Cathy M. Rosenthal: Women take it off for calendar
San Antonio Express-News
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Have you heard about the Bulverde Area Humane Society's new fundraising calendar? This is no ordinary pets and people calendar. Women in Bulverde have literally given the "shirts off their backs" for a special 12-month calendar to raise money for the Bulverde Area Humane Society.
They say it takes a village to raise a child. You could also say it takes a village - or at least plenty of compassionate people working together - to save orphaned pets. And that's where the folks at Time Warner Cable come in.
Alamo Area Partners for Animal Welfare will host a Mega Adoption Event on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the PetSmart at 5219 De Zavala Road.
Pets calendar
The little yellow school bus makes its rounds, picking up one eager passenger after another en route to day camp. Never has a school bus been so drenched in drool: each of these day campers has four legs and a wagging tail.
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