Saturday dog-walking event at Noelridge Park supports Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control

CEDAR RAPIDS — Registration is open for this year’s “PAWS in the Park” Dog Walk, a fundraising event for Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control, sponsored by the Friends Helping Friends Foundation. The walk is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Noelridge Park and the registration donation is $25.

PAWS in the Park includes a one-mile dog walk around the park, more than two dozen pet fair vendors, food trucks, and a chance to enter your pet and win prizes in the Howl-o-ween Canine Costume Contest.

Whether you walk as an individual, a corporate team, or just a group of friends and family, you can make a significant difference in the lives of the animals that depend on us. For your $25 registration donation you will receive a swag bag full of goodies, a logo sun visor and key chain, and a bottle of water.

Information and online registration is open now at Eventbrite.com https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paws-in-the-park-dog-walk-tickets-170079990831, or sign up at PAWS in the Park on Saturday. Event-day registration begins at 9 a.m.

All proceeds from the event will benefit the Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control Special Needs Fund.

About Friends Helping Friends Foundation of Cedar Rapids

The Friends Helping Friends Foundation is a local, nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and expanding the programs and activities of the Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control (CRACC) Center. The foundation organizes and executes strategic fundraising events with the hopes of reaching, education, and engaging the community to ensure the welfare of pets and animals in Cedar Rapids.