CSPCA announces plans to move forward with Fur Ball
The Chenango SCPA announced this week it will move forward with its 15th annual Fur Ball event on February 23 despite low ticket sales to this point. (Zachary Meseck photo)
Shelter considered canceling event due to low ticket sales
NORWICH – After careful consideration on whether or not to hold its biggest fundraiser of the year due to low ticket sales, the Chenango SPCA announced Tuesday it will still hold its 15th annual Fur Ball on Saturday, February 23, and encouraged the public to come and show support.
CSPCA Executive Director Annette J. Clarke said due to a lack of ticket sales so far for the Fur Ball, organizers were considering canceling the event but ultimately decided the show must go on.
"We're going to risk it because we hate canceling things," said Clarke, who noted the Fur Ball is CSPCA's largest annual fundraiser, and that the shelter depends on fundraising and donations to run its everyday operations. The Fur Ball will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, February 23 at the Canasawacta Country Club.
"We're hoping that this will be good, this is kind of going back to our roots: this is a semi-formal dance and dinner," said Clarke. "We have the band Brotherhood, which is supposed to be great for dancing. And we have a great menu."
Instead of the usual hors d'oeurves, this year Clarke said Fur Ball attendees will be treated to a full dinner with prime rib, chicken cordon bleu, various pastas, salad, a mashed potato station, and dessert bar, including a chocolate fountain.
Silent auction items will also be up for grabs, including a lottery ticket wreath, a pet stroller, food and chocolate items, a chance for kids to ride heavy equipment at Burrell's Excavating, Inc., a chance for an airplane ride over the area, and more.
"We just are hoping that people will come on out and support us," said Clarke. She said the shelter receives no funding from county, state, or federal government, and that the bulk of its budget comes from donations and events like the Fur Ball. "It costs us nearly $1,000 a day to run the shelter, and so we have to raise about $328,000 a year. Adoptions only bring in so much, our town contracts only bring in so much."
Tickets for the 15th annual Fur Ball are $55 per individual. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.chenangospca.org or call the CSPCA at (607) 334-9724 ext. 2.
Clarke added, "We put on events because those can be fun ways to raise money, aside from doing our appeal letters, which is just to ask for money. And we certainly hope that the public, if they had an event idea or some significant way to raise money, that they would bring it to our attention. That would be great."
The event is sponsored by Staffworks, Sidney Federal Credit Union, Blueox, Community Bank, Air Temp Heating & Air Conditioning, Golden Artists, Mirabito-Gresham, Piaker & Lyons, and other local businesses.
NORWICH – After careful consideration on whether or not to hold its biggest fundraiser of the year due to low ticket sales, the Chenango SPCA announced Tuesday it will still hold its 15th annual Fur Ball on Saturday, February 23, and encouraged the public to come and show support.
CSPCA Executive Director Annette J. Clarke said due to a lack of ticket sales so far for the Fur Ball, organizers were considering canceling the event but ultimately decided the show must go on.
"We're going to risk it because we hate canceling things," said Clarke, who noted the Fur Ball is CSPCA's largest annual fundraiser, and that the shelter depends on fundraising and donations to run its everyday operations. The Fur Ball will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, February 23 at the Canasawacta Country Club.
"We're hoping that this will be good, this is kind of going back to our roots: this is a semi-formal dance and dinner," said Clarke. "We have the band Brotherhood, which is supposed to be great for dancing. And we have a great menu."
Instead of the usual hors d'oeurves, this year Clarke said Fur Ball attendees will be treated to a full dinner with prime rib, chicken cordon bleu, various pastas, salad, a mashed potato station, and dessert bar, including a chocolate fountain.
Silent auction items will also be up for grabs, including a lottery ticket wreath, a pet stroller, food and chocolate items, a chance for kids to ride heavy equipment at Burrell's Excavating, Inc., a chance for an airplane ride over the area, and more.
"We just are hoping that people will come on out and support us," said Clarke. She said the shelter receives no funding from county, state, or federal government, and that the bulk of its budget comes from donations and events like the Fur Ball. "It costs us nearly $1,000 a day to run the shelter, and so we have to raise about $328,000 a year. Adoptions only bring in so much, our town contracts only bring in so much."
Tickets for the 15th annual Fur Ball are $55 per individual. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.chenangospca.org or call the CSPCA at (607) 334-9724 ext. 2.
Clarke added, "We put on events because those can be fun ways to raise money, aside from doing our appeal letters, which is just to ask for money. And we certainly hope that the public, if they had an event idea or some significant way to raise money, that they would bring it to our attention. That would be great."
The event is sponsored by Staffworks, Sidney Federal Credit Union, Blueox, Community Bank, Air Temp Heating & Air Conditioning, Golden Artists, Mirabito-Gresham, Piaker & Lyons, and other local businesses.
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