The Front Porch Project - Street Vets Style
Apr
11
to Apr 19

The Front Porch Project - Street Vets Style

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Tina Swain is back helping to document (photographically) these unprecedented historic times and bring a little joy into your life!

In these extraordinary times of sheltering-in-place and social distancing, you might have noticed a feel good project called the Front Porch Project making news headlines. This project is geared towards photographers documenting families of all kinds during this historic and strange time.

But WE want you to bring a little joy to you during this time with something positive and fun to look forward to in exchange for helping to support 4 R Friends - The Street Vets with a $50 donation.

If you would like to donate to us during this unusual time in exchange for your own "porchraits", please fill out the form below to schedule your session with Tina Swain Photography. All proceeds will go to 4 R Friends - The Street Vets and as our way of saying "thank you", you will receive at minimum 5 edited high-resolution digital images emailed to you. And if you have furbabies, we'd love for them to be included in the session!

These sessions are for families that already reside in a single residence together. Inviting other family, friends, or neighbors over to be included in the session is strictly prohibited. However, we would be most grateful if they would like to schedule their own porchrait session!

Make sure to click the link on the form submission message to pay for your porchraits.

https://bit.ly/FrontPorchProject4RF

Please email Amber at AmberD@4rfstreetvets.org if you have any questions!

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Valentine's Day Pet Boudoir Mini-Photo Shoot
Feb
1
11:00 AM11:00

Valentine's Day Pet Boudoir Mini-Photo Shoot

  • Pet Food Express- Loehmann's Plaza (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Tina Swain is back, with her incredible talent, this time taking pet portraits with a boudoir back-drop. There is no better way to commemorate your one true love.

We will have plenty of props, including rose petals, feather boas, and leather harnesses if your pup is into that stuff.

Sign up in advance with the button below.

The entire $50 fee is donated directly to 4 R Friends, to help us continue to keep those less fortunate than ourselves together with their true loves.

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ALL ADVANCE RESERVATIONS SOLD OUT!

A LIMITED NUMBER OF WALK-IN SESSIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT PET FOOD EXPRESS ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1.

THANK YOU, FRIENDS!

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Holiday Pet Portrait Mini-Sessions
Nov
2
11:00 AM11:00

Holiday Pet Portrait Mini-Sessions

  • Pet Food Express Loehmann's Plaza (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Dust off those holiday sweaters, shampoo the pups, and let the amazing Tina Swain create the most festive holiday portraits of your furry family ever.

You will get a minimum of five perfectly edited digital photographs of your pups (cats and human family members are welcome too), in plenty of time to use them for your holiday cards.

We will have plenty of holiday themed outfits for your pups to sport, if needed.

All participants will get Goodie Bags, thanks to our gracious hosts, Pet Food Express.

Best part? ALL proceeds go to 4 R Friends’ Street Vets program to help underserved communities keep their beloved pets happy, healthy, and at home, where they need to be.

10 minute sessions

$50 each

Questions? Email Amber:

amberD@4rfstreetvets.org

Pre-scheduled sessions have all sold (Thank You!).

Walk in sessions will be available from 11-2, so please come join us!

Pet Food Express will be giving out goodie bags with coupons, treats, and tags, we will have our signature T Shirts on sale, and our adoptable dogs and cats will be on hand, so there will be plenty to entertain you if you have to wait a few minutes for your session.

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Halloween Pet Portrait Mini-Sessions with Tina Swain
Oct
12
11:00 AM11:00

Halloween Pet Portrait Mini-Sessions with Tina Swain

Get those halloween costumes dusted off, because the incomparable Tina Swain is back to take your beloved pups’ portrait against the perfect trick or treat backdrop.

You are guaranteed to get a minimum of five edited digital portraits of your pups, with or without you.

$50 per session, ALL proceeds go to fund our Rescue Program, providing life-saving medical care for abandoned pets before they are adopted to forever-loving families.

Sessions are limited, so sign up soon! Link below:

http://bit.ly/2lzWTDe

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Adoption Day at Pet Food Express
Oct
12
11:00 AM11:00

Adoption Day at Pet Food Express

Come on down to meet our latest rescued and adoptable pets.

We love keeping up with our previous rescues, so please bring them along, too.

To make sure that a particular pet you might be interested in will be there, please email our adoption coordinator at SusanD@4rfstreetvets.org.

We will be in the Pet Food Express in Loehmann’s Plaza on Fair Oaks Boulevard.

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Adoption Day at Pet Food Express
Sep
14
to Sep 15

Adoption Day at Pet Food Express

Come on down to meet our latest rescued and adoptable pets.

We love keeping up with our previous rescues, so please bring them along, too.

To make sure that a particular pet you might be interested in will be there, please email our adoption coordinator at SusanD@4rfstreetvets.org.

We will be in the Pet Food Express in Loehmann’s Plaza on Fair Oaks Boulevard.

