Will County-based K9s for Veterans to hold gala Sunday in Joliet

K9s for Veterans will host its second annual gala Sunday.

The Making Dreams Pawsible Gala will be begin at 5 p.m. at Harrah’s Joliet, 151 N. Joliet St. in downtown Joliet to raise funds for K9s for Veterans.

Army veteran Michael Tellerino of Plainfield founded the nonprofit K9s for Veterans in 2018 “to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder transition back to civilian life once their military service has ended with the help of trained service dogs,” according to the K9s for Veterans website.

“Most of our veterans are too proud to ask for help,” Tellerino previously said. “But I tell them, ‘The first step in getting better is asking for help. If you don’t ask for help, you’ll never get better. It’s never going to be any better for you.’”

The gala includes a cash bar for cocktails and a vendor show at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., speakers at 7 p.m., raffles at 8:30 p.m., and a DJ from 9 to 10 p.m.

Meal options include chicken piccata, pasta primavera and filet mignon. The meal is accompanied with house salad, baby carrots, garlic mashed potatoes and chocolate cake with coffee.

Tickets are $125 each.

For tickets and more information about the gala, visit zeffy.com.

For more information about K9s for Veterans, visit k9sforveteransnfp.org.