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PDF Version: Rescue Pit Gala 2016 Press Release

Rescue Pit to host fundraising gala to celebrate

first year serving Rochester’s animal community

ROCHESTER, NY – Rescue Pit, Rochester’s newest 501(c)(3) pit bull specific rescue, invites you to join them as they celebrate their first anniversary with a fundraiser gala on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Tango Cafe, located in the historic Jonathan Child House.

The event begins at 6 PM and will include a buffet dinner (with vegan entrée options), cash bar, dancing, silent auction and raffles. In addition, Rescue Pit founders Stephen DeVay and John Cicolella will provide a review of the organization’s first year of operation, celebrate its work, and make some exciting announcements about plans for 2016.

During its first year of operation, Rescue Pit has built partnerships with both Rochester Animal Services and Lollypop Farm and saved the lives of eight pit bulls in the area by placing them in foster, and then forever, homes. They’ve also worked with more than 70 dog owners in the Rochester area to help them keep their dogs in their homes by offering training options and education about this often misunderstood breed. The Rescue Pit Gala is an opportunity to raise the funds necessary to continue the rescue’s mission to foster homeless dogs, educate the public, and increase general awareness about pit bulls, and also execute the organization’s first large scale community outreach event in 2016.

Tickets for the event are $60 and must be purchased online (www.rpgala2016.eventbrite.com). The Tango Cafe, located in the historic Jonathan Child House, is located at 35 S. Washington Street, Rochester, NY. For more information about Rescue Pit, or to make a tax-deductible donation, visit their website www.rescuepit.org.

About Rescue Pit, Inc.

Rescue Pit was incorporated in November 2014, and officially launched in January 2015. They are a foster-based rescue focused on serving the pit bulls and pit bull owners of Rochester, NY. Rescue Pit is committed to saving lives by creating a network of pit bull advocates who foster homeless dogs, educate the public, and increase general awareness of the breed. To learn more visit them at rescuepit.org or like them at facebook.com/rescuepit.

Contact: Stephen DeVay

Tel: 585.496.4677

Email: stephen@rescuepit.org

Date: 1/5/2016

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Rescue Pit, Inc.

A new dog rescue has come to town!

Rochester NY – Rescue Pit, Inc. is Rochester’s newest 501(c)(3) not for profit pit bull rescue. Pit bulls are flooding the city shelters and fighting a negative stigma that stems from humans, not nature. As very social dogs, they thrive in relationships with humans but are all too often taken advantage of because of their unassuming and accommodating nature.

Founded by RIT alumni Stephen DeVay, 27, and John Cicolella, 22, Rescue Pit aims to save lives by creating a network of pit bull advocates who will foster homeless dogs, educate the public, and increase general awareness. As a foster network, Rescue Pit will obtain a unique knowledge of each dog to be shared with potential adopters, ensuring a mutual selection and ideal fit. By knowledge sharing, personal outreach, and eventually larger community programs, Rescue Pit will educate the public in hopes of keeping more dogs in loving homes. By being transparent, public, and reaching into areas and markets not currently addressed by the rescue community, Rescue Pit will increase general awareness.

Rescue Pit will bring a new face to the rescue community and new members along with it. As young technology professionals in the area, John and Stephen hope to tap into this market to bring a new energy to the dog rescue world. Their younger ages have not prohibited them from gaining a substantial amount of knowledge about dog rescue. Between the two, they have already fostered and rescued over 10 dogs and helped care for and save dozens more. With this experience and a passion to share this experience, Stephen and John look to bring more people into rescue and save even more lives.

In its first two weeks since launch, Rescue Pit gained over 1,000 Facebook likes and received over 20 Volunteer Applications. However, they have also already been contacted over 15 times by community members seeking to surrender their dogs. The need is real and help is required. You can get involved by fostering a dog, volunteering in various areas (events, marketing, fundraising, dog care), or just getting the word out about this fantastic new organization.

Email, visit, like, follow, and share to learn more and support their amazing cause!

Email: info@rescuepit.org

Website: https://rescuepit.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rescuepit

Twitter: @rescuepitinc Launch Press Release

Instagram: @rescuepit

PDF Version: Launch Press Release