Events
Tails on the Trail 2024
Bark in the Park
Golf Outing
Fur Ball 2024: Beer for a Year Raffle
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Fur Ball 2024: Bourbon Raffle
Celebrating 150 Years of the SPCA Cincinnati!
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Fur Ball Derby Day Menu
Hors d'Oeuvres
• International Cheese Display with Imported and domestic Cheeses and an array of Crackers
• Mediterranean Hummus Display with Fire Roasted Red Pepper Hummus served with an assortment of Roasted Vegetables and Pita Crisps
• Antipasto Display with a Variety of Cured Meats, Cheeses, Olives, Pepperoncini and Roasted Red Peppers served with Crackers and Focaccia
Butler Passed Hors d'Oeuvres
• Mini Fried Green Tomatoes with Pimento Cheese and topped with Pickled Peppers (VEGETARIAN)
• Coconut Shrimp topped with a Drizzle of Cherry Butter Sauce
• Petit Hot Brown Sandwiches with Mornay Sauce
• Petit Deviled Eggs with Candied Bacon
Salad
Bibb Lettuce with Spring Green Mix, Heirloom Tomatoes, Cucumber Ribbon, Shredded Carrots, Watermelon Radish and Parmesan Crisp with a choice of House made Passion Fruit and Raspberry Balsamic Vinaigrette (GLUTEN FREE and VEGAN) and House made Ranch
Entree
• Duo plate of Blackened Skin on Chicken with a White Wine Velouté and Braised Short Rib with a Caramelized Onion Demi Sauce (GLUTEN FREE)
• Potato Pave (GLUTEN FREE)
• Roasted Heirloom Carrots (GLUTEN FREE)
• Rolls and Whipped Butter
Vegan Option
• Blackened Cauliflower Steak (GLUTEN FREE)
• Vegan Potato Pave (GLUTEN FREE)
• Roasted Heirloom Carrots (GLUTEN FREE)
Dessert*
• Derby Pie with Whipped Cream and Blueberries
• Flourless Chocolate Cake with White Chocolate Mousse and Raspberry Sauce and Whipped Cream with Blueberries (VEGAN and GLUTEN FREE)
*ALTERNATING AT EVERY OTHER PLACE SETTING
18th Annual Charity Golf Outing
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SAVE THE DATE FOR NEXT YEAR'S GALA!
CELEBRATE OUR 22nd ANNUAL FUR BALL
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2024
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Questions about the Fur Ball? Contact Megan Roberson at (513) 426-2216 or mroberson@spcacincinnati.org.
Fur Ball 2025 Sponsors
Our popular dog-loving games are back! Click the graphic above to reserve your seats today for Bark in the Park to enjoy the excitement of Reds baseball alongside your pet at Great American Ball Park.
- Enjoy the pet expo in the First Star Fan Zone, including photo ops and samples!
- Receive early access to the First Star Fan Zone by entering the ballpark through Gate I (corner of Joe Nuxhall Way and Mehring Way)
- See our adorable dogs available for adoption!
More details available on the Bark in the Park ticketing page here.
Fur Ball 2025 Trip Raffle
Check out the video for our 150th Anniversary Community Partner Launch Event!
We are so grateful for YOU!
Our 28th Adopt-A-Pet Fund was this past Saturday, February 3 and, because of you and our wonderful sponsors, we raised $41,299 this year! We also adopted out 33 animals this weekend: 20 dogs and 13 cats!
Didn't get a chance to watch the Adopt-A-Pet Fund Show and donate? No worries, you can still donate to the Adopt-A-Pet Fund by clicking the red donation button below.
If you have any questions about the Adopt-A-Pet Fund, please contact Megan Roberson, Donor Relations Event Manager, at 513-426-2216 or mroberson@spcacincinnati.org
Thanks to all our Adopt-A-Pet Fund 2024 sponsors for helping to make our 28th Adopt-A-Pet Fund Show possible!
Friends of the SPCA Cincinnati,
From the bottom of our hearts (including the animals we care for), THANK YOU! Our Tails on the Trail Dog Walk this past Saturday, October 12 at Simmonds Farm & Simmonds Family Dog Park was a huge success. We hope you'll check out the video above for a recap of the day's events!
Do you know what you’ve done? Nearly 150 of you raised over $16,000 at this year’s Tails on the Trail! These funds will help us rescue even more sick, injured, and homeless animals in Cincinnati. We have the best community, truly. We'd like to thank the talented & amazing vendors who showed up for our charity walk. We thank our dedicated staff and volunteers. We tip our hats to our incredible sponsors. And to our walkers, you are the real MVPs. Take a bow, Cincinnati, you did it!
