So before I get to the most recent events that have been happening I MUST tell you about the second part of my Halloween weekend at Sean Casey's Animal Rescue Event. It took place at .................
| The Hamilton Dog House/Sean Casey Animal Rescue 155 E. 3 Street Brooklyn, NY http://www.nyanimalrescue.org/ 718-436-5163 "The purpose of this endeavor is to aid unfortunate animals in the interest of a higher quality of life. We take in rescued, confiscated, neglected, injured, ill, unmanageable, or otherwise unwanted animals from private owners, zoos, shelters, and other public organizations. These animals are cared for, and/or rehabilitated to the best of our ability and means until which time they can be found healthy, happy homes - whether it be through adoption to qualified candidates or legally released into habitats suitable to the specific species in conjunction with licensed wildlife rehabilitators." -MISSION STATEMENT  The event that I attended was their 3rd Annual Halloween Blockparty! It was a day full of family fun activities. There were animals EVERYWHERE, most of which were dressed up in the cutest Halloween costumes. I had the chance to visit some of the animals which are up for adoption and strongly encourage anyone out there interested in adopting a pet to visit Sean Casey's Shelter. These animals truly need good loving homes ! I must thank Ellen Stein for taking me to this event and introducing me to all of the hardworking employees who make the shelter a success. Ellen Stein is a Certified Personal Trainer and 7X IPF Masters World Powerlifting Champion, which translates to ONE AMAZING WOMAN ! She trained Miss Brooklyn 2009, Keelie Sheridan and I hope to work with her when the time gets closer for Miss NY in June (because for those of you who don't know, I am the junk food QUEEN and am going to need someone to discipline my butt before the state pageant lol) Ellen is a fantastic woman all around and I thank her so very much for introducing me to this amazing cause and allowing me to participate in the event. You can contact her at w8lifter222@aol.com and check out her blog www.kettlebellen.blogspot.com.
Aside from all of the animals in costume, there was a Karaoke band there and SOMEHOW I found myself with a microphone in my hand singing "Don't Stop Believing," lol. I had tonsillitis that week so needless to say that particular performance was not one of my proudest moments, but it was certainly a fun one :-)
Finally, there was one more special person that I must mention who I met at Sean Casey's event and his name is Peter Colen. He is a freelance photographer who was at the event taking fabulous photos. We exchanged contact info and it turns out he is a CANCER SURVIVOR !!!! He was diagnosed with Lymphoma about a year ago and I am happy to report he has been in remission since April :-) His photographs are absolutely beautiful, many are of nature and are absolutely breathtaking! (347) 683 6001 peter.colen@gmail.com
Well I think I covered everything! I know this was a manifesto of a blog, but this was such a memorable event and I needed to share every ounce of it with all of you <3 xoxo Christina :-) |
Thanks Christina! A great compliment.
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