Paws4You’s Howl-O-Ween coming Oct. 30 / Rotary Postpones Chili Cook Off

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Paws4You’s Howl-O-Ween coming Oct. 30 / Rotary Postpones Chili Cook Off
Pictured (l-r) on Gloria’s Gab LIVE Show that airs 10 a.m. Monday mornings are show host Gloria Burns with Coral Gables Community Foundation President & CEO Mary Snow and CGCF Board Chair Laura Russo.

With Covid procedures in place for its annual Howl-O-Ween, Paw4You will bring some Halloween fun to Pinecrest Gardens on October 30, from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Dog lovers are invited to an afternoon featuring four-legged ghouls and their scary human companions celebrating Howl-O-Ween with tricks and treats, a costume contest, a Doggie Fun Zone Agility course, food, drinks, live entertainment, a spooky Kids’ Zone and a pumpkin patch.

The admission is $8 per person online or $10 at the gate. Children under two are free.
*Pinecrest Gardens members enter the festival free of charge. For information on sponsorship or tickets, contact Cindy@paws4you.org.

In other outdoor fun, sadly the Rotary Club of Coral Gables is postponing its Chili Cook Off.

One would have hoped that the Covid news would taper off but the new variants continue to impact events such as this Rotary Club of Coral Gables event. With the uncertainty surrounding the variants, RCCG has opted to postpone its Chili Cook-off, originally set for Halloween, until early 2022. While holding open air events might work, serving food added another challenge for the club. Event chair and RCCG President-Elect Rudford Hamon presented the options recently to the board that finally chose, in an over abundance of caution, to postpone this charity fundraiser in order to insure its success going forward. Look for more on a new date for the event soon.

Speaking of charity, and on a somber note, our hearts go out to the people of Haiti who keep getting hit by one disaster after another. There are many great organizations looking to help, such as Ecoworks International who have a presence on ground in Haiti or possibly Shelter Box USA. Both of these non profits have a great history and have been supported by our local Rotary clubs. There are many organizations that are collecting clothes, canned goods, etc…. all great but a cash donation might work even better to fill real need. By the way, the next Coral Gables Woman’s Club’s Gringo Bingo on September 7, 6 – 9 p.m., at Clutch Burger in the Gables will benefit the club’s charitable work including relief funds directed to Ecoworks and Shelter Box USA. To reserve tickets for Gringo Bingo, email gloria@cnews.net.

Finally, please join me for Gloria’s Gab LIVE shows every Monday at “Cnews.net/facebook”. Check out the latest shows featuring some amazing guests who are making a positive impact on our community. Featured are community leaders who are entertaining, talented, passionate people such as my most recent guests: Coral Gables Community Foundation’s President & CEO, Mary Snow and CGCF Board Chair Laura Russo. This dynamic duo shared with our viewers the amazing projects and programs the community foundation is doing, from giving out more than $220,000 in scholarships annually and helping coordinate the rapid response to the disaster of the building collapse at Surfside to providing ways for donors achieve their philanthropic goals. This organization even brought the spectacular Umbrella Art Installation to the Gables in 2018 that brought so many visitors to South Florida and certainly made an economic impact. To view the recent show, visit
https://youtu.be/TfN5xHbpjHU
https://www.facebook.com/Communitynewspapers/videos/423144172423925

Unil next time, keep making each day count, share an act of kindness every day and stay safe.

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Gloria Burns
A graduate of the University of Florida with a major in Spanish, Burns has an extensive background in advertising, marketing and reciprocal trade, travel , non profit consulting and management. Before joining Miami's Community Newspapers as a columnist and marketing specialist, Gloria was the Executive Director of the Jr. Orange Bowl Committee (6 yrs.) and first Executive Director of the Coral Gables Community Foundation (14 yrs.) and the Pinecrest Community Foundation (1 ½ yrs) . Burns' volunteer activities led her to become a columnist for Community Newspapers writing Gloria’s Gab, that focuses on the non-profit activity, and a host of an online show, Gloria's Gab LIVE. Gloria serves the board of the Rotary Club of Coral Gables as Civic and Charity Chair, and is involved in the club's International Committee. She is an active Life Member of the Jr. Orange Bowl Committee and is Secretary of the Merrick Festival. She serves on the board of directors of the Coral Gables Woman' Club as Publicity Chair and also coordinates the club's monthly fundraiser for various charities with Gringo Bingo at Clutch Burger. In addition, Gloria participates in numerous other charitable events and is a member of the Business Forum Group, Profit Inc., the Greater Miami Festival & Events Association and the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. In other volunteer activity, Gloria helps Miami Christian School with fund-raising and PR; is an Ambassador and volunteers for events for A Safe Haven for Newborns. She is an active member of the Music Ministry at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church where she enjoys singing in the choir every weekend.

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