NJ Nonprofit Announces Winner Of 50/50 Raffle To Help Protect Animals Of Abuse Victims

MONTVALE, N.J. - Dec. 4, 2013 - PRLog -- Shelter Our Pets, a New Jersey nonprofit has announced the winner of the 50/50 raffle, sponsored by the GFWC Paskack Junior Woman’s Club.  The drawing was held on November 16th at ShelterOur Pets Holiday Bazaar and Craft Fair, Tice’s Senior Center in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.  The winner, Rosemarie Costanzo, a resident of Jersey City won 50% of the total cash collected for raffle tickets sold, in the amount of $2060. The other 50% of the cash collected for the raffle was donated to Shelter Our Pets by the GFWC Paskack Junior Woman’s Club.

The Holiday Bazaar and Craft Fair held on November 16th at the Tice’s Senior Center in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey was hosted  in conjunction with GFWC Paskack Junior Woman’s Club. Funds raised will be used to support Shelter Our Pets’ foster care program. The event featured a collaboration of over 20
local crafters and artisans including Margaret O’Hara, The Laizy Daizy, Aunt Vicky’s Bickies, Just Jenny’s Love, Anne Woodman Jewelry Design and Wild Eclectica to name a few. The event also featured a bake sale table which was organized and run by River Vale resident Diana Smartenko and Pascack Valley High School students Lauren Smartenko and Mollie Reisch.

The bazaar attracted numerous holiday shoppers offering a wide array of
products from jewelry, artwork, crafts and home decorations. “We held
this bazaar with the purpose of raising funds and spreading word about
Shelter Our Pets’ mission,” said Co-Founder and President Lynn Gregorski-Bosi. “We’re also hoping to continue to strengthen our relationship with these talented crafters and artisans for future events.”

“I think this is a very good cause because a lot of animals out there are in need of shelters,” said winner Rosemarie Costanzo. “My daughter is a cat lover, I am a cat lover - we’re cat people! I can’t believe I won because I never win anything.”

Shelter Our Pets is a New Jersey-based, all-volunteer nonprofit with the
mission to provide temporary shelter for the pets of victims of domestic
violence who are fleeing their abusive situations. Shelter Our Pets provides a specialized service, offering loving care and shelter to pets of abuse victims, either with a foster family or at an area kennel, until they can be reunited with their owners. The  organization’s long term vision is to create housing where abuse survivors can reside with their pets while they rebuild their lives.

For more information about Shelter Our Pets you can visit www.shelterourpets.org or call 973-506-9696.

ABOUT SHELTER OUR PETS

Shelter Our Pets is an all-volunteer nonprofit corporation. Our mission is to
provide a safe haven for the pets of victims of domestic violence who
are fleeing their abusive situations. Shelter Our Pets assists people
seeking safety from violence by providing alternatives to giving up a
beloved pet, leaving a pet behind in a potentially dangerous situation
or continuing to subject themselves and their pets to abuse. Shelter Our Pets, Inc. provides temporary shelter, medical care, and behavioral rehabilitation for the animals of domestic abuse victims.