HUDSON – It was an event filled with fun, food and furry friends.
Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue held their “Fall for Goldens Festival” on Oct. 28, inviting community members to the organization’s facility on Chapin Road in Hudson.
“I think Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue, historically, has been a hidden gem,” said Executive Director Devon Spirka. “It’s important to invite the community to see what we do, the resources we offer, the volunteer opportunities, fostering opportunities and adoption opportunities.
“We really lean on our volunteers; we lean on foster homes and adopters. We know that putting our name out there is how that’s going to happen,” she continued.
Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue is a Hudson-based nonprofit that is “dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and finding loving homes for golden retrievers.” The organization has rescued over 6,000 golden retrievers to date.
The event featured food trucks, facility tours, grooming demonstrations, the nonprofit’s new brand design and the ever-popular photo booth. Several of the nonprofit’s resident golden retrievers were available for patrons to meet.
Attendees gathered around Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue’s pool to watch golden retrievers swim. Patrons who were feeling particularly lucky could purchase numbered tennis balls; the balls were eventually tossed into the pool, and whichever numbered tennis ball the golden retriever selected won.
The money raised from the event will go toward “providing exceptional care and support for our four-legged friends, as well as maintaining the facility that they live in,” according to an official press release provided to the Community Advocate.
Spirka wanted the community to know about the variety of volunteering opportunities available with the organization. Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue has numerous different volunteer roles for interested individuals. There are roles for everyone, from fostering to folding laundry. For instance, the organization recently developed a special volunteer program for seniors.
For more information (and to see the four-legged friends looking for their forever homes), visit https://ygrr.org/.
