autumn moon, which will include a silent auction, a vodka luge, caviar and an ice sculpture courtesy of The Park Foundation, Patrick M. Park. Cocktails will be followed by dinner, a live auction offering items including jewelry donated by Tiffany & Co. and dancing with the Sultans of Swing.
Co-chairs of the evening are Lois Pope, Dr. Robert Mackler and Patrick M. Park. Honorary Chairs are Melania and Donald Trump. Guests will be entertained by comedic legend Martin Short. An informal meet and greet reception with Short will take place at 6 p.m.
Short, a celebrated comedian and actor, has won fans and accolades in television, film and theater since his breakout season on Saturday Night Live almost 30 years ago. He won his first Emmy in 1982 while working on Canada’s SCTV Comedy Network, which brought him to the attention of Saturday Night Live producers. He became a fan-favorite for his portrayal of characters such as Ed Grimley, lawyer Nathan Thurm and songwriter Irving Cohen.
His popularity and exposure on Saturday Night Live led Short to cross over quickly into feature films. He made his debut in Three Amigos and followed with Inner Space, Three Fugitives, Clifford, Pure Luck and Tim Burton’s Mars Attacks. One of Short’s most memorable roles was in the remake of Father of the Bride, as Franck the wedding planner, a role he reprised a few years later in Father of the Bride Part II. Short was also featured in the animated film Madagascar 3 and the Tim Burton film Frankenweenie.
Most recently seen on the CBS hit comedy series How I Met Your Mother in the recurring role of Garrison Coote, Short is currently starring in the first season of the new FOX series Mulaney.
All proceeds from the evening will benefit LIFE’s partnership with American Humane Association (AHA), which includes a program to protect the voiceless and the vulnerable in society – children and animals.
Sponsors of LIFE’s “Lady in Red” gala include: Tiffany & Co., The Park Foundation, American Humane Association, Wells Fargo Advisors, Clientele Beauty, Braman Motorcars and Hoffman Chocolates.
For more information, contact LIFE at 561-582-8083, email life@life-edu.org or visit www.life-edu.org.
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Leta Lindley Prader-Willi Classic to benefit research at Scripps
by CaraThe Palm Beach Post
December 16, 2014
Tony Doris
The 11th Annual Prader-Willi Classic will include two days of festivities to raise money for The Prader-Willi Research Fellowships at Scripps Florida. On Jan. 17 The Wilkinson Cup Challenge will take place at PGA National Resort & Spa beginning at 9 a.m. The competition is limited to the first 20 amateur golfers that register. The amateur golfer will team up with one LPGA player. On Jan. 18 the Leta Lindley Prader-Willi Golf Classic — a LPGA Pro-Am golf tournament — will have some of the biggest names in women’s golf playing alongside participants. The Pro-Am golf event begins with registration at 8:30 a.m. The Wilkinson Cup entry fee is $2,500. The Prader-Willi Classic entry fee is $750 and includes Saturday Night Gala and Sunday LPGA Pro-am golf event. Tickets to the Saturday Night Gala only are $250 a person and the Sunday lunch is $100 a person. For information, call 561-762-2370 or visit www.pwclassic. com.
Martin Short reprises characters at gala
by CaraPalm Beach Daily News
Shannon Donnelly
Daily News Society Editor
A side-splitting performance by former Saturday Night Live star Martin Short highlighted the 21st annual Lady In Red gala. “A Night in Shanghai” took place Dec. 6 at The Mar-a-Lago Club, which was transformed into a dramatic Asian scene from the enormous dragon suspended over the pool to the dramatic red and gold décor.
The night began with cocktails and food stations around the pool, covered with a clear tent so the light from the full moon could stream in. After cocktails, guests moved to the grand ballroom for Short’s performance.
Short lived up to his comic rep, reprising his roles in The Three Amigos – with the help from a few good-natured audience members — as Franc from Father of the Bride and Jiminy Glick doing an interview with a remarkably composed Toni Holt Kramer.
Lois Pope and Lola Astanova were chairwomen for the evening, which continued with dinner, a live auction and dancing to the Sultans of Swing.