Let's do it again next year, but bigger and better! And let’s save more animals’ lives.
See you next fall on the Trail,
Mike Retzlaff
President & CEO
SPCA Cincinnati
If you have questions or are interested in being a vendor or a sponsor at a future Tails on the Trail, we'd love to hear from you. Please contact Megan Roberson, Donor Events Manager at (513) 426-2216 or mroberson@spcacincinnati.org.
Tails on the Trail is one of SPCA Cincinnati’s newest fundraisers and helps us care for all of the animals that enter our doors each year. Special thanks to our generous sponsors for making this event possible.
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Our 29th Annual Adopt-A-Pet Fund Telethon was this past Saturday, February 1st and, because of you and our wonderful sponsors, we raised $41,985 this year! We also adopted out 34 animals this weekend: 24 cats and 10 dogs!
We are still accepting donations so it's not too late! You can click here to donate, text AAPF2025 to 41444, or call 513-542-7722 (SPCA).
If you have any questions about the Adopt-A-Pet Fund, please contact Megan Roberson, Donor Relations Event Manager, at 513-426-2216 or mroberson@spcacincinnati.org
Thanks to all our Adopt-A-Pet Fund 2025 sponsors for helping to make our 29th Adopt-A-Pet Fund Show possible!
A video about our Mission:
Click here to enter the raffle today! $25 a Ticket - buy as many as you like!
New for our 2024 Fur Ball is our Fur Ball: Animal House "Beer For A Year" Raffle! It's not too early to purchase and anyone over 21 years of age can enter. Online sales will end April 24th at midnight. You do not need to be present at our Fur Ball Gala on April 27, 2024 to win but we'd sure love to have you! Interested in attending? More details available here.
Tickets for the Beer For A Year Raffle are $25 each and you can buy as many as you like! And it's all for a great cause - our animals.
You could win a curated case of beer (24 cans or bottles) from "around the world" each month! Each month's case will be available for pick-up by the winner at Piazza Discepoli Wine & Food: 7754 Camargo Road, Cincinnati, OH 45243. Each month will consist of a minimum of two (2) twelve packs hand-selected by Piazza Discepoli, consisting of craft beer both domestic and imported. No refunds or exchanges for beer selected.
A few things to know:
• Beer can not be shipped or delivered to the winner
• Beer must be picked up the first Saturday of every month, starting on June 1, 2024
• Monthly Beer pick up is only available until the following Saturday or it will be sold
The winning ticket will be pulled on April 27, 2024, at the SPCA Cincinnati Fur Ball (winner need not be present).
Thank you to our sponsor, Piazza Discepoli, for making this possible!
Looking for the photographer's images from the evening? Click here to view.
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Andrew Abbott, Cincinnati Reds Pitcher and SPCA Cincinnati Spokesperson joins Joelle Ragland, SPCA Cincinnati Board Chair as they discuss the SPCA Cincinnati and the importance of fundraisers for shelter animals like the 2024 Fur Ball Gala. Bark in the Park celebrated its 15th Year collaboration with the Cincinnati Reds and the SPCA Cincinnati in 2024!
Presenting Sponsor - IAMS™
We are proud to have IAMS™, a MARS brand, for yet another year of sponsorship and support of shelter pets across our great city. They have been a valued partner for the past two decades and are our Presenting Fur Ball Sponsor for 2025. Their dedication, support, and commitment to donating truckloads of dog and cat food over the years has helped provide critical nutrition and answered the needs of our shelters for tens of thousands of animals in our care. Marie Catanzaro of IAMS™ serves on the SPCA Cincinnati Board of Trustees.
IAMS™
We are proud to have IAMS™, a MARS brand, for yet another year of sponsorship and support of shelter pets across our great city. They have been a valued partner of the SPCA Cincinnati for the past two decades sponsoring our Adopt-A-Pet Fund, Fur Ball, and others. Their dedication, support, and commitment to donating truckloads of dog and cat food over the years has helped provide critical nutrition and answered the needs of our shelters for tens of thousands of animals in our care.
IAMS™
We are proud to have IAMS™, a MARS brand, for yet another year of sponsorship and support of shelter pets across our great city. They have been a valued partner of the SPCA Cincinnati for the past two decades sponsoring our Adopt-A-Pet Fund, Fur Ball, and others. Their dedication, support, and commitment to donating truckloads of dog and cat food over the years has helped provide critical nutrition and answered the needs of our shelters for tens of thousands of animals in our care.
