Picture this paw in Emerald and you sort of get the idea. Except not really. Credit: TheGiantVermin, Guelph, Ontario, Canada [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Picture this paw in Emerald and you sort of get the idea. Except not really. Credit: TheGiantVermin, Guelph, Ontario, Canada [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Think of it as Indiana Jones and the Temple of Stray Animals. The 4th Annual Quest for the Emerald Paw returns with its "save the animals" scavenger hunt that benefits Friends of Strays. The hunt starts at Friends of Strays and takes teams through St. Petersburg as they hunt for clues that will bring them to their final destination. Check in at FoS and choose a team name from the names of adoptable animals who live at the shelter. This isn't a timed event; rather, your team earns points (you can get extra spirit points, too). Your entry fee gets you a T-shirt, a drink ticket for the celebratory party and the endless warm fuzzy feeling you get from helping animals.

Quest for the Emerald Paw | Friends of Strays, 2911 47th Ave. N., St. Petersburg | Feb. 9: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | $100/team of four | 727-522-6566 | Subscribe to Creative Loafing's weekly Do This newsletter and never miss an event


This article appears in Nov 22-29, 2018.

Cathy's portfolio includes pieces for Visit Florida, USA Today and regional and local press. In 2016, UPF published Backroads of Paradise, her travel narrative about retracing the WPA-era Florida driving...