Crazy Cat Lady Event Alert - Berea ARF Soup R Bowl

Hello, friends. I'm typing this post late at night, covered in paint. I'm up to my eyeballs in construction in my house this week, and I've had little time to do anything besides make trips to home improvement stores for my contractor. I call my house The Green Monster, and as much as I love my house, it's been quite a bit of work getting it to look like 31 year old Roxanne's house and not like the home of the 90 year old woman who lived in my house for 40 years. As you might imagine, we have different tastes. I've been on a painting streak since I moved in, and nearly my entire first floor is "done" now. I'm having my half bath remodeled this week (should be done today - hooray! need that extra bathroom for my Super Bowl party!) and because I'm overly anal about just about everything, I had my contractor paint the bathroom a color, but I ended up hating it so I repainted after he left for the night. Fun times! This whole painting process would be a heck of a lot easier if I picked out good colors in the first place! (it would also be easier if half of my house wasn't painted over wallpaper.)

As a reward for my efforts, I'm taking the weekend off from doing anything around the house. (in theory - it would nice to get my bedroom painted before my next party!) Tonight I'm going out with some friends to spend our "winnings" from bar trivia and tomorrow is one of my favorite events of the year - Berea ARF's Soup R Bowl, an all you can eat soup and sandwich buffet at Berea High School for the low low price of $10! (Kids meals are $5!)

The proceeds from this smorgasbord of soup, wraps, and chili benefits Berea Animal Rescue Friends, a no time limit dog and cat shelter in Berea, Ohio. (and yes, there are always vegetarian and even vegan options!) I've been a volunteering in the cat building for longer than I can remember and I'm really proud to be a part of this organization. I've seen some pretty miraculous things over the years and I've seen hundreds of kitties get fur-ever homes. Plus, it's going to be a pretty cold day again on Saturday, and what's better on a cold day than a bowl of soup?

If you're not able to attend this event, this mainly volunteer run organization is always looking for people to share their time or resources! Visit their site to learn more!

Hope everyone has a great weekend. We'll see if I can keep myself away from paint brushes...

Do you like animals and happy hour? Cocktails for Critters March 11 - Flying Monkey

If so, you should stop by Flying Monkey on March 11th for Berea ARF's "Cocktails for Critters" event, being held to raise money for a great cause.  Read below for the skinny from the official invite.  (found here on Facebook)
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Join us for COCKTAILS for CRITTERS Happy Hour @ The Flying Monkey Pub in Historic Tremont on March 11th. 15% of your tab will be donated to the Berea Animal Rescue's Angels for Animals Fund!

Raffle baskets, 50/50 raffle, silent auction and more! Get your bid in and win CAVS CLUB SEATS and INDIANS TICKETS! Enjoy great food and cocktails, and help support the critters at ARF that need extensive veterinary treatment!

About ARF's Angels for Animals Fund:

The Angels for Animals Fund helps us provide care for the animals that come to us who require extensive medical care. Many animals that arrive at our shelter are sick, injured or near death. This fund makes it possible to give them the medical care is needed to get them healthy. Please help, visit bereaaanimalrescue.com to donate to Angels for Animals - every donation helps the brave animals that need us!

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Fun bar...supporting a charity? Who's with me?

Do you like all you can eat pasta? Berea ARF Fundraiser

Unless you have some sort of wheat allergy, most likely you like pasta.  And lots of it.  Which is why I think it's a genius idea for Berea Animal Rescue Fund to host an all you can eat "pawsta" bar this Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Berea high-school from 4-7 pm.  For $10 (for adults - $5 for children 5-12), you get unlimited refills on pasta, salad, bread, and homemade desserts.  I've attended other Berea ARF events in the past and they always have vegetarian and vegan options on hand.  The food is always much better than what you'd expect at a fund-raiser dinner.  Proceeds from this event benefit the very crowded dog and cat shelter as well as community outreach/fostering programs.  If you're a lover of all things four legged and would like to support this fantastic organization, please consider attending this fun, family-friendly event.

Berea ARF Monster Mutt Dash

I have an extremely hectic weekend coming up. Tremont Art Walk tonight...wedding tomorrow afternoon...12 mile training run Sunday...but the most charitable thing I'm doing this weekend is participating in Berea ARF's Monster Mutt Dash, a 5K to benefit this no-kill, mainly volunteer organization. The race is tomorrow, October 10 at 10 am, and thanks to my very generous friends and family, I've exceeded my fund-raising goals. (thanks, guys) I'd give up my left arm if it meant this shelter could stay open until infinity, but since that would just be messy and would make it harder to scoop cat litter while I'm volunteering, I'll just solicit donations instead.

It's not too late to sign up for this race...there's a run or a walk (if you walk, you're more than welcome to bring your dog with you - preferably in costume). Afterwards, there are some fun people and doggie activities. If you participate, look for the girl in pigtails running away from dogs as fast as possible. (they scare me)