“Evening Under the Stars”

Camden, NJ ( July 30, 2018) - - NJ Aid for Animals, an all-volunteer animal charity, is proud to present “Evening Under the Stars” on Saturday, September 8 at Riverview Restaurant and Bar, 219 High Street, Burlington, NJ from 6 to 11 pm. This is the third year the organization has held an event to raise funds for animals that are abused and abandoned with no advocate.

The can’t-miss event will feature live jazz on a candle lit patio overlooking the Delaware River, wine tasting, cash bar, delicious hors d‘oeuvres, a fabulous dinner (with a complete appetizer and dinner vegetarian option) and even coffee tasting from the venue’s own coffee brewing company. Guests will also enjoy dancing and the opportunity to bid on only 10 one-of-a-kind high-end raffle items, including a cruise on a private sailboat and a $1,000 gift certificate from Davis Cosmetic Plastic Surgery.

NJ Aid for Animals recognizes sponsors from prior years, Merck Animal Health, Elanco, Mount Laurel Animal Hospital, and welcomes new sponsors The Lily Inn, Albert V. Jaskol Insurance Agency, and The Riverview Restaurant.

NJ Aid for Animals is proud to welcome Carol Erickson as their Master of Ceremonies. Ms. Erickson will lend her inimitable style to this event from her decades long TV news career consistently reminding viewers about the welfare of their animals.

Funds raised for this event go to The Sweet Pea Fund named for an extremely friendly terrier mix who was used as a “bait dog” abused by a dogfighting operation when Kathy McGuire, President, and founder, NJ Aid for Animals, Inc. rescued her in 2015 from Camden, NJ. “She not only survived, but she is also thriving,” says McGuire, who adds that Sweet Pea was recently named by the State of NJ as the “Official Face of Dog Fighting Awareness.

As a “bait dog,” Sweet Pea was a helpless victim abused by a dogfighting operation to train fighting dogs to main or kill their opponents. When she became too badly injured to be useful, they abandoned her at a Camden City garbage dump. When McGuire and the NJ Aid for Animals’ team rushed Sweet Pea to Mount Laurel Animal Hospital, she was in excruciating pain from her wounds. Sweet Pea was “one of the worst bait dog survivors” that Dr. Marcy Rose, her treating veterinarian, had ever seen. For days, Sweet a endured being swathed in bandages and covered with salve. “With her flesh exposed like a burn victim, Sweet Pea was in unimaginable pain,” McGuire added, “but she never became aggressive with her veterinarians or caregivers.”

Sweet Pea is urging everyone to purchase their tickets now to help other abused animals like her who have no advocate. at Eventbrite www.tinyurl.com/ya25svsr or Riverview Restaurant and Bar. Tickets are $75 if purchased before September 4 and $90 after that date.

About NJ Aid for Animals: NJ Aid for Animals, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit founded in 2005. Its mission is to enrich the life of every animal it touches; to fulfill the needs of distressed communities for wellness, humane education and access to low-cost spay/neuter of domestic animals; and to expand awareness and report animal neglect and abuse. For more information about NJ Aid for Animals visit http://www.njafa.org or FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/NJAFA