– NEW DECADE, NEW LOCATION-
Hand in Paw is mixing it up this year by relocating Mutt Strut to Homewood Central Park, and you and your pup are invited to the NEW and IMPROVED races!
Hand in Paw’s 11th Annual Mutt Strut: Dog-Friendly 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run presented by Veterinary Eye Care will take place on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Homewood Central Park! Join us for a day full of dogs, energetic races, local vendors, prizes, food trucks and more, all while supporting a great cause!
Unfortunately, this event is CANCELLED for 2020 – Please consider a donation.
The glamorous, diamond-studded gala will take place on Saturday, August 15 from 6-10pm at Regions Field Event Venue in Downtown Birmingham.
We’ll start the evening with a chic cocktail reception featuring an online silent auction, diamond drop, wine pull and more. Following the reception, guests will enjoy an elegant seated dinner and the official debut of our 2020 Picasso Pets paintings. A glitzy live auction will add to the evening’s excitement, and Hand in Paw Therapy Teams will interact with guests throughout the event!
Picasso Pets 2020 is sure to be a Hollywood sensation!
Now here is something we can “howl” or “meow” about in Birmingham.
This month, Wallethub, the personal finance website, released an in-depth report on 2020’s Most Pet-Friendly Cities.
Continue reading “Birmingham ranks 9th most pet-friendly city in U.S.”Dog & Beer Lovers UNITE! Come celebrate in Oktoberfest fashion, Hand in Paw style, with your furry friend by your side! Drink local beer, participate in the popular doggie costume contest, get a drawing of your pup, and so much more all while supporting Hand in Paw. $20 TICKET GETS YOU: – one beer ticket – entry into the pet costume contest – entry into the stein hoist contest – access to 2 doggie caricature artists – novelty cup – hot dogs available for first 200 attendees – access to the Hand in Paw photo booth Local vendors will be present for food! *no refunds will be issued, this is a rain or shine event. Tickets will also be sold at the door night-of**
It’s #GivingTuesday, and Bham Now would like to acknowledge its non-profit clients for 2018. Share kindness and give back today!
Continue reading “Giving Tuesday: where to give back in Birmingham”
Breakout your beret! Hand in Paw’s 18th Annual Picasso Pets, the Magic City’s most beloved and liveliest gala, is coming to the Harbert Center in downtown Birmingham on August 11.
Come on Birmingham! Jeanie, Desi and Rocky need your vote!
Continue reading “Let’s send Hand in Paw and the hero dogs representing them to Hollywood!”
Are you seeking a way to help fund your local pet organization? Then submit your application for a Remy Fund grant through the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham.
Hand in Paw’s Mutt Strut is back again for it’s 9th Annual 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run. And this year, they’ll be throwing it back to the flyest decade ever – the 90’s. You can almost hear miles of doggy tails wagging in excitement! So dust off your walkman, pull on those neon biker shorts, grab your pup and support a great cause. Continue reading “Grab your pup and support Hand in Paw at the 9th Annual Mutt Strut: 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run”
Tuesday, Oct 24th, on an acre of land between Forest Park and Avondale Park, Hand in Paw, the nonprofit therapy animal organization, broke ground for their new headquarters. They had some help from some tenacious digging by a few of their therapy dogs. The new facility will be named for Beth Franklin, the founder of Hand in Paw.
Continue reading “Hand in Paw breaks ground on new headquarters”
After a generous gift of $500K by Mr. Ken Jackson, Hand in Paw is opening their campaign to the public. The campaign is raising money to build new headquarters, so that Hand in Paw can serve the Birmingham community at a greater capacity.
Continue reading “Hand in Paw opens public campaign thanks to $500k gift by Ken Jackson”
“Think globally. Act locally.”
Words to live by, and you can do just that, on Tuesday, December 6th, 5:30, at the Avondale Brewery by attending the Bham Now BOLD Series featuring Jim McClintock. (purchase tickets here)
Think Globally.
UAB world renowned explorer, researcher and author Jim McClintock will be taking the attendees on a virtual tour of Antarctica. He will bear witness to the rapid changes that are occurring in our southernmost continent and the living lab that is disappearing as a result of climate change.
Act Locally.
One of the Bham Now BOLD Series special features is the opportunity, for the speaker to choose a charity in which a portion of the proceeds will be donated. McClintock selected Hand in Paw – one of Birmingham’s most amazing and kindhearted organizations. Checkout the slideshow above and the videos about this program that serves nearly 100,000 of our neighbors in the Birmingham region.
It will be a special night globally and locally.
Please join us!
Here are Hand in Paw’s Videos
Sit, Stay, Read! – Petscription – Pawsitive Living
Bham Now’s December BOLD Series speaker Jim McClintock’s chosen charity Hand in Paw has scheduled a busy #GivingTuesday.
Learn and support this extraordinary organization that touches the lives of nearly a 100,000 people a year with the help of 175 local volunteers, through the gentle and unconditional love of Hand in Paw therapy animals.
Here is their lineup of activities
This morning, Bham Now Director Pat Byington interviewed via Facebook Live Beth Franklin, the founder of Hand in Paw.
Hand in Paw is the designated charity for December’s Bham Now’s BOLD Speaker Series presenter, polar explorer and UAB researcher Jim McClintock (Purchase tickets for the Dec. 6th event – here).
Continue reading “Be inspired. Bham Now Facebook Live interview at Hand in Paw”
