Join Ruff Start Rescue at the 2019 Athletes for Animals Minnesota Meritage Wine Tasting

Athletes for Animals summer soirée event is back for 2019 and Ruff Start Rescue is thrilled to join the fun! Come out to support the animals at the Minnesota Meritage Wine Tasting event on Sunday, August 18th, 2019 at the beautiful Leopold's Mississippi Gardens. Don't wait, get your tickets now for this sell-out event!

Featured NHL'ers include:

Zach Parise & Jason Zucker (Minnesota Wild)

Derek Stepan (Arizona Coyotes)

Casey Nelson (Buffalo Sabres)

Nate Prosser (Philadelphia Flyers)

Ryan McDonagh (Tampa Bay Lightning)

David Backes & Karson Kuhlman (Boston Bruins)

Drew Stafford (New Jersey Devils)

Nick Bjugstad (Pittsburg Penguins)

and.... more to come!!

General Admission tickets are $125 and will not be available at the door for this sell-out event. Ruff Start Rescue is not sellling tickets directly. Tickets must be purchased ffff00;">here through Athletes for Animals.

The night will be filled with new surprises, live entertainment, professional athletes and adoptable animals while you sip on high-end wines and indulge in delicious food and desserts!

Exclusive sports themed silent auction items will be available for bidding, and guests will also be able to interact with animals from Ruff Start Rescue & other local rescue groups.

Thank you to the generous MVP Host Sponsors Neuman K-9 Academy & RBC

100% of the funds raised through Athletes for Animals is made available to animal shelters and rescue organizations that are doing life saving work in communities across our nation through a grant process. Our funds assist them in their dedicated efforts to improve the lives of homeless pets through animal care, adoption and educational efforts.

Suggested Dress Code: Smart Casual

*We kindly request that outside autograph memoriabilia be kept to a minimum out of respect for the athletes and other guests.