MELBOURNE, Fla. — October is National Adopt-A-Shelter Dog Month, and a Central Florida organization helped bring the community closer to some furry heroes.
Touch of Grey Rescue hosted the BarktoberFest event Saturday to help raise money for senior and special-needs dogs.
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Helping furry heroes: Melbourne BarktoberFest raises money for rescue dogs Touch of Grey Rescue hosted the BarktoberFest event to help raise money for senior and special-needs dogs. (WFTV/WFTV) Helping furry heroes: Melbourne BarktoberFest raises money for rescue dogs Touch of Grey Rescue hosted the BarktoberFest event to help raise money for senior and special-needs dogs. (WFTV/WFTV) Helping furry heroes: Melbourne BarktoberFest raises money for rescue dogs Touch of Grey Rescue hosted the BarktoberFest event to help raise money for senior and special-needs dogs. (WFTV) Helping furry heroes: Melbourne BarktoberFest raises money for rescue dogs Touch of Grey Rescue hosted the BarktoberFest event to help raise money for senior and special-needs dogs. (WFTV/WFTV) Helping furry heroes: Melbourne BarktoberFest raises money for rescue dogs Touch of Grey Rescue hosted the BarktoberFest event to help raise money for senior and special-needs dogs. (WFTV/WFTV) Helping furry heroes: Melbourne BarktoberFest raises money for rescue dogs Touch of Grey Rescue hosted the BarktoberFest event to help raise money for senior and special-needs dogs. (WFTV/WFTV) Helping furry heroes: Melbourne BarktoberFest raises money for rescue dogs Touch of Grey Rescue hosted the BarktoberFest event to help raise money for senior and special-needs dogs. (WFTV/WFTV) Helping furry heroes: Melbourne BarktoberFest raises money for rescue dogs Touch of Grey Rescue hosted the BarktoberFest event to help raise money for senior and special-needs dogs. (WFTV/WFTV) At the Intracoastal Brewing Company in Melbourne, families participated in “barking bingo,” a pet photo booth, a pet costume contest, live music and story time.
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100% of the proceeds from BarktoberFest will go to Touch of Grey Rescue, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides care to senior and special-needs dogs in shelters.
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