Tuxes & Tails 2007

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Tuxes and Tails 2007 a huge success!!

Pet Haven held its first annual Tuxes and Tails benefit on Saturday, October 13th, 2007 at the Millennium Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. The event was sold out with 207 attendees and helped raise over $13,000 which will go directly to rescuing and re-homing dogs and cats. The evening festivities included a silent auction, full course meal, dog/cat fashion show presented by Lulu and Luigi and emceed by Jill Cordes of petstyle.com, and concluded with music by local singer/songwriter Jane Plank.

Thirteen dogs and three cats each had their two minutes of fame and fashion as they were accompanied by local celebrities in the pet fashion show. A majority of the animals in the fashion show were either Pet Haven adoptable animals, or recently adopted companions. Murphy, the one-eyed beagle, wore a hand-knit Peruvian sweater with a monkey design on the back, topped off with a Burberry plaid tie. Moxie, the 7 year old maltese, looked chic in her metallic plaid taffeta bubble dress. Bowser, the 25 pound cat, wore a black hoodie sweater embellished with a peace sign. The fashion’s show grand finale was with Tala the 7 year old rottweiler who came out with angel wings, and sat perfectly at the end of the runway to pose for photographers. As a result of her appearance, she has now been adopted and is living happily in her forever home.

We are grateful to everyone who supported us in our inaugural Tuxes and Tails event and for making it such a big success. Many are already asking us about next year’s event and pledging support. Thank you! Planning for our 2008 Tuxes and Tails event will begin soon and we will announce the date so that you can “save the date!”

We have been able to rescue and re-home dogs and cats for 55 years because of the passion, dedication and spirit of our volunteers, and because of the generosity and support of our members and donors. If you aren’t already a member, please consider becoming a member. You can do so by going to the following link: http://www.pethavenmn.org/about-us.php.

On behalf of Pet Haven volunteers, the Board of Directors, and the thousands of homeless furry friends who have found refuge through Pet Haven, we thank you.

Marilou

President, Pet Haven

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Pet Haven welcomed several local celebrities to participate in the Local Celebrity and Pet Fashion Show, Tuxes and Tails 2007.

Juli Jay- Fox 9 Morning News

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Juli Jay is the Traffic Reporter on the Fox 9 Morning News, and has been helping folks navigate their way through the morning rush hour since 2004. In addition to working in television, she also reports news for radio - her daily newscasts can be heard on various radio stations from the Twin Cities to St Cloud during afternoon drive.

Prior to joining Fox 9, Juli could be heard over the Twin Cities radio airwaves for 6 years, hosting shows over the weekend for various music formats. After moving to the Twin Cities in 1999, she had also served as the Creative Director for radio stations WCCO-AM, WLTE-FM, and WXPT.

Juli is a huge dog-lover, and is the proud "pet parent" of Mocha, her beloved 4-year old Yorkie. She adopted Mocha in 2005, after he appeared on the Fox 9 Morning News feature "Pick of the Litter" - which showcases animals each week who are up for adoption at different area Humane Society organizations.

Juli Jay

Alexis Walsko- Co-Host of FM107

Alexis Walsko is the founder of Lola Red PR a boutique PR and marketing firm specializing in all things related to lifestyle. Her PR campaigns have spanned the globe and her team is best known for consistently exceeding the expectations of clients and consumers. Alexis' passion for excellence and commitment to fostering trustworthy relationships has been the core of Lola Red PR's success with the media. Alexis Walsko has also branded her unique brand of lifestyle advice and can be heard dishing weekly on FM107's Shop Girls show, seen bi-monthly on KARE 11's Showcase Minnesota. In addition, you can read excerpts from Alexis' advice in various Twin Cities publications each month.

Alexis Walsko

Greg Thunder- KS95

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Raised in Hastings, Minnesota. Greg has had a radio career path which hastaken him to Minneapolis, New York City, Chicago, Washington DC, Seattle toname a few and now back to Minneapolis where he is currently hosting themorning show on 94.5 KS95. Please welcome - Greg Thunder from 94.5 KS95. Loves animals - He has a five-year-old Basset Hound named Hanna and anAustrailian Cattle Dog named Tucker that he adopted.

Greg Thunder

Staci Matthews- KS95

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Staci Matthews is half of the Moon & Staci Afternoon show on KS95 radio. Staci and her husband Tony are pet lovers who share their Fridley home with 3 cats (Phoebe, Lily & Loki). Besides her passion for felines, Staci also is an avid runner, loves to kayak and travels whenever she can.

