The New York Rangers
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The John & Christine Tortorella Family Foundation
are teaming up with the National Organization Best Friends Animal Society for a dog walk event in Riverside Park, located on the upper West Side of Manhattan.
Sunday, September 9th - Registration begins at 8:00 a.m., the walk kicks off at 9:00 a.m.
Activities will also include a "Q&A" with Coach Tortorella, special appearances by select Rangers players, on-site pet adoptions, giveaways, & more!
Don't forget to register your dog for the Best Costume, Best Trick & Best Personality Contests when you place your order!
Additional Family Member ($25) or Additional Dog ($10) tickets are also available
when you place your order
Further details will be provided on specific location, check in, etc.
A message from the Coach:
"This spring our family adopted Blaze, our third rescue and fourth dog, from a shelter he'd lived in for three years. He lived with 28 other dogs and over fifty cats, in filthy, unhealthy, inhumane conditions, slowly starving from being malnourished and provided with inadequate veterinarian care. Within three miles of where we lived for three years, since moving to New York to coach the Rangers; these animals suffered while, though unknowingly, we did nothing. We will never turn away again.
"Our family foundation is partnering with the New York Rangers, to hold a dog walk fundraising event. We are reaching out to you, the Rangers’ fans and dog enthusiasts, to help us bring humane conditions to this shelter as well as generating awareness for proper animal care. Come take a walk with myself, the players and our families, to raise funds that will make a substantive difference for the betterment of animals. Thank you and see you there!"
-- John Tortorella
All net proceeds from the event benefit the Westchester Humane Society and other organizations dedicated to promoting the humane treatment of animals.
For more information regarding the Westchester Humane Society please visit http://www.westchesterhumanesociety.org/. For information on how to adopt a dog, please email adopt@westchesterhumanesociety.org. A copy of The Westchester Humane Society annual report may be obtained, upon request, from The Westchester Humane Society at 7 Harrison Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528 or from the Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271
For more information regarding the Best Friends Animal Society, an organization working closely with John Tortorella and his family, please visit http://www.bestfriends.org/index.htm. Best Friends Animal Society is a national non-profit organization which is guided by the simple philosophy: kindness to animals builds a better world for all of us.
For more information on The John & Christine Tortorella Family Foundation, please visit http://www.tortorellafoundation.org/.