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First Friday at Strapping
Sep
6
6:00 PM18:00

First Friday at Strapping

Come see all the Oak Park Triangle District has to offer…

Do a little early holiday shopping at Strapping, and get some kitten therapy while you are at it!.

We will have our adoptable girl Arizona, and an armful of kittens to help you greet the weekend with good cheer!

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Adoption Day at Pet Food Express
Aug
10
11:00 AM11:00

Adoption Day at Pet Food Express

Come on down to meet our latest rescued and adoptable pets.

We love keeping up with our previous rescues, so please bring them along, too.

To make sure that a particular pet you might be interested in will be there, please email our adoption coordinator at SusanD@4rfstreetvets.org.

We will be in the Pet Food Express in Loehmann’s Plaza on Fair Oaks Boulevard.

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Adoption Day at Pet Food Express
Jul
13
11:00 AM11:00

Adoption Day at Pet Food Express

Come on down to meet our latest rescued and adoptable pets.

We love keeping up with our previous rescues, so please bring them along, too.

To make sure that a particular pet you might be interested in will be there, please email our adoption coordinator at SusanD@4rfstreetvets.org.

We will be in the Pet Food Express in Loehmann’s Plaza on Fair Oaks Boulevard.

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Street Vets Clinics Volunteer Training
Jun
23
11:00 AM11:00

Street Vets Clinics Volunteer Training

Nothing uplifts the soul and soothes the heart like helping others.

Please join our life-saving team of volunteers who make our free mobile pet clinics a success.

We provide care at over 50 clinic events, and see more than 4,000 pets a year, all powered by volunteers.

We don’t just need veterinary professionals, we need people who like to work with people, paperwork and pets, people to do heavy lifting, outreach before each event.

No minimum time commitment required.

If you are 18 or over, a kind person, and committed to making Sacramento a better place for people and their pets, we want you on our team!

The training includes:

Education on the basic preventive care we provide, disease prevention, safety and animal handling.

An introduction to Harm Reduction principles and trauma informed deliver of service.

Group training for each clinic team, including Vaccine Teams, Paperwork Team, Tag and Collar Team, Food Team, Dog Bouncer/Safety Team, Line Team.

For more information, and location, email: Volunteer@4rfstreetvets.org.

This training is required for all new volunteers prior to attending a clinic.

Previous volunteers are encouraged to attend a training once a year, as our protocols evolve and our available resources change.

*** Email AmberD@4rfstreetvets.org to sign up and get location information.***

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Cat Cafe at Sac Public Library, Belle Cooledge Library Branch
Jun
22
2:00 PM14:00

Cat Cafe at Sac Public Library, Belle Cooledge Library Branch

  • Sacramento Public Library- Belle Cooledge (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A pop-up cafe at the Belle Cooledge branch of Sac Public Library.

Featuring our most recent litter of rescued kittens, who will show off their tech skills. (“What” you say!? Come see for your self!)

Coffee and refreshments courtesy the Library.

Sign up for Summer Reading while you are there!

All are welcome, children, please bring parents.

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Adoption Day at Pet Food Express
Jun
8
11:00 AM11:00

Adoption Day at Pet Food Express

Come on down to meet our latest rescued and adoptable pets.

We love keeping up with our previous rescues, so please bring them along, too.

To make sure that a particular pet you might be interested in will be there, please email our adoption coordinator at SusanD@4rfstreetvets.org.

We will be in the Pet Food Express in Loehmann’s Plaza on Fair Oaks Boulevard.

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In Bloom Art Show: Second Saturday with Maverique and Spanish Fly
May
11
5:00 PM17:00

In Bloom Art Show: Second Saturday with Maverique and Spanish Fly

Join us this on Saturday, May 11, 5 pm to 9 pm,

Maverique Style House

2000 I St

and

Spanish Fly Hair Garage

1723 I St

Group art show IN BLOOM: an Ode to Mother Earth.

Bubbly and rose sangria, all bar proceeds go to 4 R Friends: The Street Vets mobile clinics for pets of the homeless.

New summer T Shirts.

And of course, a few of our celebri-pups will be making appearances.

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Volunteer Orientation and Training
Mar
31
11:00 AM11:00

Volunteer Orientation and Training

  • Colonial Heights Branch Sacramento Public Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This two hour orientation and training is for all who are interested in joining the Street Vets corp of volunteers, and those who are already regular participants in our events.

Attendance at an orientation is mandatory prior to participating in one of our Street Vets Clinics.

We will discuss our unique culture or respect and service, concepts of harm reduction and trauma informed care, and how we develop long lasting relationships with our clients. We will also go over our basic wellness protocols for both cats and dogs, how to spot and respond to medical problems in our patients, and disease prevention. Time will be given to volunteer safety, conflict de-escalation, and dog fight prevention and intervention.

We look forward to welcoming you to our team.

