Every year, WPAFW chooses a local animal rescue/rehabilitation charity to support with our famed charity raffle.
Current Charity
2025 – To be announced.
Past Charities
2024 – Animal Advocates
Animal Advocates – RESCUE. REHABILITATE. REHOME.
Animal Advocates is a nonprofit, all volunteer, Pittsburgh-based animal welfare
organization involved in the rescue, care and placement of companion animals.
2023 – Paws Across Pittsburgh
“Paws Across Pittsburgh is a non-profit foster-based animal rescue that works to rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home homeless, abused and unwanted dogs and cats. Together with our volunteers and foster parents, PAWS has helped hundreds of animals find a new life in their forever homes.” – PAWS ACROSS PITTSBURGH
Previous charities include Going Home Greyhounds, Inc in Wexford, Hide-E-Hole Ferret Rescue in Mt. Oliver, Clarion PAWS in Clarion, and White Oak Animal Safe Haven in White Oak, and The Awesome Spirit of Wildlife.
2022 – Paws Across Pittsburgh
Paws Across Pittsburgh is an all volunteer home based foster organization. In just a little over 6 years, over 4,000 animals have been saved. Paws has several specialty programs for injured/disabled dogs & seniors dogs.
2021
In 2021, we had 392 attendees raise $13,358.75 for TASOW! That’s over $34 per person! Counting the first raffle fundraiser in 2005, this event has raised over $70,000 for charity!