What’s included
Live entertainment, silent auction, open wine and beer bar, appetizers, and dessert.
In person
A feel-good night for rescue dogs
Join us at 1222 Copeland Oaks Drive, Morrisville, NC. Admission is $25 and includes live entertainment, an open wine and beer bar, appetizers, dessert, and access to the in-person festivities.
Special ticket-holder drawing: Gala ticket purchasers will also be eligible for an exclusive drawing featuring a surprise collection of gift cards.
When & where
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
1222 Copeland Oaks Drive
Morrisville, NC
Reserve your spot
Purchase your gala ticket online and join us for an evening benefiting rescue dogs.
Buy gala ticketsTry your luck
Three raffle prizes
Purchase raffle tickets online for $3 each or two for $5. Your purchase supports Pawfect Match Rescue & Rehabilitation’s lifesaving work.
Buy raffle ticketsLucky Lotto Scratch-Off Board
$250 value
$50 Amazon Gift Card
$25 Zaxby’s Gift Card
Open to everyone
Silent auction — bid online from near or far
You do not need to attend the gala to participate in the online silent auction. Browse, bid, and support lifesaving rescue work from anywhere.
Auction goes live October 1, 2026
Each catalog is limited to 50 items. You may bid in one, two, or all three auctions using the links above.
Auction Sneak Peek
A sample of the exciting items and experiences coming to the auction:
- Four tickets to a Duke Blue Devils football game
- Carolina Hurricanes K’Andre Miller No. 19 autographed puck
- Limited-edition Fortnite youth T-shirts
- One-week house rental in Kure Beach, NC
- Bradford Portraits luxury photography session and hotel package at its New York, Miami, or Orange County studio
- Dog boarding at Majestic Woof Lodge and Cobble Hill Bed & Biscuit
- Overnight stay with breakfast at The Mayton in Cary
- Two DPAC tickets to The Bodyguard or Mamma Mia!
Thank you
Our Puptoberfest sponsors
These generous sponsors make the gala possible and help more event proceeds go directly toward rescue, rehabilitation, and veterinary care.
Grand Champion Sponsors
$1,000+
Walnut Street Animal Hospital
A locally owned Cary veterinary hospital providing compassionate, full-service care for dogs and cats—from wellness visits and diagnostics to surgery and support through every life stage.
Visit Walnut Street Animal HospitalShelley W. Milburn Insurance Agency
A Rocky Mount agency helping clients protect what matters through auto, home, renters, life, mobile home, and commercial insurance, with a customer-first approach and coverage options from Nationwide and other carriers.
Visit Shelley W. Milburn Insurance Agency
The Cody Law Firm, PLLC
A Hickory, North Carolina law firm serving individuals and families with personalized representation in criminal defense, family law, estate planning, and related matters.
Visit The Cody Law Firm
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Tito’s pairs its philanthropic giving with a longtime commitment to pets through Vodka for Dog People, an initiative that supports animal-focused nonprofits, affordable veterinary care, spay and neuter services, and adoption.
Visit Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Raleigh Law Center
A North Raleigh law firm concentrating in family law and domestic violence matters. The firm helps clients navigate divorce, child custody and support, property division, adoption, and other family-court concerns through settlement negotiations and litigation.
Visit Raleigh Law CenterIndividual Grand Champions
- Imogen Baxter
- Keith & Jeannine Nieto
- Helen & Declan O’Shaugnessy
- John Ronfalvy
- Matt Stauff
Leader of the Pack Sponsors
$500
Ellie Penner · Sole Dimensions
A Wake Forest specialty shoe store offering individualized guidance to help customers find comfortable footwear suited to their feet and activities.
Visit Sole DimensionsTop Dog Sponsors
$250Black Dog Bottle Shop
Holly Springs’ dog-friendly craft beer shop offers retail bottles and cans, build-your-own six-packs, 20 rotating taps, and wine in a welcoming community setting.
Visit Black Dog Bottle Shop
Majestic Woof Lodge
A small, woman-owned dog boarding facility in Macclesfield offering comfortable stays, enrichment, and plenty of individual attention.
Visit Majestic Woof Lodge
Modulex LLC
Thank you for supporting Puptoberfest and the dogs of Pawfect Match.
Visit Modulex
Top Dog Training & Resort
A family-owned Hillsborough training and fitness center, spa, day school, and boarding resort offering structured activities and individualized care for dogs.
Visit Top Dog Training & ResortGifts for a good cause
Silent Auction Donors
These businesses and organizations generously donated goods, services, and experiences for our online silent auction.
Pet Care
Automotive
Entertainment
Food & Drink
Creative & Local Shopping
- Arcane Books & Speakeasy
- Bradford Portraits
- Castorena Creations
- DECO Raleigh
- Smile Bright Photos
Home Services
- Christina’s Cleaning Services
Beauty, Style & Self-Care
The dogs at the heart of it
Meet Holly—and catch up with Figgy
Holly
Holly is a 9-year-old, 74-pound bundle of love who has been with Pawfect Match since 2018. This affectionate senior is house-trained, crate-trained, low-exercise, and happiest cuddling, giving kisses, or riding shotgun in the car.
Holly especially loves children. She is dog-selective and needs a carefully matched home without cats, but with her people she is playful, loyal, and eager to please.
View Holly’s adoption profile
Figgy: one year later
Figgy came to Pawfect Match after being shot through the hips as a tiny puppy, leaving him permanently disabled from the waist down. In a South Carolina shelter, his future was uncertain and he faced a grave risk of euthanasia.
Pawfect Match was uniquely positioned to say yes. We brought Figgy into our program, provided medical care and rehabilitation, and gave him the time and foster support he needed to learn how to thrive with his disability.
Today, Figgy is adopted and deeply loved by a wonderful family. His journey shows what specialized rescue care—and a community willing to believe in one little dog—can make possible.
See Figgy’s original profileWhy it matters
Rescue, rehabilitation, and a Pawfect Match
Pawfect Match Rescue & Rehabilitation is a foster-based, all-volunteer 501(c)(3) serving homeless dogs across North Carolina. Dogs live in foster homes while receiving exams, vaccines, preventatives, microchips, spay/neuter care, and treatment for complex medical needs.
Since 2006Twenty years of rescue work
~800Adoptions in a typical year
All volunteerNo paid staff