LAKE WALES, Fla. — A Polk County cat rescue will sell treats and refreshments Friday evening during Lake Wales Live, a free downtown event featuring live music and vendors.
DLB Cat Rescue Inc., known online as Polk City Kitties, plans to offer popcorn, cotton candy and bottled water from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 23. The rescue said purchases will support the rescue and care of cats and kittens.
Live music in downtown Lake Wales
Hometown Sounds is scheduled to perform from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Downtown Market Plaza, 20 N. Market Place, according to the city’s event calendar.
Lake Wales Live is presented through a partnership involving the Lake Wales Arts Council, the city and Lake Wales Main Street. Admission is free.
Vendors, including the rescue, will be set up along East Park Avenue. The rescue’s exact booth location will be assigned when its team arrives, founder and director Dean R. Menendez said.
Fundraiser will not include live animals
The rescue said no live rescue animals will be present at its booth.
For more information about the fundraiser, contact DLB Cat Rescue at 863-662-2161 or dlbcatrescueinc@gmail.com.
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