Veterinary Home Care will host its Second Annual Putts for Paws event on Sunday, September 11 at the Devil’s Ridge Golf Club (3700 Metamora Rd.) in Oxford Township.

The outing is an 18-hole, four-person scramble that will commence with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Participants can also practice their long-shot at the driving range starting at 8 a.m. Lunch will be served at noon.

The event will also include a dinner and silent auction, which will begin at 3 p.m. Pet adoptions will also take place at the event from noon to 4 p.m.

All proceeds will be split evenly between Oxford-based K-9 Stray Rescue League and the Canine Companion Rescue Center, based in Oakland County.

The K-9 Stray Rescue League is a state and federally licensed nonprofit group formed in 1990, primarily to save dogs on the euthanasia list at animal shelters. The Canine Companion Rescue Center is a nonprofit corporation founded in 2004 for the purpose of working with the community and area animal control agencies to promote the adoption of dogs without families.

Veterinary Home Care is the practice of Dr. Elena Osborne, of Independence Township.

As a practicing veterinarian and animal-lover, Osborne said she hopes the funds raised during the event will help ease some of the strain that animal rescue centers undergo.

“We’re just trying to (provide) these wonderful organizations with some additional funds to aid in all the things they do from rescuing to medical care to housing, food, they’ve got a big task ahead of them in terms of things that they do. We just never like seeing animals in need and a lot of the things that these animals need is love, good medical care and being in a loving home. We’re just trying to get these rescues some additional funds to help facilitate that,” said Osborne.

Osborne said community and local business support has helped tremendously during the organization of the event and named the White Horse Inn, located in Metamora, and the Oxford Training Center- K-9 Academy, located in Oxford, as “$250 silver sponsors” of the event.

It was thanks to this same level of community support that Osborne said the event soared beyond all expectations last year.

“Last year was our first outing and we had hopes for raising about $4,000 and we raised just shy of $10,000,” said Osborne.

This year, she hopes to raise $12,000 during the event.

The entry fee for golf/dinner is $125 per player if registered by August 30. After that date, the fee is $140 per player. The fee is $25 per guest for dinner only.

To register, please provide your name, phone number, and quantity of guest reservations for golf/dinner or dinner only to the address below. The registration deadline is September 7.

For donations, please make checks payable to “K-9 Stray Rescue League (Non-Profit #38-3154976)”. Donations are tax-deductible.

Donations and registration information can be sent to Elena Osborne, DVM at 9320 Oakmont Dr., Clarkston, MI 48348.

For more information, call Elena Osborne at (248) 707-6280 or email her at dr.ohomevet@att.net.