2019 Events
The Valentine’s Day Treat Sale is our first official fundraiser of 2019! If you have a dog or human friend who would like some yummy, homemade treats, message us at paws4potter@gmail.com to order some! All of the treats are homemade and make an excellent gift!
Pucks For Paws
We had a fantastic time at the Syracuse Crunch “Pucks For Paws” hockey game on Saturday, April 6th! It benefited the Priscilla Mahar Animal Welfare Foundation!
Beyond the conventional toolbox:
A Look into pet cancer prevention and treatment
We are very excited and grateful to announce that we will be hosting Dr. Kendra Pope at the Hilton Garden Inn of Watertown, NY on Friday, May 17th, 2019 for what will certainly be an inspiring and informative lecture on alternative therapies for cancer in pets as well as ways to possibly reduce your pet’s risk of developing cancer in the first place!
This public lecture event is FREE to everyone!!! Our goal is to empower as many people as possible with this knowledge!!! Because the seating is somewhat limited, we are requesting that you reserve your seats for this event. You can do so by clicking here or by e-mailing us at paws4potter@gmail.com.
We hope to see you there on Friday, May 17th!!!
A special thank you goes out to Shawn McCormick (Director of Sales & Marketing) at the Hilton Garden Inn for helping us to secure this amazing location for the third year in a row!!!
Bark In The Park
We are so pleased to be a part of the 2nd Bark In The Park event this year at the Syracuse Mets game!!!
It is being held on Memorial Day (May 27th)!
Check out their event page here for more details!
WORLD DOG EXPO
We are venturing to Secaucus, NJ on June 1st and 2nd for the amazing WORLD DOG EXPO!!!
We will be among the MANY vendors at the 2-day trade show, and Dr. Kyle Stevenson will be speaking at the event: "Education Over Fear: What Every Dog Lover Needs To Know About Cancer."
We hope to see you there!
For more information about the World Dog Expo, click here!
TI Battlefield Betties
Roller Derby
We are so excited to have a table at one of the TIBB’s home games this year!
Come out to see what will be an amazing roller derby event on Saturday, June 15th!
Click here for more information!
(Photo courtesy of Patrick Danforth Photography)
Dog Days Of Summer Ice Cream Social
Join us on SATURDAY, AUGUST 10th, 2019 for a yummy treat that you, your dogs, and your kids will enjoy! We will be serving ice cream from 11AM until 4PM at The Animal Doctors (on State Street in Watertown, NY). There will be pet-friendly homemade ice cream for your best buddy! It's $5.00 per person (with or without a dog); children 12 years and under are FREE! All of the proceeds will benefit Paws4Potter so that more educational events can be funded!
Woofstock 2019
We are headed to this amazing event on Saturday, August 17th, 2019! This event benefits Wanderer’s Rest Humane Association of Canastota, NY and is being held at Jim Marshall Farms (Chittenango, NY) from 11AM to 4PM! Last year, this event drew over 500 people! We can’t wait to be a part of this event this year!
Wayne’s Canine Carnival
We will be heading to Jamesville Beach County Park on Saturday, September 21st for the third year in a row to support the Priscilla Mahar Animal Welfare Foundation at their annual Canine Carnival!!! Fun times will be had by all! This is FREE to the general public and their dogs!!!
Click here for more information on the upcoming carnival!
(Photo: Marissa Murphy, Paws4Potter volunteer, and the love of her life, “Thelma,” at the 2018 carnival)
Our 4th Annual “Making A Mark On K9 Cancer” Dog Walk is coming up on Saturday, September 28th, 2019 at the Thompson Park Rotary Pavilion (Watertown, NY)!
INDIVIDUAL PRE-REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN ONLINE!!!
Please go to http://runagainstcaninecancer.org/ for more information or to register for what will be our biggest event fundraiser of the year!
If you are a business/organization wishing to sponsor or attend this event, please check out our sponsorship information sheet here. Please contact us at paws4potter@gmail.com if you would like to register your business/organization for this event! Businesses must be registered by Wednesday, September 11th, 2019 in order to be included in the event program!
Our annual dog walk has been awarded the RunRepeat Approved Award!
We would like to humbly thank our top sponsors for our annual dog walk:
Stage notes
Thousand Island Animal Hospital
Creative styles pet grooming
Johnson Funeral Home
VCA North Country Animal Hospital
Watertown Sunrise rotary
Current members of Stage Notes, including President Michele Glover, presenting a sponsorship check to Paws4Potter - 9/20/19
“Detecting Cancer Earlier In Your Pet”
Paws4Potter is incredibly excited to announce that it will be hosting Dr Sue Cancer Vet again in 2019!!!
If you missed hearing this amazing veterinary oncologist speak in NNY and CNY in 2017 and Albany, NY in 2018, you have another chance to do so in 2019!!!
On Saturday, November 2nd, 2019, Dr. Sue Ettinger (DACVIM - Oncology) will be speaking to the general public (pet owners) in Tarrytown, NY at the Westchester Marriott Hotel about a subject that she is very passionate about . . . early cancer detection in pets!
You WON'T want to miss this unique opportunity to learn how you can be your own pet's hero and best advocate! This is your chance to be empowered!
If you #SeeSomethingDoSomething! If you find a lump on your pet, #WhyWaitAspirate!
This public lecture event is FREE to everyone!!! Our goal is to empower as many people as possible with this knowledge!!! Because the seating is somewhat limited, we are requesting that you reserve your seats for this event. You can do so by clicking here or by e-mailing us at paws4potter@gmail.com.
From 6pm-7pm, you will have the opportunity to meet and greet Dr Sue Cancer Vet, as well as the event sponsors. Just before 7pm, we will have a short video presentation on pet cancer warriors. Dr Sue Cancer Vet's presentation will commence at 7pm.
A very humble thank you to Care Credit by Synchrony for helping to sponsor this event!
Spay It Forward 2019
We are excited to be a part of SANS’s “Spay It Forward” event coming up on Saturday, November 9th, 2019 from 10AM to 5PM at The Great New York State Fairgrounds! We hope to see you there!
Please join Paws4Potter for a family-oriented spaghetti dinner fundraiser on 11/23/19! The Glen Park Fire Department has graciously donated their fire hall for this event!
You can purchase tickets ahead of time or purchase them at the door! Tickets are $10 each for adults and $5 each for children 12 years and under. You can dine in or take out!
For tickets, contact Kyle Stevenson @ The Animal Doctors (315-786-3340), stop into the clinic, or e-mail paws4potter@gmail.com.
We will be having a great raffle table and dessert table as part of this fundraiser!
All of the proceeds from this event benefit Paws4Potter and the National Canine Cancer Foundation.
We had such a great time last year that we decided to do it again!
Join Paws4Potter at the Glen Park Fire Hall on Saturday, December 14th anytime between 10AM and 4PM for a fun-filled, family-oriented event to benefit Paws4Potter and the National Canine Cancer Foundation!
Enjoy local crafters and vendors and get some last-minute Christmas shopping done! Try your hand at some fantastic raffle baskets! Let your kids do a make-and-take Christmas craft with one of the Paws4Potter volunteers!
And, for the second year in a row, Santa Claus and his merry elf will be on site (despite their busy holiday schedule) so that your dogs and 2-footed kiddos can have pictures taken with them! Patrick Danforth Photography (the official Paws4Potter event photographer) will be taking the photos again this year!
Please note that there is NO entrance fee for this event! However, the photos with Santa Claus will be a $5.00 donation.
We hope to see you on Saturday, December 14th!
Please remember that this IS a dog-friendly event!!!