Washington, DC's Only Black-tie Gala for the Four-on-the-Floor Crowd

Washington, DC – The Washington Humane Society’s 20th annual Bark Ball will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2007 at the Renaissance Hotel (999 9th St, NW). Mary Matalin and James Carville will serve as this year’s event chairs. This evening is the only black-tie gala for Washington, DC’s movers and shakers to bring their canine companions as their dates. The Bark Ball draws many of the area's most illustrious residents and their four-legged friends.

The VIP reception will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by an extensive silent auction at 7:00 p.m., dinner and program at 8:00 p.m. and dancing at 9:00 p.m. In addition, this year’s event will feature a vendor village offering top luxury gift items for pets and people. Individual tickets are $250 each, and a table of 10 is $2250. The Washington Humane Society would like to give a special thank you to this year’s Bark Ball sponsors: EJF Capital LLC, Nelson B. Delavan Foundation, Weir Foundation, Jay Timmons, AOL, The Politico, Ernst & Young, Saks Fifth Avenue, Home Depot, SAP, Koch Industries, National Association of Manufactures, Comcast, Dorothy G. Bender Foundation, Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America and Bark Magazine.

The Washington Humane Society provides comfort and care to over 20,000 animals each year through its broad range of programs and services including: sheltering, adoption, spay and neuter, humane law enforcement, lost and found, CatNiPP and humane education. Chartered by Congress in 1870, the Washington Humane Society enforces DC anti-cruelty statutes and protects all of the District’s animal residents. All proceeds from Bark Ball benefit the Society’s Good Home Guarantee, a five-year plan that promises to find a home for every adoptable dog and cat that enters the shelter by 2010.

For more information, please contact: Tara deNicolas Phone: (202) 723-5730 (ext. 226) E-mail: Tara.deNicolas@washhumane.org

Please visit the Washington Humane Society web site for information: www.washhumane.org

The Washington Humane Society is the oldest animal protection agency in Washington, D.C. Since 1870, WHS open door policy has served homeless, lost, and abused animals in the District of Columbia; providing protection from cruelty, shelter from the elements, and a second chance at a loving home. No call for help goes unanswered, and no animal is ever turned away.

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