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Humane Society fundraiser combines paintings, patrons and puppies
Art with a Heart aids shelter's efforts for homeless animals
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Katharine Lonczak, left, and Alexis Smith view a painting at the Art with Heart fundraiser Saturday night for the Humane Society of Northeast Georgia at the Chattahoochee Country Club in Gainesville. About 350 people attended the event to support the animal shelter. - photo by HAILEY VAN PARYS
Everything in the name of rescuing animals. It’s why Julie Edwards, executive director of the Humane Society of Northeast Georgia, and Samantha Threadgill, director of development and communications, spent months planning the annual Art with Heart fundraiser for the shelter. “They really put their hearts and souls into the event,” said Lizzy Higgins, marketing communications manager for the shelter.