Staci Matthews

Producer Keith- KS95

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Producer Keith is originally from Chicago and has been producing the Moon and Staci show on KS95 for 3 years. Keith is a huge dog lover and loves to take their 2 year old Berniese Mountain dog to the dog park and other dog related events. Keith attended Drake University in Des Moines and worked for radio stations in Des Moines, Cincinnati and Chicago. Keith's wife is working on starting a new upscale doggy daycare, Pampered Pooch Playground which should be open soon.

Producer Keith

Pam Borton- Head Coach Women's Basketball, University of Minnesota

Pam Borton embarks on her sixth season at the helm of the women's basketball program at the University of Minnesota. Borton led the Gophers to their first Final Four in school history and a record of 25-9 in the 2003-04 campaign. Borton also collected the honor of National Coach of the Year awarded by the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. Borton has also made a huge contribution off the court, both in the University community and the communities throughout the state of Minnesota.

Coach Borton was named as the Minnesota women's basketball coach on May 24, 2002, the seventh head coach in the history of Golden Gopher women's basketball. Previously, Borton spent five years (1997-2002) at Boston College, where she was promoted to associate head coach for the last two years. Borton joined the Boston College women's basketball staff as an assistant coach in June 1997, after serving as the head coach at the University of Vermont from 1993-97. In her four years as head coach at Vermont, she led the Catamounts to a 69-46 (.667) record, a North Atlantic Conference championship, and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1994. Prior to her arrival at Vermont in 1988, Borton served as an assistant coach with the Bowling Green University women's basketball team for the 1987-88 season. Borton received her Master's degree in Sports Management from Bowling Green in 1988. A 1987 graduate of Defiance College in Ohio, Borton received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education.

Pam Borton

Donnell Rank- Mrs. Minnesota International 2007

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Donnell Rank has been delighting Minnesotans for over 20 years.

Having been recently named one of 25 “Minnesota Women To Watch” by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal, Donnell has a proven track record of exceeding client expectations, especially in her host position on ShopNBC, where she reaches over 70 million homes via live nationwide television!

In addition to her professional spokes modeling business, Donnell was recently named Mrs. Minnesota International 2007, allowing her to promote the non-profit organization; Smile Network International. Smile Network provides reconstructive surgeries to impoverished children born with facial birth defects, such as cleft palettes and cleft lips. As their International Spokesperson, Donnell promotes this amazing organization, and the international surgical missions that take place around the world. Donnell and her beloved; Glen, reside in Minneapolis with their 3 “furry” children; Hunter- a Standard Poodle, Bailey- a Shih Tzu, and Sophia- a miniature Maltese!

Donnell Rank

Victoria Reinhardt- County Commissioner

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Victoria began her life in public service as a president of her local Parent Teacher Organization. She has gone on to be a coalition builder, committed to building organizations as diverse as the Recycling Association of Minnesota and the Ramsey County Violence Free Families Initiative. In 2000, CityBusiness named Victoria one of the 25 Most Innovative Women in the Twin Cities for her work in juvenile crime prevention. She was first elected to the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners in 1996 and then elected as Chair for 2004 and 2005. In May of 2007 Victoria received her Doctorate in Public Administration from Hamline University for her work on calculating the cost savings of crime prevention programs.

Victoria Reinhardt

David Thune- St. Paul City Council Member

Dave Thune was born in North Dakota and received his Degree in Architecture from North Dakota State University in 1973.

As an anti-war activist in North Dakota, Dave, naturally, became interested in social activism here in Saint Paul as a member, and, eventually, President of the West Seventh Street/Fort Road Federation, a vocal community organization. As he continued to work in architecture--primarily in historic preservation--Dave also volunteered many hours to revitalize his West Seventh Street neighborhood through political action and group efforts to save historic Irvine Park from the City's wrecking ball.

Dave ran for the City Council and was first elected in 1990. He served for eight (8) years (four terms) and then retired from the Council.

Among his notable achievements have been his advocacy and passage of the City's current human rights legislation and winning the fight to bring qualified female firefighters into the City's Fire Department for the first time.

Dave was once again elected to the City Council in 2003, where he currently represents Ward 2, including West Seventh, the West Side, Summit Hill, Downtown, and parts of the East Side. In this term, he has been a champion of a smoking ban.

David Thune

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