Questions may be sent to AmberD@4rfstreetvets.org

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Claws and Paws Holiday Portrait Party
Dec
8
11:00 AM11:00

Claws and Paws Holiday Portrait Party

  • Pet Food Express- Loehmann's Plaza (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for a day with Santa Claus and many tiny paws!

Come celebrate the season with us at our December adoption event at Pet Food Express at Loehmann’s Plaza on Fair Oaks Blvd.

Meet “celebridogs” Lexi and others, take home a few sweet treats for your family and friends, get your holiday photos taken, and meet some of the volunteers who help us save lives all year long.

Bring donations of supplies for our unhoused neighbors’ pets.

All proceeds support 4 R Friends’ Street Vets and rescue work.

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Holiday mini-portrait sessions by Tina Swain.

$50 for a minimum of five edited digital portraits of your family in front of our beautiful holiday backdrop.

Santa, Ms. Claus, and elves will be on hand to accompany your two and four legged little ones.

Schedule your portrait session in advance using the drop down menus below.

A limited number of sessions may be available on a walk-up basis during the event.

Portrait Sessions 11 am to 12 pm

Portrait Sessions 12 pm to 1 pm

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Portrait Sessions 1 pm to 2 pm

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Puppy, Kitten, and Bunny adoptions.

4 R Friends’ rescued and rehabilitated pets are looking for the perfect families to give them loving homes and charmed lives forever.

Bake Sale with J’s Fit Cakes

Holiday delicacies including vegan, gluten and dairy free options.

Made with joy by everyone’s favorite dog-loving fitness enthusiast, Jonna Edwinson.

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Chipotle “Bucks for Burritos”

$1 goes to 4 R Friends for every item ordered between

4-7 at the Loehmann’s Plaza Chipotle

Donation Drive and Hourly Gift Basket Drawings with SacTown Dogs

Sarah Madden from SacTown Dogs will be taking over our Instagram for the day.

Drop off your donations of new and gently used collars, leashes, harnesses, jackets, sweaters, blankets and beds.

Enter for the drawings when you donate items for the pets of our unhoused clients, or toward our medical fund.

$100 Gift Certificate to Cannon Restaurant

Kid’s Beginner Vet Play Basket from Strapping

Wilderdog Adventure Gift Pack (Below)

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We hope to see many of you there with your own beloved pups!

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Small Business Saturday at Strapping, with Sac Town Dogs
Nov
24
10:00 AM10:00

Small Business Saturday at Strapping, with Sac Town Dogs

So much amazing stuff packed into Small Biz Saturday

(THIS SATURDAY) 

It will be an explosion of kitten cuteness and puppy mischief, with several of our rescued and adoptable pets ready to meet you.

Sarah from @SacTownDogs will be officiating a donation drive for our fur friends.

We will be accepting new and gently used leashes, collars, harnesses, sweaters and jackets for pups of all sizes for our friends without roofs over their heads this winter.

@hautebird will be serving up their famous chicken waffle cones, @nenadoespastries will be selling breakfast pastries and baked goods. Add in awesome shopping with local makers @glamshackskincare & @jenjemsjewelry.

And of course the most amazing gifts and gags at your favorite shop @strappingstore  Strapping Susan will be hosting a hot cocoa bar, and looking forward to seeing all of your this small business Saturday

Yes, we are real, and yes, we will be there Saturday!

Yes, we are real, and yes, we will be there Saturday!

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Nov
10
11:00 AM11:00

Adoption Day at Pet Food Express

We will have some of our most recently rescued and rehabilitated pups and kitties available.

Stop in, meet, cuddle, and perhaps fall in love!

You can also chat with our team about opportunities to foster, volunteer, and learn more about our work.

11 am to 2 pm

Pet Food Express

Loehmann’s Plaza

2531 Fair Oaks Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95825

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EmBark 2018 Benefit Gala
Jul
29
5:00 PM17:00

EmBark 2018 Benefit Gala

Help us get this show on the road!

Our mobil surgery trailer is almost ready to serve the community, we just need a few more donations to outfit it with all the medical and safety equipment.

Photography exhibit by Ken Raif

Auction and raffle

Live music

Tasting menu from Grange, Cafeteria 15L, Mulvaney's, and more.

Mini-pet portrait photo sessions for your pup on site, with Tina Swain.

PUPPIES!

Saving lives has never been so much fun. 

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Summer Safety: Staying alive in the summer heat
Jul
8
11:00 AM11:00

Summer Safety: Staying alive in the summer heat

4 R Friends: The Street Vets

The Pet Lover’s Learning Series

Summer Survival:

A Pet Safety Guide

Jean Rabinowitz, DVM    Jamie Holms, RVT

11 am to noon    Sunday, July 8

Colonial Heights Library    Community Room

4799 Stockton Blvd,    Sacramento CA

Free to the public

No pre-registration needed

Coffee and snacks will be served

No dogs at this event, please

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