This Memorial Day Weekend, rock out to help Veterans at Save a Pet – Save a Vet!  On Saturday, May 27, 2017 at the Crows Nest in Plaistow, NH (181 Plaistow Road) local bands will be raising money for Chris’ Pets for Vets.  Scheduled to perform are Dr. X Tribute to Queensryche, Signal to Noise, Hellen Kella, Tester, Eden’s Lie, Flight 666 an Iron Maiden tribute band, and many more!  This all ages event begins at 2:00 PM and will keep on rocking until 8:00 PM.  Sorry, no pets allowed.  Tickets are $10 at the door, and proceeds to benefit Chris’ Pets for Vets.

Chris’ Pets for Vets is a program of Annie’s Angels Memorial Fund that partners with local animal rescue shelters to provide companion pets to current military and veterans at no charge to the family.  Working with the Cocheco Valley Humane Society in Dover, NH and the Salem Animal Rescue League in Salem, NH, Chris’ Pets for Vets pays 100% of the adoption fee.  Companion animals can make a tremendous difference in the life of a veteran, especially one who is suffering from PTSD.  Chris’ Pets for Vets was created in honor of Christopher Journeau for PTSD awareness.  Chris served with the US Army, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team while fighting in Operation Iraqi Freedom.  At the age of 23 and six months after his return home to Stratham, NH, he took his own life.  The end result was he had been suffering from PTSD and nobody knew it until it was too late.  Chris’ Pets for Vets works with local animal shelters to pair veterans with a free pet, so they can more easily deal with PTSD, helping to heal the deep emotional scars, and possibly save their lives.

So this Memorial Day Weekend, lend a helping paw to Veterans by rocking out at Save a Pet – Save a Vet!  For more information on Saturday’s fundraiser, visit the Crows Nest Bar and Grill on Facebook.  To learn more about Chris’ Pets for Vets and how you can donate to those who have given so much for our country, as well as help a shelter pet in need of a good home, please visit chrispetsforvets.org.