Max’s Helping Paws Foundation Releases Complimentary ‘Ultimate Dog & Cat Resource Guide for Monterey County’

Since 2016, Max’s Helping Paws Foundation has helped Monterey County dogs and cats stay healthy, happy and home.

Carmel, CA, July 23, 2020 - Since 2016, Max’s Helping Paws Foundation has helped Monterey County dogs and cats stay healthy, happy and home. Now the nonprofit has found a way to help navigate all the wonderful pet-friendly places and services in our beautiful backyard. Whether you live here, plan to live here, or you’re just visiting with your pet, the “Ultimate Dog & Cat Resource Guide for Monterey County” is the only resource guide a pet-lover will ever need. The handy guide features pet-friendly spaces and places, such as daycare options, parks, veterinarians, trainers, groomers, restaurants and more. The guide will be updated quarterly to ensure the most accurate information, and is currently only available online.

And the best part? It’s free.

“We’ve scoured all available channels looking for all the businesses located within Monterey County that serve or support dogs and cats, and put it all together in a single place,” said Dyana Klein, who started Max’s four years ago, following the death of her Miniature Pinscher Max. “We would love for this to become the local go-to resource for pet-people. If readers don’t see a service they'd expect to see, or see one that isn’t current, please let us know."

To download a digital copy of the “Ultimate Dog & Cat Resource Guide for Monterey County” please go to this link. (https://www.maxshelpingpaws.org/ultimate-dog-cat-resource-guide-monterey)

Believing financial circumstances should never decide a companion pet’s fate, Max’s relies on the generosity of the community to fund its mission. General donations are accepted through the nonprofit’s website www.maxshelpingpaws.org.

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.maxshelpingpaws.org

Artichoke Festival Cancels Popular 5K Beach Run in Monterey Set for September 2020

The Artichoke Festival has announced that it is cancelling its popular 5K Beach Run, which had been rescheduled for Sept. 12, 2020, from its original date in May 2020.

Castroville, California, July 23, 2020 — The Artichoke Festival has announced that it is cancelling its popular 5K Beach Run, which had been rescheduled for Sept. 12, 2020, from its original date in May 2020.

“The Artichoke Festival Committee has decided that the need to keep participants, spectators, and event volunteers safe and healthy is the most important consideration during this ongoing health crisis,” the festival said in a letter sent to registered entrants and previous participants. “As we have monitored the current situation and look toward the near future, it has become evident that a mass gathering such as a beach fun run will not be safe in our community in September.”

The festival plans on bringing the 5K Beach Run back in the spring of 2021, in advance of the Artichoke Festival on June 5-6, 2021, and will announce a new date at the beginning of 2021. Those interested in participating are encouraged to go to the festival’s website at ArtichokeFestival.org for info, and consider signing up for the festival’s newsletter for the latest news.

“We are immeasurably grateful for the patience and understanding our Beach Run entrants have shown us in the past months,” the message said. “We look forward to a healthier time when we can once again see you all at one of our Artichoke Festival events in the months ahead!”

The Artichoke Festival will return on June 5-6, 2021, at the Monterey County Fair & Event Center.

POLICY FOR PAID ENTRANTS

The festival will refund participation fees to all currently registered participants of the 2020 Artichoke Festival 5K Beach Run, beginning on July 20, 2020.

As an organization whose mission involves connecting people with a unique celebration that also allows it to give back to the community, donations and proceeds enable the Artichoke Festival (a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization), to continue funding many charitable and educational non-profit organizations within Monterey County. The Artichoke Festival has given back more than $210,800 in the past decade to local support programs and non-profit organizations.

About the Artichoke Festival
California’s artichoke history began in 1922 when the first artichoke shoots were planted in Castroville. Today, more than nine decades later, nearly 100 percent of America’s fresh artichoke supply is grown in California and nearly two-thirds is grown around the small town of Castroville.

The Artichoke Festival began in 1959 and has since developed to become a harvest festival to celebrate the iconic artichoke and region known as the “Artichoke Center of the World.” The Festival features family-fun events for all ages and has been a primary source of funding for local non-profit groups for many years.

For more information, visit http://artichokefestival.org/.

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.artichokefestival.org/