Furry friends get a drink at a water station June 22 during Pawchella, a three-day street festival fundraiser for Friends of Animals of Metro Detroit, held at the MaryAnn Wright Animal Adoption and Education Center, 16121 Reckinger Road in Dearborn.
By SUE SUCHYTA
Times-Herald Newspapers
DEARBORN – Pawchella, a three-day festival, raised money for Friends of Animals of Metro Detroit June 21 to 23 at the MaryAnn Wright Animal Adoption and Education Center, 16121 Reckinger Road.
The experience, which welcomed both humans and their furry friends, served as a benefit to help support the more than 2,500 animals helped by FAMD annually.
Friday night kicked off the event with an Artists Unleashed concert, with country music singer and musician Trey Taylor, songwriter Darcy Moran, musician Celeste Jones and the band Lester, and indie rock singer and songwriter Danny Van Zandt scheduled to perform.
Saturday followed a street fair format, which began with a pack walk, formerly known as the Mutt Strut.
The day’s entertainment included two live bands, with West of Windsor in the morning and Sunglasses After Dark in the afternoon. Food trucks, exhibitors, a cornhole contest and raffles were featured throughout the day.
A massive adoption event scheduled for Sunday, hosting shelters from the metropolitan Detroit area, will help match animal with their fur-ever homes.
For more information about FAMD, go to metrodetroitanimals.org.
Pawchella, a three-day fundraiser for Friends of Animals of Metro Detroit, welcomes guests June 22 with a street festival, held outside the MaryAnn Wright Animal Adoption and Education Center, 16121 Reckinger Road in Dearborn.
A cornhole tournament draws competitors June 22 at Pawchella, a three-day street festival fundraiser for Friends of Animals of Metro Detroit, held outside the MaryAnn Wright Animal Adoption and Education Center, 16121 Reckinger Road in Dearborn.
Local band Sunglasses After Dark performs June 22 at Pawchella, a three-day street festival fundraiser for Friends of Animals of Metro Detroit, held outside the MaryAnn Wright Animal Adoption and Education Center, 16121 Reckinger Road in Dearborn.