PAR's annual 3rd annual "Hay Day Giveaway" is an event hosted to help low income families or those at risk for neglecting the needs of their pets, who are kept outdoors in the winter. Forty bales of straw were purchased from a farmer in Blissfield who sells it to us for a very reasonable price. Included is the use of his horse trailer to transport it to its designated site: the corner of Delaware Ave. and Detroit Ave., an area where chained dogs are a common sight and dogfighting is suspect.

Included with the straw are handouts offering cold weather tips and facts that are pertinent to helping pets survive the winter outdoors. The goal of this event is to help dogs who would otherwise go without proper shelter/insulation and educate the people as well. This may be one of our most important events that we do all year!

The event took place from noon to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16th. This location is reached by 75N (Bancroft to Detroit Ave.) or 475E (Detroit Ave. exit) and is on Detroit b/t Bancroft and Central Ave, on the outskirts of the Old West End.