Only 500 Tickets Sold!
1 Raffle Ticket $75 or 2 for $100
Dear Friends,
We had an amazing night on Saturday, April 27 at our 22nd Annual Fur Ball Gala: Animal House at the Sharonville Convention Center. The evening was filled with collegiate fun and youthful nostalgia, where every guest was a pledge of our 2024 Sigma Pi Chi Alpha (SPCA) Pledge Class. It was a roaring success for everyone, especially our animals. We adopted out 11 dogs, 8 cats, and one rabbit!
Thank you, pledges. Congratulations, you have been initiated! With your help, the SPCA Cincinnati raised over $606,000 to save more animals' lives, surpassing last year's total! ALL the money raised here stays here. We are an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit and are not affiliated with any national animal organization.
We are very grateful for YOU, our generous sponsors and donors, committed board members, tireless Fur Ball committee, dedicated volunteers, and hardworking staff. Your support, love, and dedication to our cause is truly appreciated. Our deepest appreciation goes out to our Presenting Sponsor, IAMS™, and our Platinum Sponsors: Gorilla Glue and Swiffer for making this year's Fur Ball possible. Thanks to all our Fur Ball 2024 sponsors for helping to make this Fur Ball a night to remember!
A very special shout out to Prestige AV & Creative Services for ensuring that the party didn't stop until we dropped! Thanks to our media partners, Local 12 WKRC-TV, 103.5 WGRR, and La Mega 97.7 FM for being steadfast friends and supporters of ours.
Finally, we'd like to thank the hilarious David McCreary, our Master of Ceremonies who kept us smiling and engaged all evening. It was truly a night to remember.
And next year... are you feeling lucky? Because we're off to the races! Please mark your calendars for:
Platinum Sponsor - The Alpaugh Family Foundation
Peter Alpaugh of The Alpaugh Family Foundation has served on the SPCA Cincinnati Board of Trustees for many years. He and his wife Vicki are true devotees of animals everywhere, with a penchant for cats. We are grateful for our long-standing friendship with the Alpaughs and for their Fur Ball 2025 Platinum Sponsorship.
Gilligan Company
Our deepest gratitude to Gilligan Company, for their sponsorship and commitment to animal welfare, ensuring the SPCA Cincinnati's animals are ready for adoption and will find their furever homes! Gilligan Company employs over 1,400 men and women in Ohio and Kentucky. They have GOCO convenience stores, fuel brands such as Shell, and over 50 restaurants including Dunkin' and Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits.
MORE ADOPT-A-PET FUND SPONSORS
Please note that online sales have ended. Raffle tickets can still be purchased at the Fur Ball Gala if attending. Drawing ends May 3, 2024 at the Fur Ball Gala.
Winner need not be present to win.
Must be 21 to enter
All trips are for two (2) people
Airfare not included. Please check trip description for more details
One Lucky Winner selects one (1) trip from six (6) amazing options!
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Judy Recker
We are pleased to have Judy Recker as an Adopt-A-Pet Sponsor. She is also a loyal friend to animals and has been an SPCA Cincinnati Trustee for many years. An experienced and successful realtor with Sibcy Cline, Judy has over 44 years of experience and over $900 million in career sales. She is consistently a leader in sales and listings. We are very grateful for her expertise and kindness.
Click here for more information on these programs in our official brochure.
Keep an eye on this site for further details! If you'd like to donate and become part of one of our Donor Collar Societies or our 150th Anniversary Giving Circle, your contribution today will count towards one of these programs. Thank you for all you do for our animals!
Andrew Abbott, Cincinnati Reds Pitcher and SPCA Cincinnati Spokesperson joins Joelle Ragland, SPCA Cincinnati Board Chair as they discuss the SPCA Cincinnati and the importance of fundraisers for shelter animals like the 2024 Fur Ball Gala.
Platinum Sponsor - Gorilla Glue Company
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Gorilla Glue Company has been selling Gorilla Glue® for over two decades and are steadfast supporters of the SPCA Cincinnati. They are actively involved as a sponsor of our Annual Fur Ball Gala, employee giving, and their volunteer dog walk team. From fixing up cozy beds for our furry friends to patching up play structures, Gorilla Glue products ensure that our shelter is in top-notch shape with high-quality products that meet rigorous development standards. The Gorilla Glue Company believes in fostering a healthy work culture centered on family values so it’s no surprise they’re the glue that holds our furry family together! We are honored to have them as a Platinum Sponsor for the 2025 SPCA Cincinnati Fur Ball.
