Fundraising much needed for the Oxford Lafayette Humane Society

I visited the Oxford Lafayette Humane Society for the first time on Friday. I stopped by to drop of a piece of artwork for their Paws for Art Auction that's coming up in two weeks.
This is what I saw:

The current OLHS facility consists of 2 trailers and a tent city of dog runs.The OLHS is situated on a lot just off of Highway 7 South, and the buildings back up to the City of Oxford Waste Water Treatment Plant.

The first trailer houses the reception area and offices within 3 rooms.

The girls working there were very busy, very polite and very welcoming.

You are welcome to pet the office cat, Candy Cane.Candy Cane is around 1 year old, and has been at the OLHS for about 3 months. She is very sweet and needs a home!

The cats are housed indoors inside the second trailer.
This photo is hard to see, but it shows a gaping hole in the roof of the second trailer.

This amazing bulldog is living out his days in the tent city just outside the OLHS trailer!

Puppies!

The Oxford Lafayette Humane Society has announced the date of their 10th Annual PAWS FOR ART AUCTION: Friday, February 6th, 7 - 10pm at the Oxford Conference Center

$30 - $45 per person or $50 - $80 per couple, reserved table seating available.

All proceeds benefit the Oxford Lafayette Humane Society

Silent and Live Auction, Drinks and Live Music

Hors d'oeurves provided by Oxford's favorite restaurants

Resevervations accepted, but are not necessary.

For more information, call 662.801.1141

If you don't live in Oxford, or are unable to attend the Paws for Art Auction - there is an easy and free way to give this shelter a chance at a free makeover!!! Join http://www.zootoo.com/ and upload as many files as you can before March 13, 2009!

From the OLHS website:

You can help Oxford Lafayette Humane Society win a shelter makeover of up to $1 million dollars.We (Oxford Lafayette Humane Society) are participating in a contest to win a $1,000,000 shelter makeover.

The web site that is sponsoring this for the 2nd year in a row is www.zootoo.com/makover.

Winning this contest would be an ideal way to realize our dream of a new shelter. The contest requires no monetary support from the community. Being animal lovers, this is your way to help those that can't help themselves. It is super easy to help us out.

Just go on the web site, www.zootoo.com/makeover, and sign up and join the zootoo community. Affiliate yourself with the Oxford Lafayette Humane Society in zip code 38655.

The site is very informative and easy to navigate. You can chat with other animal lovers, post pictures of your pets, or find animal events in your area like Strut Your Mutt here in Oxford on November 8th. The goal is to accumulate as many points as possible for our shelter. There are many ways to earn points for our shelter. You can adopt a pet, refer a friend, write a journal, upload videos or pictures, and many more ways.

The more active you are on the www.zootoo.com site, the more points our shelter receives. The Top 20 sites as of March 13, 2009 become semifinalists, today we are #37. All semifinalist shelters will receive an on-site evaluation to determine the eventual winner of the $1,000,000 prize to be announced after April 24, 2009. Please take a moment to log on and support the Oxford Lafayette Humane Society. If you know someone else that might want to help, please pass this note along to them. We need this to spread like wildfire to help out the animals in our area. Thanks for your help.

New Extended Event for RAVINE restaurant in Oxford, MS: Sunday Suppers

From Joel at Ravine:

Ravine is starting a new regular event! Each and every Sunday night, they will be having "Sunday Supper". When you come in, you can have any 3 courses (only 1 entree, naturally), for a grand total of $23. It can be any combination of appetizer, salad, soup, and/or dessert. They will also be waiving corkage on Sunday nights too, so bring your favorite adult beverages.

This Sunday, January 25th, will be the first supper meeting. To pique your interest,here are listed some of the entree possibilities below:

1. hanger steak with bearnaise and pomme frites;
2. chicken pot pie with mushrooms and a homemade biscuit crust;
3. our pasta that night will be our own lasagna, with some varying meats and sauces;
4. grilled salmon atop corn and spinach couscous, with lemon caper sauce.

Again, these are only some of the selections, and you do not have to order this way either. But the best deal will be found on Sunday night, at ravine, from our 3 course, prix fixe, Sunday Supper menu!

The photos in the post were taken the last time we ate at Ravine.

Rack of lamb with blueberry chutney and pomme frites! It was delicious.

Ravine is located at 53 CR 321 in Oxford, Mississippi. Call 662-234-4555 for reservations.

January Wine Pairing at RAVINE in Oxford, MS

Ravine in Oxford is by far the best restaurant in town. If you ever visit Oxford, of course you will want to party on the square, but if you want the best that this little town can offer, head out south on Lamar and turn at the sign for the recycling plant and you will soon after see Ravine on the left.

I'm on their mailing list, and I've decided to post this event, it is sure to be fabulous. The following is a letter from Joel.

Hello again,

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. Cori and I have had a couple of weeks off, and are very much ready to get back into the thick of things.

Dr Juergens and I thought it would be thoughtful and fun to have a "recession" wine tasting, or as he put it, "living well in difficult economic times." The theme will be of great wines at affordable prices, with food to match, for those of us experiencing the tightening of our economic belts.

The price per person will be only $20, as keeping with the theme, and it will be held on Thursday, January 29th, starting at 6 pm. Dr Juergens has not revealed all the wines to me as of yet, but mentioned a delicious (and always intriguing) petite syrah, as well as a zinfandel. The wines and food should be great for the winter weather, and we look forward to having you.

An occasional reminder- once I send out this email, the event usually sells out within 7-10 days of the posting. If you are interested, please reply via phone as soon as possible. Also, remember that if you cancel less than 48 hours prior to the event, we do have to charge your credit card, because of the limited space.

Finally, here at ravine we will be starting a "Sunday Supper", each and every Sunday night. The idea will be to have some more affordable, comfort food on Sundays, with a 3 course meal of your choosing for only $23. Please keep an eye out for a follow up email with the menu and the start date for Sunday Suppers.

Thanks as always for supporting us,

Joel