Thank You, Arizona — Paws, Pancakes & Purpose, in the Books
A Morning of Brunch, Rescue Dogs, and Second Chances
On Saturday, May 2, 2026, our North Scottsdale patio looked a little different. Leashes on the rail. An adoption table where the bar usually is. Pancakes on the griddle. Pupachinos and Bacon Sickles going out faster than we could plate them. And dogs — quiet ones, bouncy ones, shy ones, every-tail-wagging ones — meeting families who hadn't realized, when they made the reservation, that they were going to fall in love.
Thank you, Arizona. We are so grateful you showed up.
Thank You — Said Out Loud, On the Record
Thank you to Heart of Infinity® Rescue Foundation and founder Krizia Claudia, whose foster families spend every weekend doing this work without an audience. Thank you to the volunteer crews who carried water bowls and clipboards in the Arizona sun. Thank you to our North Scottsdale team — servers, cooks, hosts, and managers — who turned a normal Saturday shift into something none of us will forget. And thank you to every guest who came hungry, donated generously, asked the hard questions about adoption, and stayed long enough to meet a dog by name.
A special thank you to Evolve PR & Marketing and to account manager Judy Kernen, whose steady work behind the scenes is the reason the story reached as far as it did.
Thanks also to the local newsrooms who came out and helped tell the story — Arizona's Family and FOX 10 Phoenix.
What the Morning Felt Like
It looked like brunch. It felt like something bigger.
Families pulled chairs together. Strangers leaned over the patio rail to compare leashes. Kids learned the difference between adopting and fostering. Pancakes kept landing. Pupachinos kept disappearing. A few dogs found their people right there at the table.
We won't post unverified totals — Heart of Infinity will share confirmed adoption and donation numbers in their own time. But the texture of the morning is the part we'll remember: a patio full of second chances, and a community that showed up for them.
This Was One Saturday. The Program Is the Rest of the Year.
Heart of Infinity is foster-based, which means every dog adopted opens a foster spot for the next dog. That's the multiplier. The May 2 event was one chapter — but the work continues every week, year-round, with or without a brunch event attached to it.
If you came on May 2nd, the best thing you can do next is keep going: tell a friend about an adoptable dog, sign up to foster, donate directly to Heart of Infinity, or come back to U.S. Egg North Scottsdale and order something that funded the work all along.
- Meet the dogs still looking for home → our Paws Program page keeps a live roster.
- Foster, donate, or apply to adopt → heartofinfinity.org and @heartofinfinityrescue on Instagram.
- Plan your next visit → U.S. Egg North Scottsdale — 7119 E. Shea Blvd., open daily 6:30 AM – 2:30 PM, dog-friendly patio.
Good Food. Good People. Second Chances.
That's the program. That's what May 2 looked like. That's what next Saturday can look like too.
Heart of Infinity® Rescue Foundation — When Two Hearts Become One Forever™