Platinum Sponsor - Swiffer
We are proud to have Swiffer as a Fur Ball 2025 Platinum Sponsor. Since 1999, Swiffer has become a favorite cleaning companion. From Swiffer WetJet to Swiffer Dusters, Swiffer is used in more than 50 million households around the world. They are a valued supporter of SPCA Cincinnati and friend of animals.
Peter J. Kambelos, M.D., Pierce Township Trustee
We are grateful to have Peter J. Kambelos, M.D., F.A.C.P. of Seven Hills Medical Arts, Inc. as an Adopt-A-Pet Fund Sponsor. He is a devoted, long-time friend of the SPCA Cincinnati and a proud fur parent to four frisky kitties and three good doggies.
La Mega
Our friends at La Mega 97.7FM have been wonderful supporters of the SPCA Cincinnati and our animals. We appreciate their support of our 2024 Adopt-A-Pet Fund. La Mega's presence is broad and reflective of a diverse Latino community, from regional Mexican to urban Latino, pop, rock, salsa to other Tropical varieties. Provocative talk/news, community segments, sports, and more. La Mega Media operates the only Hispanic radio stations in the State of Ohio and has been servicing the local Hispanic communities with 24-hour Spanish programming since 2004.
Gold Sponsor - Enerfab
Founded in 1901 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Enerfab has become an industry leader in providing fabrication, construction, and maintenance services within the utility and heavy industrial markets. The SPCA Cincinnati is grateful to have Enerfab as an invaluable partner. Their continued support allows our shelter to save more animals’ lives every single day. We are honored to have them as a Gold Sponsor of Fur Ball 2025.
Local 12
It would be hard to find a more loyal, supportive, and generous friend to SPCA Cincinnati than that of Local 12, Cincinnati’s CBS affiliate television station. Since 1988, SPCA staff have brought dogs and cats into the homes of hundreds of thousands of viewers annually to promote their adoption and the continued support of animal welfare through our annual Adopt-a-Pet Fund telethon. The hundreds of thousands of dollars raised through the telethon have supported our efforts to care for unwanted and homeless animals in the Tri-State.
Special Friend - Schiff Insurance
There has been a Schiff family member involved with the SPCA Cincinnati for nearly 50 years. Currently, that member is Tom Schiff, a recipient of the PB Johnston Humane Care award and a long-time member of the SPCA Cincinnati Board of Trustees. Tom has been a generous contributor and friend to staff and furry friends. There isn’t an event he does not support, even helping design a special event recognizing donors in his own home. We are honored to have them as a Sponsor of Fur Ball 2025.
Special Friend - Sharonville Convention Center
The Sharonville Convention Center is Cincinnati’s premier facility for sustainable, world-class meetings, conventions, banquets, trade shows, and public events. The Center offers contemporary meeting spaces and unparalleled customer service, as well as an award-winning catering team and menus prepared by a renowned chef. The SPCA Cincinnati Fur Ball has been held at the beautiful Sharonville Convention Center for many years and we are proud to have them as a Sponsor of Fur Ball 2025.
WGRR-FM
Being Married with Microphones allows Chris O’Brien and his wife, Janeen Coyle together to talk about one of their most precious causes, animal welfare. Adopted pet owners themselves, their care and concern for animals shines through every Wednesday morning during “Franks Friends,” one of the most popular radio segments in the Tri-State. Frank was a Pug-not just any Pug, just ask Janeen who wrote a children’s book about him. Frank passed away and within weeks, SPCA Cincinnati had found his earthly successor, Tank. Janeen and Tank are inseparable, as is our relationship with this fun-loving and supportive couple who rarely turn down a request to emcee, judge a contest or present an award at our special events.
Gala Production Sponsor - Prestige AV & Creative Services
Prestige AV & Creative Services is a full-service, single-source audio visual production company. They facilitate corporate and private gatherings on a local, regional, and international scale by providing the best equipment, technologies, project management and in-house services for the event industry for over 35 years. We are honored to have them as a Gala Production Sponsor for the SPCA Cincinnati 2025 Fur Ball.
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Signature Cocktail Sponsor - Absolut
Absolut is a proud global spirits company with a century-long history of fine spirit-making traditions. They are grounded in their passion for progression, and dedicated to bringing people together through their brands and experiences to help make the world a more inspiring and inclusive place. The SPCA Cincinnati is honored to have Absolut as the sponsor of our Fur Ball 2025 Signature Cocktail.
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