Patrick Park and Dr. Robert Mackler were chairmen. Donald and Melania Trump were honorary chairman and honorary chairwoman.
More than 500 guests attended, including the military dog Matty, on her first media outing after returning from Afghanistan and her reunion with Spec. Brent Grommet.
Proceeds from the event assist the American Humane Association in its mission to protect “the voiceless and the vulnerable” — children and animals. Among its projects in Palm Beach County is the 50-foot-long Lois Pope Red Star Rescue Vehicle, which provides emergency rescue services for animals caught in natural disasters or in cruelty cases. The giant mobile response vehicle also provides adoption services and brings humane education into the schools.
Animal rescue group to deliver dogs, cats on Christmas morning
by CaraSun-Sentinel ~ Brittany Shammas
December 18, 2014
A group of volunteers plans to hit the streets Christmas morning to make a series of special deliveries to Palm Beach County homes: newly adopted rescue dogs and cats.
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League is offering the holiday drop-offs — available for any pet adopted by Sunday — for the first time. While animal rescue groups have done similar deliveries elsewhere, officials at Peggy Adams say they haven’t seen it happen locally.
Christmas pet adoptions.
This pug is just one of the many dogs looking for a new home. For the first time, Peggy Adams Animal Rescue will make Christmas morning deliveries of pre-adopted dogs and cats. Those interested in surprising a loved one with a shelter animal must visit the shelter by Dec. 21. Photo by Scott… (scott fisher / s-s)
“This time of year is always a popular time for families to adopt a new pet, and we just thought this would be a really fun way to add to that excitement on Christmas Day,” said Rich Anderson, executive director and CEO of the West Palm Beach shelter.
Five vans filled with volunteers will fan out across the county between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. to bring the animals to peoples’ doors. Jim Lilli, director of operations at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, will be among those playing Santa.
He said he’s excited about the drop-offs and happy to give up a few hours of his Christmas morning to pitch in.
“I think when we think back on our memories of childhood, we always remember Christmas Day, and you remember when you got your first pet,” Lilli said. “And how wonderful it is to have those two memories together?”
Anderson said the goal is to find families for as many animals as possible. To that end, the shelter is allowing people to “name their own price” for adoption fees, which typically start at $50.
The Christmas deliveries are free. But only a limited number are available, so those interested in surprising a loved one with a new four-legged friend are encouraged to move fast.
“There’s only so much room in Santa’s sleigh, as we say,” Lilli said.
While some animal advocacy groups once advised against giving pets as gifts, a peer-reviewed study by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals concluded there is no reason to believe they’ll be rejected or returned.
The group now cheers Christmas deliveries.
“Christmas is coming up, birthdays are every day, and dogs and cats in some shelters around the country are missing chances at homes,” ASPCA Vice President of Shelter Research and Development Emily Weiss wrote in a blog post on the topic. “So it’s time to put this myth to bed.”
Plus, Anderson said Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League requires anyone interested in giving a pet for Christmas to first visit the shelter and meet all adoption requirements. Staff spend time ensuring the match between owner and pet is one that will last, he said.
The shelter currently has more than 500 dogs and cats, with about 230 immediately ready for adoption.
“They’d be so much happier, they all would be, in a real home,” Anderson said.
bshammas@tribpub.com, 561-243-6531 or Twitter @britsham
How to participate
Christmas Day deliveries are available to Palm Beach County residents who pre-adopt a pet by Sunday. Pre-adoptions must be done in person at the shelter located at 3100 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach, and paid in full before delivery. For additional information, visit PeggyAdams.org or call 561-686-3663.
Copyright © 2014, Sun Sentinel
Brand new local service to deliver pets to homes on Christmas day
by CaraWPBF 25 News
December 12, 2014
ABC News reports on Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League’s new service on Christmas Day. View story by clicking the link above.
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League making special Christmas deliveries
by CaraPosted: Dec 12, 2014 9:27 AM EST
By Rachel Leigh, Content Manager ~ WFLX.COM
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (PEGGY ADAMS ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE) – The holiday season is an ideal time for welcoming a new pet into your life. Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League has a wide variety of adorable cats, kittens, dogs and puppies looking for their forever loving home.
