H o m e w a rd Pe t A d o p t i o n C e n t e r

PRESS ROOM / EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE MEDIA

F O R I M M E D I AT E R E L E A S E : Contact: Danielle Annecston

March 15, 2017 Public Relations Coordinator
Phone: (425) 488-4444, ext. 4016
Email: pr@homewardpet.org

NEWS RELEASE

Homeward Pets 2017 Annual Fur Ball Auction

WOODINVILLE, Wash. - Join Homeward Pet Adoption Center as it presents its 2017 Fur Ball Auction &

Dinner on Saturday, April 15th from 5:30 to 9 p.m hosted by Golden Globe and Emmy-winner actress Jane

Lynch. Its a formal celebration for all the animals that has become the cats meow! All guests come together

to support the care of homeless cats and dogs in our community through a night of food, wine, silent and live

auctions, fun raffles and games. Appearances will be made by Homeward Pets dogs and cats with special guest

Grammy-Award winner Sarah McLachlan singing and GQs Chef of the Year 99 Mario Batali preparing the food.

This is our best year yet! Were celebrating our best year of adoptions. Over 1,800 animals found forever homes!

Lets kickstart into the next year by making this Fur Ball the best fund raiser yet! said Jim Keller, Homeward Pet

Adoption Centers operations director.

Enjoy appetizers and four-course meal prepared by the famous native chef Mario Batali (gluten-free and vegan

options are available), while taking in the silent and live auction presented by Jane Lynch that includes signed

copies of her book Happy Accident, Sarah McLachlans hit album Mirrorball, front row seats to a

Seahawks game, cooking lessons with the cast of The Chew and much more.

(MORE)
 Homeward Pets 2017 Fur Ball
Page Two

Sarah McLachlan will take to the stage in the middle of the event to perform her Billboard award-winning hit

Angel as well as a few selections of her Grammy-nominated album Mirrorball. The cast of the Daytime

Emmy Award-winning show The Chew will take over after to give a cooking demistration about making pet

treats with raffle winners from the auidence.

Individual tickets are $150, a full table for 10 guests is $1,500 or pay $2,000 for the Top Paw VIP Table that

offers seats for 10 with champagne and cheese starters upon arrival. The Top Paw VIP Table also includes visits

with the performers, extra time with Homeward Pets star adoptable pets of the night and limited addition take-

away Homeward Pet truffles. All tickets can be bought at the Homeward Pet website.

For more information or to reserve one of 500 tickets to the Fur Ball Auction & Dinner, visit the Homeward Pet

website at www.homewardpet.org or call at (425) 488-4444.

####
About Homeward Pet Adoption Center
Since 1990 Homeward Pet Adoption Center has been one of the leading non-
profit, no-kill shelters serving the Greater Seattle area. Homeward gives homeless
animal second chance and have matched over 22,800 companion animals with
safe, loving, forever families. About 30 percent of the animals at Homeward Pet
are surrendered by their former owners; the other 70 percent are rescued from
shelters that euthanize.

Matches Made. Lives Saved.

(425) 488-4444
 H o m e w a rd Pe t A d o p t i o n C e n t e r

F O R I M M E D I AT E R E L E A S E : Contact: Danielle Annecston

March 15, 2017 Public Relations Coordinator
(425) 488-4444, ext. 4016
pr@homewardpet.org
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT:
Homeward Pets Fur Ball is an annual celebration for the animals. 500 guests come together
to support the care of homeless cats and dogs in our community. Its a night full of food, wine,
silent and live auctions, fun raffles and games hosted by Golden Globes and Emmy-winner
Actress Jane Lynch. Appearances made by Homeward Pets dogs and cats, Grammy-award
winner Sarah McLachlan and GQs Chef of the Year 99 Mario Batali. Auction items include
signed copies of Happy Accident by Jane Lynch, cooking lessons with Mario Batali, front
row seats to a home Seahawks game and much more! Put on your cocktail attire and enjoy a
night for the animals!
WHERE:
Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue
WHEN:
Saturday, April 15th, 2017 Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. Silent and live
Auction starts at 6:30 till 8 p.m. Sarah McLachlan will perform at 7:30 p.m. The Chew dog
treat demonstation will start at 8 p.m. Auction item pick up 8:30 till doors close at 9 p.m.

WHO:
Hosted by Golden Globes and Emmy-winner Actress Jane Lynch, musical guest Grammy-
award winner Sarah McLachlan, GQs Chef of the Year 99 Mario Batali, Homeward Pets
adoptable animals, Executive Director Terri Ingles, Operation Director Jim Keller, Animal
Behaviorist Mikkel Becker and many more animal activists.

INTERVIEW, PHOTO and VIDEO

Please contact to set up private interviews with celebirty guests, there will be a set up backstage
to be used before the live auction starts. Photos can be taken through out the whole night
from in front of the stage. Executive Director Terri Ingles and Operation Director Jim Keller
are available all event for interview specifics of the event and quotes.
####
 H o m e w a rd Pe t A d o p t i o n C e n t e r
Matches Made. Lives Saved.
(425) 488-4444

Homeward Pet Fur Ball Auction & Dinner Contact: Danielle Annecston
Reading Time:60 Seconds Public Relations Coordinator
Word Count:116 (425) 488-4444, ext. 4016
Run Dates: March 20 - April 15 pr@homewardpet.org
Use Unil: April 15, 2017

SFX: Innovative Music

SFX: Microphone Switching on, Speaking through Microphone

JANE LYNCH Hello, Im Jane Lynch. You probably know me from screaming at

the television on Glee. Well, Im here to yell at you, this time about

Homeward Pets Annual Fur Ball Auction and Dinner. On April

15th, Ill be hosting the Fur Ball for the first time, celebrating Home

wards 27 years of saving lives and finding forever homes for local cats

and dogs. This cocktail event has everyone barking in excitement

SFX: Fade in Dog Barking, fade out after three seconds

JANE LYNCH With musical guest Sarah McLachlan singing and Professional Chef

Mario Batali cooking, its really going to be the cats meow. To get

in on the Fur Ball on April 15th, check out www dot homewardpet

dot com to get the purrfect tickets. Can I put the microphone down

now?

SFX: Microphone turning off sound

(END)
Jane Lynch
Golden Globe and
Emmy-Winning Actress
Jane Lynch grew up in Dolton,

Illinois where she graduated from

Thornridge High School. She recieved her bachelors degree

in theater from Illinois State University, then her MFA from Cornell University.

Lynch spent the first 15 years of her acting career in Chicago as a stage actor, being one of

only two women to join The Second City comedy troupe. In the 1990s, Lynch made it

into numerous television commercials and television shows as supporting roles. Her first

break through roll was in Judd Apatows 40 -Year-Old-Virgin. Her most defining

television role was being Sue Sylvestor on the set of Glee. Lynch currently hosts

Hollywood Game Night, where two teams made of one audience memeber and three

celeberties battle it out with fun games and references to pop culture. She has also

brought the show two Emmy Awards.

Lynch is not a foreigner to supporting animals. She is a self-proclaimed animal lover with

two dogs and a cat, all adopted from a shelter. She has also recorded public service

announcements for PETA supporting adopt, dont shop. Lynch also

sponsors annual adoption event at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

 B a l l
F u r
ANNUAL
AUCTION & DINNER
Saturday, April 15
Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue
Hosted By Jane Lynch
Musical Guest Sarah McLachlan
Doors open at 5:30 till 9 p.m.
Tickets at HomewardPet.org/auction

Matches Made. Lives Saved.

(425) 488-4444