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Friends of Animals Foundation Hosts Benefit Luncheon

Both two and four-legged friends attended the benefit luncheon for the non-profit at the Beverly Hills Country Club.

Every week, Mar Vista Patch runs a rescue pet of the week column for the non-profit Friends of Animals Foundation. The organization receives no state funding whatsoever. It operates a no-kill shelter, which has been providing a safe haven and finding adoptive families for cats and dogs since 1983. It also runs a spay and neuter program as well as providing outreach to teach the community about overpopulation.

On Aug. 6, Friends of Animals held its annual benefit champagne summer at the Beverly Hills Country Club, to thank its volunteers and to raise funds for the organization through donations, a raffle and a live auction.

Guests sipped on Bellinis and Champagne, dined on vegetarian entrees and bid on some high-priced auction items including a hot air balloon ride and signed copies of DVDs and hats as well as free tickets to a taping of Betty White’s comedy series Hot in Cleveland.

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Guest speaker at the event was Jeff Maxwell, who played Private Igor on the hit television series MASH. Maxwell entertained the crowd by donning his MASH cap and recreating Igor. Check out the video to the right to see Maxwell relive his MASH days.

However, not all the guests were two-legged. Several of the dogs at Friends of Animals looking for new adoptive homes were also in attendance. They sat quietly and were on hand to sweep up any food leftovers that guests dropped either accidentally or on purpose.

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Friends of Animals Foundation_ is a humane organization dedicated to the loving rehabilitation and caring placement of abused, abandoned and homeless dogs and cats. Established in 1983 FOA has rescued and found loving and responsible families for thousands of neglected pets. FOA is a 501 © 3 organization registered with the Board of Charitable Trusts in Sacramento.

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