For those who pre-adopt any available shelter animal from December 14 to December 21, the League will make a special delivery to your home Christmas morning!
For those who’ve been thinking about adopting a furry friend– there is no better time than now. To encourage adoptions, the League will let you name your own price to help make sure these wonderful animals find a loving family. “If you’ve ever thought about adopting an animal, this is your chance to be a hero, to save a life – and to add a loving, furry friend to your home,” said Rich Anderson, Executive Director/CEO for Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. “We have hundreds of adorable dogs and cats waiting in line to get out of the shelter and into loving homes in time for the holidays,” added Rich Anderson.
Special deliveries are available for Palm Beach County residents only from 8:00 am to 12 noon on December 25, 2014. All pre-adoptions must be done in person at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League located at 3100 North Military Trail in West Palm Beach, Florida and paid in full prior to delivery.
All adoptable pets are available for viewing online at www.PeggyAdams.org. This website is updated every hour. Pet parents will have to meet all League adoption requirements.
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League’s adoption center is open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For additional information, visit PeggyAdams.org or call 561.686.3663.
About Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League
The Mission of the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League of the Palm Beaches, Incorporated is to provide shelter to lost, homeless and unwanted animals, to provide spay and neuter and other medical services for companion animals, and to care for, protect, and find quality homes for homeless and neglected companion animals, to advocate animal welfare, community involvement and education to further the bond between people and animals. For more information, visit www.PeggyAdams.org.
The League is an independent nonprofit animal rescue organization operating continuously since 1925.
‘Lady in Red’ Dec. 6 Gala supports LIFE
by CaraSun-Sentinel, Society Scene
November 13, 2014
Photo (Lois Pope & Jeff Sabean) by Gina Fontana
Friends and supporters of LIFE will gather at the Mar-a-Lago Club Dec. 6 for the 21st annual “Lady in Red” Gala, themed A Night in Shanghai, for an adventurous evening.
The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with cocktails under the full, late-autumn moon, which will include a silent auction, a vodka luge, caviar and an ice sculpture courtesy of The Park Foundation, Patrick M. Park. Cocktails will be followed by dinner, a live auction offering items including jewelry donated by Tiffany & Co. and dancing with the Sultans of Swing.
Co-chairs of the evening are Lois Pope, Dr. Robert Mackler and Patrick M. Park. Honorary Chairs are Melania and Donald Trump. Guests will be entertained by comedic legend Martin Short. An informal meet and greet reception with Short will take place at 6 p.m.
Short, a celebrated comedian and actor, has won fans and accolades in television, film and theater since his breakout season on Saturday Night Live almost 30 years ago. He won his first Emmy in 1982 while working on Canada’s SCTV Comedy Network, which brought him to the attention of Saturday Night Live producers. He became a fan-favorite for his portrayal of characters such as Ed Grimley, lawyer Nathan Thurm and songwriter Irving Cohen.
His popularity and exposure on Saturday Night Live led Short to cross over quickly into feature films. He made his debut in Three Amigos and followed with Inner Space, Three Fugitives, Clifford, Pure Luck and Tim Burton’s Mars Attacks. One of Short’s most memorable roles was in the remake of Father of the Bride, as Franck the wedding planner, a role he reprised a few years later in Father of the Bride Part II. Short was also featured in the animated film Madagascar 3 and the Tim Burton film Frankenweenie.
Most recently seen on the CBS hit comedy series How I Met Your Mother in the recurring role of Garrison Coote, Short is currently starring in the first season of the new FOX series Mulaney.
All proceeds from the evening will benefit LIFE’s partnership with American Humane Association (AHA), which includes a program to protect the voiceless and the vulnerable in society – children and animals.
Sponsors of LIFE’s “Lady in Red” gala include: Tiffany & Co., The Park Foundation, American Humane Association, Wells Fargo Advisors, Clientele Beauty, Braman Motorcars and Hoffman Chocolates.
For more information, contact LIFE at 561-582-8083, email life@life-edu.org or visit www.life-edu.org.