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Drone Image by JL Drone Imagery<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n A big thank you to everyone who came to our Oakdale Red Building<\/a> Open House Party on May 7th, 2023! We sure did luck out with the weather & enjoyed the sunny day. We were very excited to open our doors and invite the community to tour our new emergency & specialty center for pets here in Oakdale, Minnesota. We hope none of your pets need to use our services – but our team is ready to help if you do!<\/p>\n Images by R A Bassett Photography<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The party included Q&A BINGO cards for all attendees to get to know AERC & our vendors better, as well as spaces for several activities happening at the open house! We had DIY catnip toys and dog handkerchiefs, and kids’ activities, including a dog-shaped bounce house, coloring, temporary tattoos, bubble fun, and face painting and balloon art by A Touch of Magic Entertainment<\/a>.<\/p>\n Images by R A Bassett Photography<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n We enjoyed delicious food and beverages from R-Frida<\/a>‘s food truck, Big Belle Ice Cream<\/a>, and Buna Mobile Coffee Cart<\/a>!<\/p>\n There was also live music by School of Rock St. Paul<\/a>, local vendor and rescue booths, as well as special guests – including Staci<\/a> from KS95<\/a>, Lena the Pug<\/a>, and Twinkie the Corgi<\/a>.<\/p>\n Thank you to all of our local vendors & rescues who joined us for the day: KS95<\/a>, Class Act Cats<\/a>, Central Bark<\/a>, Dreamy Pups<\/a>, Fuzzbutt Boutique<\/a>, Must Be Ruff<\/a>, Treat Me Too Dog Treats<\/a>, Rescued Pets are Wonderful<\/a>, My Pitbull is Family<\/a>, and Minnesota Companion Rabbit Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n Images by R A Bassett Photography<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n During the open house party, we also had a raffle full of fun prizes generously donated by KS95<\/a>, Block Portrait Studios<\/a>, Hill’s Pet Nutrition<\/a>, Must Be Ruff<\/a>, Rescued Pets are Wonderful<\/a>, Minnesota Companion Rabbit Society<\/a>, Fuzzbutt Boutique<\/a>, Dreamy Pups<\/a>, and A Touch of Magic Entertainment<\/a>. Thanks to all the attendees who participated in the raffle – we were able to raise over $600 for our Pets on the Mend<\/a>, our charitable fund!<\/p>\n Images by R A Bassett Photography<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n A special thank you to our team at Animal Emergency & Referral Center of Minnesota<\/a>, especially to those who helped during the open house party, those who were working hard in the ER and ICU, and those who attended in-person with their friends and families.<\/p>\n Lastly, thank you to our Oakdale Red Building’s architects with KOMA<\/span><\/a>, our construction team at RJM Construction<\/span><\/a>, & our engineers at Emanuelson-Podas<\/span><\/a>!<\/p>\n Drone Image by JL Drone Imagery<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Vendors<\/strong><\/p>\n Event Photography: R A Bassett Photography<\/a><\/p>\n Drone Images: JL Drone Imagery<\/a><\/p>\n Live Music: School of Rock – St. Paul<\/a><\/p>\n Sound System & Stage: Nate Way<\/p>\n Stage Tent: Apr\u00e8s Event Decor & Tent Rental<\/a><\/p>\n Bounce House & Chair\/Table Rentals: Twin Cities Inflatables<\/a><\/p>\n Face Painting & Balloon Art: A Touch of Magic Entertainment<\/a><\/p>\n Food\/Beverage Vendors: R-Frida’s<\/a>, Big Bell Ice Cream Company<\/a>, and Buna Mobile Coffee<\/a><\/p>\n Special Pup Guests: Lena the Pug<\/a> and Twinkie the Corgi<\/a><\/p>\n Special Guest: Staci from KS95<\/a><\/p>\n Local Rescues: Minnesota Companion Rabbit Society<\/a>, Rescued Pets are Wonderful<\/a>, and My Pitbull is Family<\/a><\/p>\n Local Booths: KS95<\/a>, Central Bark<\/a>, Class Act Cats<\/a>, Must Be Ruff<\/a>, Treat Me Too Dog Treats<\/a>, Fuzzbutt Boutique<\/a>, and Dreamy Pups<\/a><\/p>\n Raffle Sponsors: KS95<\/a>, Block Portrait Studios<\/a>, Hill’s Pet Nutrition<\/a>, Must Be Ruff<\/a>, Rescued Pets are Wonderful<\/a>, Minnesota Companion Rabbit Society<\/a>, Fuzzbutt Boutique<\/a>, Dreamy Pups<\/a>, and A Touch of Magic Entertainment<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"Animal](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/8.png\")
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