MAISIE STRADER
Special to The Leader
Photo by Diana Teo | Provided by Pexels
With the heat wave currently taking over Fredonia, there are few reasons not to have as much fun in the sun as possible before the inevitable return to the cold. When pets are thrown into the equation, these reasons become even fewer.
On Saturday, April 29, HAIL! Fredonia Records will host its Seventh Annual Lend a Paw for Autism Dog Walk to raise money for Autism research. Activities will take place from noon to 5 p.m. The walk begins at the Fredonia Clock Tower and stretches to Dods Hall on campus. There will be food, dogs, music and raffles.
This year’s annual dog walk theme is Disney. Tickets for participants are $10 and the virtual guest tickets are $5. Virtual registration participants will be entered into a raffle to win a signed picture of Dee Wallace from the movie “Cujo” or a DVD of “The Return of the Living Dead” signed by Linnea Quigley.
In-person dog walkers will have the chance to win several raffles and purchase pup cups for their Disney dogs. All treats are dog safe.
In-person attendees will also have the opportunity to listen to upcoming local artists including Jacob Kantner, Dog Mom, Tijuana Danger Dogs and Fredonia’s very own a capella groups The Guerillas, The Riveters and Some Like It Hot.
HAIL! Fredonia Records states, “All donations go directly to the Institute of Autism Research (IAR) at Canisius College to reduce tuition for IAR programs and for research and development of interventions for autistic children and their families. The IAR’s goal is to ensure that a family’s inability to pay will never be a reason their child cannot participate in our programs!”
Not only will walking and having fun at the event fund the IAR, but it will also provide care for the ones who cannot afford the Institute’s programs. HAIL! Fredonia Records urges the Fredonia community to come participate in this event, come take your dog for a walk and lend a paw for autism!