The Rescue Benefit will be catered AGAIN this year by Rich and Charlie’s, a Eureka restaurant beloved by all Specialty attendees who enjoy great food. In addition to the meal, the evening will include the annual Rescue Parade, ticket raffle, and a thrilling live auction of Border Collie merchandise and other great prizes.

Enjoy a mouthwatering meal catered again this year by Rich and Charlie's Italian Restaurant: Choose Between Several Meat and Vegetarian Pastas Caesar Salad • House Salad Home-baked Italian Bread • Delicious Dessert Choices Soft Drinks • BYOB (Bring your own adult beverages)

• Advanced dinner reservations are NOT necessary, but are greatly appreciated to get an accurate head count for the caterer. People who have not pre-registered may pay at the door, as we will plan for a few walk-ins.

• Mailing Raffle donations: Please consider donating one or more items for the raffle or auction. In the weeks and months prior to the event, we need to gather hundreds of items, including goodies for dogs or their owners, Border Collie decorations, books, training and sports equipment and livestock-related items. You can mail raffle items to Lynn or send a check made out to Lynn O'Keefe (with Rescue Raffle Donation written in the lower left hand corner) and Lynn will do your shopping for you!

• Bringing Raffle Donations: Merchandise donations may be brought to the event and dropped off at the DOGGY TOYLAND BOOTH (with the red tent) any day at the vendor area up until 2pm on Friday. Any donations that we receive after this time will go into next year's rescue raffle! This is a new policy so that our volunteers are not scrambling to add last minute items to the raffle, silent auction, or live auction the night of the event! ALL donations should include: name and address of person/group donating the items and monetary value of the item(s). If there is a minimum bid that you would find acceptable for either auction, please tell us this. This will help us decide whether to put items into the raffle, the silent auction, or the live auction. Silent auction items will be expanded this year, while the Live auction will be limited to only 6-8 items! Volunteers are needed to help both before and during the event on Friday. Please contact Lynn if you can help. Rescue Groups that have people working the night of the event can earn a percentage of the profits for their group!

• Rescue Groups: See Rescue Benefit Policy.

RESERVATION INFORMATION:
To assist us in ordering the right amount of food, we’re hoping that most Friday revelers can pre-register and prepay by September 19 .  However, remember that “walk-ins” are always welcome at the Benefit!

• Reservation Form

• Deadline: 9/19/07

• Info: Contact Lynn O'Keefe - Any phone inquires can be directed to Kim Green at 812-797-4412

• Dinner Reservations: Send reservation forms, checks payable to BCSA to Lynn O'Keefe - 4328 Barth Dr. St. Louis, MO 63125

• Raffle Donations: Mail item or check payable to Lynn O'Keefe (with Rescue Raffle Donation written on the memo line) and Lynn will do your shopping for you!