Package #1
$35
Email your pet photo by September 30. Your custom pet outline will be pre-drawn on canvas and ready to paint during an artist-led Mahwah Day session.
Changing Lives. Opening Hearts. Giving Hope.
About Us
NFFAR: Second Chance for Cats & Dogs
The National Foundation for Animal Rescue (NFFAR) is a no-kill animal rescue organization based in northern New Jersey. Our purpose is to provide sanctuary, medical assistance, foster homes, and adoption to abandoned, missing, feral, abused, and neglected animals. We serve the New Jersey metro area and also assist animals and people in other states.
Almost all the animals we rescue require immediate medical attention. NFFAR never turns away an animal due to the expense involved in returning them to good health. Each case is evaluated, with the animal’s best interest as the number one priority. Our adoptable rescued pets are evaluated for temperament, tested for disease, vaccinated, spayed or neutered (age-appropriate), and microchipped. They receive flea/tick preventative, as well as de-worming medications. NFFAR provides these animals with loving foster homes, many of which have children, cats, dogs and other pets, allowing our foster pets to be exposed to a variety of environments. We look for adopters who understand that pets should be family members, and that a commitment to a pet is a thoughtful, lifetime promise. We never want these animals to experience being unloved or uncared for, ever again.
Mahwah Day Fundraiser
Pet Portrait Creation Station
Paint a portrait of your furry, feathered, or scaly family member with guidance from artist Caitlin Duffy Soldo — and help NFFAR raise funds for animals in desperate need.
Important: For custom pet portraits, email your digital pet photo to
cdscustomart@gmail.com
no later than Wednesday, September 30.
Where
Next to the NFFAR booth at Commodore Perry Fields
When
Saturday, October 3
Sessions
12:30–2:00pm and 2:30–4:00pm
Choose Your Portrait Package
Pick a custom pet outline or choose from ready-made pet designs. Artist-led sessions include supplies; take-home canvas options are also available.
Package #2
$25
Choose from pre-drawn outlines of furry, feathered, and scaly pets, then paint during one of the artist-led sessions.
Package #3
$20
Email your pet photo by September 30, pick up your custom pre-drawn canvas at
the booth, and complete your portrait on your own.
Canvas only. Supplies and guidance not included.
Package #4
$10
Choose a pre-drawn pet outline and complete it on your own.
Canvas only. Supplies and guidance not included.
Meet the Artist
Caitlin Duffy Soldo is a local working artist, animal advocate, and former co-owner and Art Director of the Mahwah-based teaching studio ArtisticallyAbled. She creates art inspired by her love of the 1970s and partners with local groups for classes, commissions, and NFFAR events.
Pet Portrait Inspiration
A few examples of Caitlin’s colorful, expressive pet portrait work.
Event Details
Location
Next to the NFFAR booth
Commodore Perry Fields
70 E. Ramapo Avenue
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Artist-Led Sessions
- Session 1: 12:30pm – 2:00pm
- Session 2: 2:30pm – 4:00pm
Sessions remain open until seats are full.
Supplies Provided for Artist-Led Sessions
8"x10" canvases, washable non-toxic acrylic paints, paint brushes, paper towels, and wipes.
Paint. Celebrate. Rescue.
Every portrait helps support NFFAR’s mission to assist animals in desperate need. Can’t attend Mahwah Day? You can still make a difference with a donation.
Our Mission
NFFAR believes that no animal should be killed because it is homeless.
Success Story - Piper
On an August evening in 2016 a request for assistance was made by a woman we had helped in the past. A six-week-old calico kitten was found wedged in a pipe 6 feet underground behind her neighbor’s house. She and the neighbors were gathered around the opening to the pipe, which transversed water from the house downspout pipe into the steel underground conduit. The kitten, who had probably been in the pipe for hours, was crying and not able to move. It took NFFAR’s TROT three hours to extricate her from a certain death. Little Piper has since been adopted into a permanent loving home!
Make a Difference
Your donation is crucial to our mission! By supporting us, you help us tackle critical cases of seriously injured, neglected, and abused animals. Your contribution directly saves these innocent creatures, giving them a chance at a happy, fear-free life. Additionally, your donation helps manage the growing population of feral and homeless animals through spay/neuter efforts, making a direct impact on their well-being. Your support also assists pet owners in financial crisis with veterinary expenses, ensuring that their pets receive the care they need. Your compassion will never be forgotten.
