A formal night of dinner and dancing is on the calendar for Orlando-area animal lovers, with the LoveyLoaves Harvest Ball set to run from 6 to 10 p.m. at Rosen Shingle Creek and benefit special-needs dogs in the rescue's care. Individual tickets cost $125, and the evening is built around raising money for the rescue's medical and rehabilitative funds.
According to Orange Observer, the Harvest Ball takes place on October 3 at Rosen Shingle Creek, located at 9939 Universal Blvd. in Orlando, with registration available at harvestball2026.eventbrite.com. LoveyLoaves itself describes the gathering as a formal evening of dinner and dancing designed to benefit the special-needs dogs of LoveyLoaves Rescue, according to LoveyLoaves. The nonprofit's own event page frames the ball as upcoming, though a separate page on the same site describes a 2026 Harvest Ball as already having been held at Rosen Shingle Creek — a discrepancy that remains unresolved between the two LoveyLoaves pages.
Where the Money Goes
Proceeds are earmarked for veterinary care, rehabilitation, therapies, mobility equipment, prescription diets, supplies and everyday care, per the Orange Observer's reporting. LoveyLoaves describes itself the same way on its event page, noting that the ball raises money for its medical and rehabilitative funds, which provide special-needs dogs with mobility aids — carts — and veterinary care. The organization is also seeking both corporate and personal sponsorships for the event, the group's site notes.
LoveyLoaves describes itself as a nonprofit, small-breed special-needs dog rescue dedicated to giving extraordinary dogs a second chance at life. The rescue serves dogs with mobility challenges, limb differences, blindness or deafness, neurological conditions, chronic illness, injury and other complex medical needs, and the organization says donations remain crucial for covering veterinary care and rehabilitation for the animals in its program.
A Guest Speaker With an Unusual Résumé
Topping the evening's program is special guest speaker Tamar Geller, described on the event listing as a bestselling author and canine expert. The Orange Observer reports Geller is a New York Times bestselling author and dog behavior expert who created the Loved Dog method and has worked with dogs and their families, developing what's described as a relationship-centered approach to understanding dogs.
Geller's path to that work is distinctive: the LoveyLoaves event page notes she drew on insights gained during her service as an Israeli Special Forces intelligence officer, as well as her observations of wolves in the wild, in crafting her training philosophy. Oprah Winfrey has called Geller “a life coach for dogs and their people,” a description LoveyLoaves repeats in promoting her appearance at the ball.
Part of a Broader Fundraising Push
The Harvest Ball isn't the rescue's only fundraising effort. LoveyLoaves also runs Arts for Carts, an annual silent art auction fundraiser that benefits special-needs dogs and the organization's Sanctuary project, for which artists worldwide donate unique and custom artwork to be sold silent-auction style. Together, the events reflect a steady cycle of community fundraising the rescue relies on to keep its medical and mobility programs running for dogs who need extra support.
