Project Animal Rescue — Poughkeepsie

Additional Information

PROJECT ANIMAL RESCUE: a community awareness film©   FUNDRAISER

A public event - Film Screening and outdoor activities.
• Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 4:00 pm Nelly Goletti Theater, Student Building at MARIST COLLEGE
• Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 4:00 pm  Rosenwald Theater Screening Room-Drama & Film Bldg. at VASSAR COLLEGE
4:00pm a 30 minute screening followed by a brief talk back, outdoor event until 6:00pm. The film features music by Eddie Seville (Steel Rodeo)

Reservations: first come, first serve – general seating
For more information contact: email: projectanimaleducation@gmail.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/projectanimalrescue

See a sample on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/91527647

Sponsored by Vassar Good Neighbors Fund and Arts Mid-Hudson

Can't make the event? Mail a tax-deductible donation to:
Arts Mid-Hudson c/o Project Animal Rescue
9 Vassar Street, Poughkeepsie NY 12501 - call in: (845) 454-3222
Online:  http://www.artsmidhudson.org/fiscal-sponsorship-donations/

Guests can purchase a t-shirt with proceeds also going to the rescues. DCSPCA and Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue.

There is a recommended donation for all guests at the door of the screening. Proceeds go to the rescues highlighted in the film,

Come view a 30-minute short film focused on how animal shelters help our community. The film is a volunteer project created by, Joan Gerardi, Heidi K. Eklund (both Vassar College Staff) and Vassar College Film Majors Hunter Furnish ’14 and Cesar Cervantes ’14, and Marist Students Matt Wilk '12, Katie Johnston and Dorrie Racioppo. Following the screening will be a talk back with the filmmakers, and representatives from DCSPCA and Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue. Guests will be able to encounter supervised human-animal interaction with our alumni rescue animals following the screening (weather permitting). Light refreshments will be served.

Project Animal Rescue (PAR) is an educational documentary created by volunteers and students to promote education to potential adopters. The film highlights 'a day in the life' at area shelters for domestic animals- cats, dogs, horses and smaller pocket pets. We explore this through the eyes of the animals. PAR is a powerful tool that engages audiences to witness the process of maintaining a rescue facility and share the information with others. 

The purpose of Project Animal Rescue is to share resources available to assist with reducing overpopulation, the spread of disease, and addressing animal cruelty and neglect, among other topics. We praise and applaud the efforts of the staff and volunteers of these facilities and encourage the viewers to share the information with families, friends, schools and children to help promote the well being of all animals.