3. Studio Movie Grill Takes On Pound Puppies: Mission
Adoption with Local Rescues
Dallas,
TX
–
April
8,
2013;
Studio
Movie
Grill
continues
with
its
hit
SMG
Toons
Series
with
April
screenings
of
Pound
Puppies:
Mission
Adoption,
weekends
at
11am.
Encouraged
by
last
month’s
enthusiasm
for
Bring
Your
Own
Barbie
Day,
SMG
has
taken
Mission
Adoption
one
step
further
and
has
reached
out
to
local
rescues
to
help
live
puppies
find
homes.
Saturday,
April
20,
select
SMG
locations
have
partnered
with
local
dog
rescues
and
will
be
hosting
an
adoption
day
in
front
of
the
theater
and
collecting
donations
of
puppy
chow
and
other
pet
supplies.
While
supplies
last,
SMG
is
offering
movie
passes
and
copies
of
the
DVD
for
Pound
Puppies:
Mission
Adoption
provided
by
Shout
Factory!
as
incentives
for
patrons
who
adopt
a
pet
or
donate
at
the
event.
Each
participating
location
has
a
selected
animal
rescue
with
volunteers
who
will
come
on
site
in
front
of
the
theaters
to
show
puppies
in
need
of
homes
and
collect
donations
of
pet
food
and
supplies.
Pound
Puppies:
Mission
Adoption
will
be
playing
every
weekend
in
April
at
11am
at
most
SMG
locations.
Tickets
are
$2.
Designated
rescues
at
participating
locations
include:
DALLAS METRO:
• SMG
Plano
–
Texas
Little
Cuties
• SMG
Spring
Valley
–
Take
Me
Home
Pet
Rescue
• SMG
Royal
–
Furgotten
Friends
• SMG
Lewisville
–
A
Different
Breed
• SMG
Arlington
–
Shelter2Rescue
Coalition
HOUSTON METRO:
• SMG
City
Centre
–
Pup
Squad
• SMG
Copperfield
–
English
Bulldog
Rescue
ATLANTA METRO:
• SMG
Holcomb
Bridge
–
FurKids
SCOTTSDALE, AZ:
• SMG
Scottsdale
–
Home
Fur
Good,
Saturday,
April
20
• SMG
Scottsdale
–
Forever
Loved
and
Poverty’s
Pets,
Sunday,
April
21
WHEATON, IL:
• SMG
Wheaton
–
ARF-‐Illinois
Pound
Puppies:
Mission
Adoption
will
be
playing
every
weekend
in
April
at
11am
at
most
SMG
locations.
Tickets
are
$2.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Betsy
Tyurin
btyurin@studiomoviegrill.com
5. “It’s
cool
how
all
the
things
from
our
own
childhood
memories
are
coming
back
for
our
own
children
to
experience
as
well.”
~Brandi
Arivette
NotSoAverageMama.com
“We
got
two
dogs
adopted
and
two
more
who
people
are
very
interested
in…I
also
bought
a
burger
and
it
was
fantastic!!”
~
Steven
Foster
President/Founder
DFW’s
Furgotten
Friends
“We
are
very
excited
to
partner
on
promoting
the
benefits
of
adopting
a
‘pound
puppy!’”
~
Michele
Borne
Adoption
Event
Coordinator
Take
Me
Home
Pet
Rescue
13. “I
love
this
collaboration
and
encourage
everyone
to
take
advantage
of
this
special
price
and
donate
as
well.
You
don’t
have
to
adopt-‐
Just
donate.”
~
Lori
Pace
A
Day
In
Motherhood
“So
hard
not
to
take
one
of
those
cute
bulldogs
home!”
~DJ
Hochstetler
Manager
Studio
Movie
Grill,
Copperfield
24. SMG Scottsdale
“We
are
very
happy,
on
behalf
of
our
rescue
pets,
to
have
this
opportunity
to
show
case
how
wonderfull
rescue
pet
are
and
what
great
companions
they
make!”
~
Virginia
Martinez
Shelter
Director
Home
Fur
Good
Pet
Rescue
25.
26.
27.
28.
• .11
SMG
Locations
played
Pound
Puppies:
Mission
Adoption
• 12
Dog
Rescues
collaborated
with
10
SMG
Theaters
to
hold
a
Mission
Adoption
event
with
live
puppies
available
to
be
adopted
on
April
20,
2013.
o Dog
Rescues
gave
out
30
Mission
Adoption
DVDs
§ A
$300
Value
o SMG
Donated
600
movie
passes
to
patrons
who
adopted
a
dog
or
donated
to
the
rescues
§ A
$6000
Value
o 3
puppies
were
confirmed
adopted
that
day.
• SMG
Scottsdale
had
such
demand
for
the
Mission
Adoption
live
puppy
adoption
event
they
added
an
extra
day!
• 233
patrons
watched
Pound
Puppies:
Mission
Adoption
on
the
live
adoption
day.