{"id":152073,"date":"2026-02-11T21:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/152073\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T21:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:17:07","slug":"mark-your-calendars-for-the-paws-and-claws-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/152073\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Your Calendars for the Paws and Claws Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-38699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Debbie-Hansen-Diane-Coakley-co-chair-Wendy-Talbot-Allola-McGraw-co-chair-Melony-Zaravelis.-Photo-by-.jpeg\" alt=\"Debbie Hansen, Diane Coakley (co-chair), Wendy Talbot, Allola McGraw (co-chair), Melony Zaravelis. Photo by Mitch Eiseman Photography\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\"  \/>Debbie Hansen, Diane Coakley (co-chair), Wendy Talbot, Allola McGraw (co-chair), Melony Zaravelis. Photo by Mitch Eiseman Photography<\/p>\n<p>The Humane Society of the Treasure Coast will host the annual Paws and Claws Gala, presented by the Catsman Foundation, at the Willoughby Golf Club February 21. This year\u2019s event is themed \u201cKool Cats &amp; Diggin\u2019 Dogs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the flavorful fare and specialty cocktails, The Essence of Motown will provide live entertainment and dancing opportunities for the guests to groove to. Attendees are encouraged to dazzle and shine in glitz, glamour, and soul attire.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning February 14, bid in both silent and live auctions by visiting the humane society\u2019s online auction page at <a class=\"ms-outlook-linkify\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hstc1.org\/gala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">hstc1.org\/gala<\/a>. More items will be added in the days leading up to the event, so organizers are encouraging supporters to keep checking the website.<\/p>\n<p>Fans of the classic television show American Bandstand are in for a special treat, too! Paws &amp; Claws Gala attendees will have the chance to enter a raffle for one of three seats on the \u201cAmerican Bandstand\u201d Rate a Record judge\u2019s panel, where they will rate two surprise songs performed by The Essence of Motown. All three judges will be entered into a drawing for the chance to take home a private dinner cruise for four people on the luxurious Food Yacht in Jupiter. Only those who attend the event will be eligible to participate in this raffle.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $275 and may be purchased online at <a title=\"https:\/\/hstc1.org\/Post\/Paws-and-Claws-Gala\" href=\"https:\/\/hstc1.org\/Post\/Paws-and-Claws-Gala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">hstc1.org\/gala<\/a>. Each year the gala raises more than $200,000, with all of the proceeds benefiting the shelter animals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Debbie Hansen, Diane Coakley (co-chair), Wendy Talbot, Allola McGraw (co-chair), Melony Zaravelis. Photo by Mitch Eiseman Photography The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152074,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":{"0":"post-152073","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-port-st-lucie","8":"tag-port-st-lucie","9":"tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","10":"tag-port-st-lucie-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}