Dyker Heights woman organizes fundraiser for animal rescue charity
Scores turn out to support work done by No More Tears group
Sandy Irrera said she didn’t expect the onslaught of people who came to the fundraiser at La Bella Panini Restaurant on 13th Avenue that she organized to benefit No More Tears Rescue, a non-profit group that saves unwanted, unloved and mistreated dogs.
“I figured we’d get about 50 people to come,” Irrera told the Brooklyn Eagle as she stood in the dining area of the restaurant on March 13, the night of the fundraiser. “But look at this! They’re still coming through the door!”
By the end of the night, 80 people came to support No More Tears and Irrera had raised nearly $2,000 for the group.
Irrera, a Dyker Heights resident, likes to volunteer her time organizing fundraisers for various charities and non-profit organizations and when she heard about No More Tears Rescue, she wanted to help. “They do such good work and they’re all volunteers. They’ve rescued so many dogs over past couple of years. It takes money to do what they do. I just wanted to do what I could to help them,” she told the Eagle.