EASTON, Pa., (April 25, 2023) – The Center for Animal Health & Welfare, a life-saving adoption facility dedicated to finding permanent homes for homeless pets, announced today that local artist Adriano Farinella will be donating 20% of the proceeds from his Harmonic 91 painting sale to the organization. Farinella will present the donation check to The Center on April 27 during a tasting event at Butterhead Kitchen.

The donation is part of a program established by Farinella and Butterhead Kitchen to benefit local animal shelters through a revolving seasonal installation of paintings at Butterhead’s Easton space. CAHW is the first beneficiary of the program.

According to Farinella and Butterhead Kitchen’s owner Jason Sizemore, who both own rescue dogs, their shared mutual passion for animal welfare and rescue made supporting this cause an obvious choice.

“Animal shelters need financial support to accomplish the countless hours of extraordinary work they do all year long. I wanted to use my painting sales at Butterhead Kitchen as a vehicle to help our local shelter and begin a partnership that I hope grows to provide consistent and significant donations with each painting installation and sale,” said Farinella.

“We’re honored to be selected as the first beneficiary of this program and look forward to continuing a relationship with both the artist and the restaurant,” said Dawn Brosious, Development Director at The Center for Animal Health & Welfare.

For more information about The Center for Animal Health & Welfare, visit healthyanimalcenter.org.

About the Center for Animal Health & Welfare

Established in 1913, The Center for Animal Health & Welfare is a 501(c)(3) organization that operates a life-saving adoption facility in Easton, Pa. Dedicated to finding permanent homes for homeless pets, CAHW serves the community by providing medical care, training, placement, and support to animals in need. In April 2022, the organization opened Project PAW Community Center in Downtown Easton, Pa. to expand the range and reach of services to local residents.

The second location offers low- and no-cost programs such as vaccine and microchip clinics and a pet food bank. For more information, visit healthyanimalcenter.org.

About Adriano Farinella

Adriano lives and works in Easton, Pa. His work is widely collected in private and corporate collections throughout the United States. He has taught drawing, figure drawing, painting, and plein air for over 20 years and currently owns and operates StudioWork in downtown Easton, where he teaches workshops that balance elemental skill building with intuitive painting practices. He is Adjunct Professor of Art at Moravian University. For more information, visit adrianofarinella.com.

About Butterhead Kitchen

Named after owner Jason Sizemore’s rescue dog Butterhead, Butterhead Kitchen provides a variety of unique offerings including intimate dinner party-style vegan cooking events, made- from-scratch small batch products, off-site experiences in homes and businesses, and online cooking classes. Butterhead aims to provide a space that’s welcoming to all, including vegans, vegan-curious, or those that are just hungry for a bite to eat. For more information, visit www.butterheadkitchen.com.

 

Information provided to TVL by:
Dawn Brosious
Director of Development
The Center for Animal Health & Welfare
www.healthyanimalcenter.org
 

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