Family Festival Event To Be Held on Sunday, October 4th
(Long Island, NY) Bideawee, a leading pet adoption and animal welfare organization serving Long Island and New York metropolitan area communities, will host its 100th Anniversary Celebration with a Fall Festival for families and pets on Sunday, October 4th from 1:00 pm-5:00 pm at its Wantagh location.
Families are invited as Bideawee celebrates its 100th Anniversary in Wantagh, serving pet lovers throughout Nassau County. The day-long festival for families, pets and pet adoptees will take place at Bideawee’s historically relevant facility located at 3300 Beltagh Avenue.
The unveiling of the 100th Memorial plaque and burying the Bideawee “time capsule” will be at 1:30 pm to be attended by Bideawee leadership, staff, volunteers and invited guests. Throughout the day, the Bideawee celebration will feature music, games, activities for the entire family and food from Rollin’ Cubans Food Truck, Sydney’s Sweets, and Shake Shack
Pooch-inis for pets. Bideawee dogs and cats also will be on-site and available for adoption at the event.
“Bideawee’s reputation and respected role in animal welfare and pet safety have been and will continue to be the foundation of our mission,” said Nancy Taylor, President & Chief Executive Officer. “The Bideawee family of pet loving owners, adopters and volunteers welcomes all to join in this celebratory milestone in Bideawee’s historical legacy.”
Bideawee in Wantagh
Bideawee, which means “stay awhile” in Scottish, is one of the country’s oldest and most respected animal welfare and pet adoption organizations with three locations in Long Island and the New York metropolitan area. Founded in 1903 in Manhattan, the Wantagh center was established thereafter to meet heightened animal welfare needs in Nassau County.
Bideawee’s Wantagh campus houses the long-established Pet Memorial Park and is home to the PAWS Center, which is the first stop for rescued and adoptable pets, offering a broad range of intake services to ensure that all of the adoptable animals are healthy and ready for their new, forever homes. The campus also serves as the central location for Last Hope and the Pet Safe Coalition, which is comprised of selfless volunteers that provide pet safety support during times of disaster.
CONTACT: 866.262.8133 or www.bideawee.org.
About Bideawee
Bideawee, which means “stay awhile,” in Scottish, is one of the country’s oldest and most respected animal welfare and pet adoption organizations. Founded in 1903, Bideawee has been cultivating and supporting the life-long relationships between pets and the people that love them for more than 100 years. Bideawee provides an array of high touch services including adoption centers, animal hospitals, pet therapy programs, and pet memorial parks that serve pets and pet lovers on their lifelong journey together. Bideawee is a not-for-profit 501(c) 3 humane animal organization and 100% of Bideawee’s funding comes from private sources. Bideawee operates one facility in New York City and two on Long Island, one in Wantagh, and one in Westhampton. For more information visit: www.bideawee.org.
