Petsguide Magazine Online
July 28, 2009

The nonprofit organization Paws For Cause this Sunday will host its annual 5K, 5K Dog Run/Walk and 1K Kids Fun Run, a major fundraiser benefiting one of the organization’s community programs, His Chaplain For You.

Paws For Cause’s mission is to bring hope and encouragement to people facing hardships, from disadvantaged and ill kids and seniors, to homeless, shut-ins and disaster victims.

Paws For Cause also runs the Ziba Project, which sends stuffed animals to hospitalized, special needs and needy children and seniors. The toys are in the likeness of one of the organization’s therapy dogs, golden retriever Ziba. To learn more about Paws For Cause’s humanitarian goals and its volunteer opportunities, click here.

Sunday’s fundraising event for His Chaplain For You will help the program continue providing emotional and spiritual support for people undergoing hardship and personal tragedies, from abuse and addiction, to illness, disaster survival and even death.

In addition to the day’s run/walk activities – where first-place winners are awarded $100 apiece – you can also show off your stylish, furry four-legged pal in the crowd-pleasing Dog Costume Contest. Enjoy a community expo packed with live entertainment, including an appearance by the Laker Girls. There will also be shopping, amazing flyball and frisbee dog demonstrations, raffles, and a mouth-watering pancake breakfast. Scheduled to emcee are MLB athlete Scott Spiezio and K-EARTH 101 deejay and voice actress Sylvia Aimerito.

Paws For Cause – 5K, 5K Dog Run/Walk, and 1K Kids Fun Run
· 7:45-11:30 a.m. Race registration begins at 6:30 a.m.
· Kids Fun Run, $15; 5K, $30; Dog Costume Contest, $10. Free to spectate.
· Mile Square Park Recreation Center, 16400 Brookhurst St., Fountain Valley. (map it!)
· (714) 965-6363, www.pawsforcauseoc.org