Santa Paws visit was a hit with humans and animals

Posted 12/20/22

Okeechobee Cell Phone Repairs hosted a Christmas celebration on Dec. 18 , and proceeds from the event will be donated to the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office Animal …

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Santa Paws visit was a hit with humans and animals

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OKEECHOBEE — Okeechobee Cell Phone Repairs hosted a Christmas celebration on Dec. 18 , and proceeds from the event will be donated to the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control.

The whole family was invited to enjoy live music with Joel the Boho Cowboy. 

Santa Paws (Steve Gilliland) was there, and judging by the smiles on the faces of the children, pets and adults, his visit was a wonderful addition to the Christmas season. Judy Throop of Smiles & Wiggles Photography donated her time to take photos of the visitors. All proceeds from the sale of the photos will be donated to the cause. Animals, especially dogs, are very important to Throop, and she spends hours and hours photographing animals and publishing their pictures to try to get them into forever homes.

While there, pet owners were able to have their dog’s nails clipped by Fur-Tastic Pet Grooming, purchase a pulled pork lunch and swamp cabbage served by Nini’s Country Catering, buy a snow cone for the kids or get their faces painted while they waited to see Santa Paws.

Christina Honeycutt, owner of Cell Phone Repairs, said she is doing the fundraiser to help a good cause. “They need funds to help them make their dream of a spay and neuter program come true. They would also love to be able to provide extra medical treatment for things like heart worms. I wanted to help. It’s the only place we have here for animals.”

Okeechobee Cell Phone Repair would like to thank the following participants for their help with the fundraiser:

Smiles & Wiggles

Steve Gilliland

Joel "The Boho Cowboy"

Nini's Country Catering

Nikki Wisener and Robert J Suggs

Ferrell Market

Frank Decarlo

Fur-Tastic Pet Grooming by Mary Percy

Bentley's Lemonade

Khool Kravings

K9 Resque

Devonly's Many Faces

Lisa Deckard

Okeechobee Feed

Eli's Western Wear

Tractor Supply

Pet Supermarket 

Cassandra Montgomery

Chase Boone

Santa Paws, Cell Phone Repairs

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