Cuddle Up With Cute Pups
Show a puppy some love and help two charities
Make a small donation and cuddle up with cute pups during your lunch hour
Minneapolis, Minn. (Sept. 9, 2016) --- Downtown workers, residents, and convention attendees have a chance Sept. 14 to cuddle up with some cute puppies and help two important charities at the same time. Meet Minneapolis, Convention and Visitor’s Association, and Secondhand Hounds are teaming up to host a puppy cuddle event at the Minneapolis Convention Center over the lunch hour.
Event details are:
Puppy cuddle event
Wednesday, Sept. 14, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Minneapolis Convention Center Plaza
Stop by and a suggested $5 donation will get you up to three minutes of quality cuddling time with an adorable puppy. Cash or credit cards are accepted.
Proceeds will benefit Secondhand Hounds and the Greater Twin Cities United Way. The puppy cuddle event is part of Meet Minneapolis’ annual staff give-back campaign to raise donations for the United Way.
ABOUT MEET MINNEAPOLIS
Meet Minneapolis is a private, not-for-profit, member-based association. It actively promotes and sells the Minneapolis area as a destination for conventions and meetings, works to maximize the visitor experience and markets the city as a desirable tourist destination to maximize the economic benefit to the greater Minneapolis area.
Meet Minneapolis is accredited by the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program (DMAP) of the Destination Marketing Association International.
ABOUT SECONDHAND HOUNDS
Secondhand Hounds is a non-profit animal rescue based in the Twin Cities. Since 2009, over 10,000 animals have found loving homes through their foster and adoption program. Find out more about SHH at secondhandhounds.org.
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MEDIA CONTACT
Matt Laible, Meet Minneapolis Director of Public Relations & Communications 612.767.8220, mattl@minneapolis.org
