{"id":918,"date":"2026-11-07T18:23:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T02:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/?p=918"},"modified":"2026-11-07T18:23:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T02:23:45","slug":"a-full-house-happy-winners-and-a-night-for-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/2026\/11\/07\/a-full-house-happy-winners-and-a-night-for-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"A Full House, Happy Winners, and a Night for Rescue!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sold-Out Bingo Night Brings Our Rescue Community Together<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BINGO! And what a night it was!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our November 4 Bingo fundraiser at Baran Mediterranean was officially SOLD OUT, bringing together an enthusiastic crowd of animal lovers for an evening of laughter, great food, fabulous prizes, and a shared love for rescue dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From beautiful gift baskets and dog-themed treasures to gift cards and plenty of happy winners, the excitement lasted all evening. And of course, a few four-legged guests joined the festivities, reminding everyone exactly why we were there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Than Just a Game<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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There’s something special about seeing our rescue community come together outside of the usual adoption events and shelter visits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteers, longtime supporters, and new friends gathered around the tables, sharing stories, enjoying dinner, and cheering each other on as the numbers were called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For one evening, it wasn’t about the difficult shelter decisions, urgent medical cases, or the endless needs that come with rescue. It was about celebrating the people who make second chances possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Community That Shows Up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A huge thank-you to Baran Mediterranean for welcoming us and generously contributing a portion of the evening’s food sales to Labradors and Friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also appreciate Sham Paws for organizing and running another entertaining Bingo night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And let’s hear it for the incredible volunteers, individuals, and businesses who donated every single prize! From beautiful gift baskets and dog-themed treasures to gift cards and special surprises, their generosity helped make the evening such a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To everyone who attended, donated, helped behind the scenes, or simply came out to support our dogs: THANK YOU!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every fundraiser helps us continue providing shelter, veterinary care, and second chances to dogs who need us most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A sold-out room, a community full of heart, and another wonderful night for rescue. We couldn’t ask for more!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friends don’t let friends go homeless.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A full house, fabulous prizes, and a community that loves rescue dogs! Our November 4 Bingo fundraiser at Baran Mediterranean was sold out, bringing supporters together for a wonderful evening benefiting Labradors and Friends. See the photos and celebrate with us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":919,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13],"tags":[182,177,183,64,185,66,184,181],"class_list":["post-918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event-highlights","category-events","tag-baran-mediterranean","tag-bingo-fundraiser","tag-community-support","tag-dog-rescue","tag-event-recap","tag-labradors-and-friends","tag-rescue-fundraiser","tag-sham-paws"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=918"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":937,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918\/revisions\/937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labradorsandfriends.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}