Minneapolis (Feb. 7, 2024) – Get ready to cuddle up with cuteness on Valentine’s Day at the Meet Minneapolis Puppy Cuddle. From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Meet Minneapolis Visitor Center, enjoy some snuggle time with a plethora of puppies. A $5 donation is suggested to support Healing Hearts Rescue.

Healing Hearts Rescue is a volunteer-based nonprofit dog rescue dedicated to changing the lives of animals whom humans have failed by finding them safe and loving homes. For more information, visit https://healingheartsrescue.org.

In addition to cuddle time with the puppies, visitors will be encouraged to write a heartfelt letter to a local child battling illness at a local hospital. Letters of Love will provide markers, pens and paper, and the messages will be distributed to Children’s Minnesota.

WHAT:

• Cuddle time with cute puppies
• $5 donation suggested
• Cash, credit, and Venmo accepted
• 100% of donations will go to Healing Hearts Rescue
  

WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 14, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: Meet Minneapolis Visitor Center, 505 Nicollet Mall, Suite 100, directly across from the METRO Nicollet station

VISUALS:

• Lots of adorable, cuddly puppies
• Happy people cuddling puppies for a good cause
  

Media and cameras welcome and encouraged.

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ABOUT MEET MINNEAPOLIS VISITOR CENTER
As part of Meet Minneapolis, Convention and Visitor Association, the Meet Minneapolis Visitor Center is the official visitor center for Minneapolis, located in the CenterPoint Energy building on Nicollet and 5th Street. Staff are available to answer questions, share visitor maps and resources about things to do in Minneapolis and the surrounding area. The Visitor Information Center in the Minneapolis Convention Center is also available to provide similar information to visitors and convention attendees.

ABOUT MEET MINNEAPOLIS
Meet Minneapolis is a private, not-for-profit, member-based association. It actively promotes and sells the Minneapolis area as a destination for conventions and meetings, works to maximize the visitor experience and markets the city as a desirable tourist destination to maximize the economic benefit to the greater Minneapolis area. Meet Minneapolis is accredited by the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program (DMAP) of Destinations International.

MEDIA CONTACT
Kevin Kurtt, Public Relations and Communications Manager, 952-288-9319, kevink@minneapolis.org