The Friends of the Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter welcome all to gather at Calloways Restaurant in Staffordville on Sunday, June 2, at 5 p.m. for a sit-down dinner, silent auction and 50/50 raffle. The event is one ofseveral annual fundraisers for the benefit of homeless and helpless animals. Dinner is $35 with the optionsof broiled flounder, prime rib, chicken parmesan or a vegetarian dinner. The silent auction items are donated by local shops, boutiques, restaurants and pet stores of Ocean County.

The Friends group was founded in 1992 by Dottie Reynolds of Barnegat Light, who is still deeply involved with the…