Gretchen Wilson headlined Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation’s (ARF) Stars to the Rescue at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis on January 15, 2006. Gretchen and her band performed a special acoustic set to close out a night of entertainment that included Grammy nominee and jazz trumpeting sensation Chris Botti, Journey’s Jonathan Cain and Tony Orlando.
A huge fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, Gretchen was presented with her own #27 jersey by Cardinals manager Tony La Russa. Her rescue dog, Gibson, was also in attendance. Several Cardinals players, including David Eckstein and Jim Edmonds, attended the event to support ARF.
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Proceeds from this very special event were dedicated to helping local St. Louis charities including The Animal House Fund, Open Door Animal Sanctuary, Operation SPOT, Pujols Family Foundation and Stray Rescue of St. Louis as well as ARF. As an organization, ARF saves the lives of loving dogs and cats who have run out of time at public shelters. In addition, it develops and implements people connect programs nationwide.
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