Phinney's fundraiser this Saturday 10/1: Bird in Hand Tattoo joins growing list of businesses that support us!

With Tats for Cats and Other Furry Friends, coming up Saturday, October 1, Newton's Bird in Hand Tattoo joins a growing list of businesses donating their services to fundraise for Phinney's!

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Businesses are in a unique position to raise awareness of important missions like ours and to generously give back by donating their time, talents, and in some cases a portion of their profits to support the initiatives of nonprofits.

In 2021 alone, we were so fortunate to have several businesses connect with Phinney's to help our cause, including:

• Redstone American Grill in Burlington, which generously donated a percentage of sales over a two-month period to Phinney’s. 
  
  
• Fantasy Sugar whose owner Mika McDonald, a talented pastry chef, taught a group of amateur chefs how to make delicious treats for pets and people during our Kibbles & Nibbles online cooking fundraiser. 
  
  
• And through our Meowmaste: Do Yoga with Cats! fundraiser, yoga instructor Tara Barile taught basic hatha yoga poses online while her brood of adorable cats made some very special “appurrances.” 

These three fundraisers alone raised more than $4,000 to benefit Phinney’s, and we're thrilled to announce that another business is stepping up to hold a unique fundraiser all its own to help keep people and their beloved pets together!

What: Tats for Cats and Other Furry Friends!

When: This Saturday, October 1 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.(first come, first served) 

Where: Bird in Hand Tattoo, 425 Lexington Street, Newton (Auburndale), MA

Cost: Between $60 and $100 for pet-themed flash tattoos 
     
All proceeds from Bird in Hand Tattoo's fundraiser benefit Phinney's! 

We’re so grateful to Bird in Hand shop owner Chris Debarge and the other tattoo artists who will be donating their time and talents and leaving their indelible mark on Phinney's in this unique way. And we thank Kindness Animal Hospital in Waltham, too, for helping Bird in Hand Tattoo “get the ball rolling,” as Chris says. 

It means so much to us when businesses come up with creative fundraising ideas that are all their own to give back. So, if you have (or know someone who has) a business and would like to showcase your talents, products, or  services in a unique and heartwarming way, we’d love to talk to you! 

Right now, we also have corporate sponsorship opportunities available for our Holiday Festival on November 6. We can provide more information about this and other corporate sponsorship and fundraising opportunities if you’re interested in learning more. Just send us an email at fundraising@phinneys.org to connect.

And thank you again to all the businesses that have supported us over the years. Whether it's a real estate brokerage, a restaurant or cafe, a yoga studio, a pet grooming practice, a tattoo shop or some other business (got any ideas?!), we are furever grateful for the support!