Paws for a Cause at Southland Park

Paws for a Cause at Southland Park

Local nonprofits receive $ 75,000 from Kennel Association

Southland Park Gaming & Racing Kennels contracted to race at Southland Park awarded $75,000 in cash to local charities Friday, September 30, at the seventh annual Paws for a Cause charity dinner event in the Kennel Club at Southland.

The Arkansas Greyhound Kennel Association donated nearly $75,000 among sixteen area charities at the event. A six-race greyhound handicapping contest determined the donation made to each charity. Each charity was guaranteed a minimum of $2,200, with the handicapping winner receiving $10,000.

Participating charities, their placement in the handicapping contest and the donation awarded were: 1st place – Good Neighbor Love Center – $10,000; 2nd place – St. Michael's Catholic School – $8,000; 3rd place – Delta Arts $6,000; 4th place – UTWest Institute/WINGS $5,080; 5th place – Ronald McDonald House/Memphis – $4,880; 6th place LeBonheur Children's Hospital – $4,680; 7th place – A Bit Of Hope – $4,480; 8th place – JW Rich Girls Club – $4,280; 9th place – PAWS Of Marion – $4,080; 10th place – West Memphis Animal Shelter – $3,880 11th place – Steudlein Learning Center – $3,680; 12th place – Arkansas Special Olympics – $3,480; 13th place – Boys & Girls Club of Crittenden County – $3,280; 14th place – Families In Transition – $3,080; 15th place – Marion Animal Shelter – $2,880; 16th place – Downs Syndrome of Memphis & Mid-South $2,680.

Association kennels include: David Blair Kennel, Bussmann-Balakas, LLC, Charter Kennel Inc., Darren Henry Kennel, Gloria Dorsey, LLC, Jeff Lovely Kennel, Legg Kennel, Lester Raines Kennel Arkansas, LLC, Magic City Kennel, Mike Harris Kennel, Northshore Kennel, Plum Creek Kennel, Robert Thorne, LLC, Ryan Farms Kennel, Steve Sarras Kennel, T and T Kennel, and Wayne R. Ward Kennel.

From Marshall Robertson