2025 Satchel’s Giving Day PAWSCARS PARTY

September 6th marks the 36th birthday of Satchels, the dog who started it all...and, we are rolling out the red carpet to celebrate his birthday at our annual Satchel's Giving Day!

This year’s event will bring the Hollywood glamour of the Oscars, or in this case the “Pawscars,” to Sarasota on Saturday, September 6th at Big Top Brewery (Cattlemen Road location) from 6-10 pm.

NEW this year: We are pleased to introduce a shuttle service to enhance parking options for our guests. A big thank you to Dolphin Transportation for making this possible!

Two Ways to Give at Satchel’s Giving Day

As part of the Pawscars theme, supporters can donate $50 and receive a special digital movie poster featuring their cat or dog. Select movies include “The Dog Father,” inspired by The Godfather, “Paws,” taken from the movie Jaws, and “Fast & Furriest,” inspired by the Fast and Furious franchise, to name a few. You will be sent an email with a form that includes instructions on how to submit a photo of your cat and/or dog for their personalized movie poster.

Or, if you'd rather show our Satchel's dogs and cats some love, you can donate to vote for our animals in variety of Pawscars award categories, including Best Treat Motivated Performance, Best Window Sill Soliloquy, Best Performance at an Offsite Event, and more. Winners will be announced at Satchel’s Giving Day and will have their movie posters displayed throughout the event. You will be sent an email with a form to submit your votes in all of our award categories.

All Donations are MATCHED 1:1 through the generosity of the

ARNAUD FAMILY FUND