2007eventpage

We would like to thank all involved in decorating and riding our float in the Millbrook Christmas Parade :Jenefier Dyches, our Office Manager, her husband, Randy (who let us use their awesome truck and trailer) and their children, Mariah, Kaleigh, Kandice and Justin, Bonnie Jones, Marsha & Emely Von Almen, Chyrl and Karen Willis and Matthew Jordan

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Millbrook Christmas Parade

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Millbrook Baptist Church Fall Festival

BARK IN THE PARK 2007

Raging success only partially describes how great our Bark in the Park 2007 turned out this past Sunday as we figure well over 700 people and easily 300-400 dogs enjoyed a simply gorgeous day in the park! There are so many people to thank and we want to first extend our heartfelt thanks to Ft. Toulouse for allowing us to have this event there as we heard numerous compliments on the location and Ft. Toulouse in general. We couldn’t have done this without all of the volunteers who worked so hard and ensured every event was covered, on schedule and just plain fun. “The Country Velvet Band featuring Rick "G" and the "G" Men' provided great music all afternoon which really added to a great day in the park. While we had a very popular “Bone Mountain” full of treats for all the dogs, all the people enjoyed tasty sandwiches, sides, sweets and treats from 3-D Dogs, Plantation House and Garden Restaurant and Sims Cajun Sno-Balls. MADOC’s Microchip Clinic will now help ensure that 22 dogs have an extra level of identification to help reunite them with their owners if they ever become lost and find their way to any facility that scans for the chips (we do). A cornucopia of costumed, cute, not-so-cute, big, little, noisy and just plain loving dogs & their people had too much fun competing in all of our pet contests. After battling a flat tire on the way, the Dixieland Cloggers joined us to show off their talented dancing skills much to the crowd’s enjoyment. Mr. Ken Darnell milked dozens of his venomous snakes so that their venom can be used for bio-research and answered hundreds of questions from curious children and adults alike who wanted to learn more about snakes, their importance and how their venom has medical uses to help humans. The Capital City Street Rod Association showed off their awesome custom street rods and donated $500 to our shelter to boot - wow! And while we had great cars, we also had amazing airplanes showcased by the Elmore County Remote Control Club – they must be something to see in action! Members of the Montgomery Kennel Club brought some of their great dogs for people to “Meet the Breed” and we were joined by great breed rescue groups: Rockin ‘P Boxer Rescue, Alabama English Springer Spaniel Rescue, Adopt-a-Rott, Turtle Moon Pit Bull Rescue, Dixie Dachshund Rescue, Heart of Dixie Basset Rescue, Helping Shepherds of Every Color Rescue, and Greyhound Pets of America South Alabama. We think our vendors had fun and got great exposure; we sold lots of our special “Bark in the Park” T-Shirts (more available at the shelter) and capped the day with our Raffle Drawing at 4 pm. Congratulations to our raffle winners: Judy McDonald, W. Hamilton, Thomas Roman and Kelly Darden.

As we told all our supporters at the end of the day – we do this to bring together all who love animals and support our shelter so well. Sunday’s day of pet-loving fun helps us cope with the facts that our shelter took in 110 dogs and cats, puppies and kittens last Friday and Saturday alone! So if you couldn’t join us at Bark in the Park this year, mark your calendar for Sunday, 28 September 2008 at Ft. Toulouse for another day of pet-loving fun! See you next year!!!

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Bark in the Park 2007

VENDORS
THE COUNTRY VELVET BAND
DIXIELAND CLOGGERS