Runner Spotlight: Amy

A woman (Amy) in running gear and with her hair back, stands posing with a race medal from the NYC Half. She's wearing a grey shirt with the PAWS NY logo.

Long-time volunteer Amy is running her second United Airlines NYC Half to benefit PAWS NY and we’re excited to cheer her on while she (hopefully) beats her previous time! A social worker who lives in Brooklyn with her cat Maya and dog Rosie, Amy is also a fan of karaoke and trivia nights. Learn more…

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PAWS NY Hosts Virtual Benefit: Spring Forward with Hope

The Virtual Benefit event will take place on Tuesday, May 11, from 6:30-7:15pm, and registration is now open to all attendees. NEW YORK, March 29, 2021 – Please join Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS) NY as we Spring Forward with Hope and continue to help keep New Yorkers and their pets together at our Annual Spring…

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PAWS NY Holiday Gift Guide 2020

As you make your holiday shopping lists this year, check out our PAWS NY Gift Guide. We’ve got PAWS merchandise and items from inspiring companies that support PAWS NY in various ways. Let’s go shopping! PAWS NY Masks & Merchandise Want to share the PAWS love with your friends or family? Or show the world…

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Marathon Runner Spotlight: Emily

We’ve got another Marathon Runner Spotlight for you! Emily is a PAWS NY volunteer and supporter who helped us ring the Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate our 10th Anniversary in 2019. She ran the Brooklyn Half Marathon in 2016 and has been itching to complete a marathon ever since. “I…

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Marathon Runner Spotlight: Valerie

This Runner Spotlight is all about Valerie, a long-time supporter of PAWS NY who has participated in the United NYC Half Marathon on behalf of PAWS several times! Splitting her time between NYC and Italy, Valerie is currently in Santo Stefano Belbo, Italy, and has a truly moving story. “I recently battled Melanoma Skin Cancer,…

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Marathon Runner Spotlight: Gigi

The 2020 TCS NYC Marathon may be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but several of the PAWS NY runners are continuing to fundraise and train, in hopes of participating in a future marathon. Gigi, one of our PAWS NY runners, is not only planning to run a future NYC Marathon, but she is also…

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Marathon Runner Spotlight: Christopher

Get inspired by the amazing runners who will be participating in the TCS NYC Marathon on behalf of PAWS NY! First up in our Runner Spotlight series: Christopher! Christopher is a PAWS volunteer who lives in Brooklyn and specializes in running long-distance races. Here in NYC, Christopher likes to run the Manhattan Bridge and along…

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