Vol. 2 Issue 14 – Saturday is for the pets (again)…. This week Vivian Cooper will return to once again offer free Microchips to all College Park pets. Non College Park residents will pay $20.00. She is still collecting for the College Park Animal Shelter and they are still in need of cat litter, wet and dry cat food, laundry detergent and dish detergent. Also, are you thinking about adding to your family with another pet? Check this out! Prince George’s County Animal Services Facility Teams Up with NBC4 to Host Second Annual Pet Adopt Drive – Clear the Shelters – Saturday, July 23 Largo, Maryland – The Prince George’s County Animal Services Facility is teaming up with NBCUniversal owned television station NBC4 Washington/WRC-TV to host the second annual Clear the Shelters – a nationwide pet adoption drive. The Animal Services Facility in Upper Marlboro will offer the public reduced fee adoptions($5 pet license fee) and waived pet spaying and neutering fees on Saturday, July 23, 2016 from 10 AM – 4 PM as part of the Clear the Shelters initiative, which seeks to find new homes for homeless pets. “We’re very excited to once again participate in this national event and work with NBC4 Washington/WRC-TV to showcase the wonderful pets available for adoption in Prince George’s County. From dogs and cats to fish and snakes, there is a wide range of animals waiting to be welcomed into loving, forever homes,” said Rodney Taylor, Associate Director, Animal Services Facility. This year’s Clear the Shelters event comes after last year’s highly successful inaugural effort, which resulted in 56 pets from the Animal Services Facility finding new homes and nearly 20,000 pets nationwide being adopted into new families. WHAT: Prince George’s County Animal Services Facility to participate as an official Clear the Shelters partner alongside NBC4 Washington/WRC-TV and offer reduced fee adoptions ($5 license fee) and waived pet spaying and neutering fees. WHEN: Saturday, July 23, 2016 10 AM to 4 PM WHERE: Prince George’s County Animal Services Facility 3750 Brown Station Road Upper Marlboro (301) 780-7201 INFO: Visit www.nbcwashington.com to access more information about Clear the Shelters, including the full list of local participating animal shelters. Waltz Family Farm will be back this week with lots of eggs and a new supply of beef, lamb and cheeses too. Great Shoals Winery will be at the market this week. Make sure you stop by and try some samples (it’s 5:00 somewhere). We will have a few Vendors Absent this week: Designed Naturally will return in August Christiane’s Designs will be away as well Cresthill Bakery will be back next week Heavenly Created Desserts will return on August 6 This week’s vendors include: Roy and Arti’s Kitchen and Garden: Prepared Indonesian cuisine and vegetables Papered Perfection: Handcrafted note cards, albums Valencia’s Produce: Berries, flowers and herbs Inge’s Crochet Selections: Crochet made items Amity Kitchen: Thai food, Spring Rolls and Mango Sticky Rice Calvert Farm: Produce and fruits A Little Pottery: Pottery Dicot Farm: Produce College Park Hypnosis Center: Consulting Hypnosis & Instruction Unique Eats and Scents: Hand creams and preserves Waltz Family Farm: Meat, eggs and cheeses The Bake Apple: Breads, muffins Alcoba Coffee: Guatemalan coffee by the pound and by the cup |