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BARK IN THE PARK 2008, Sunday, 28 September, Ft. Toulouse, Wetumpka
What a great day! That easily sums up Bark
in the Park 2008! It was a gorgeous day with hundreds of people and their pets
and just a great time had by all. While Bark in the Park is a fund-raising
event for our shelter, it is also a celebration of the bond between all of us
animal lovers and our pets. There aren’t many venues where over 800 people and
likely 300-400 pets can come together for an afternoon of such fun. And to top
it off, five of our adoptable dogs found their new families that day!
It takes a lot of people to make an event of
this kind a success, and we thank each and every person who volunteered their
time to help us set up and execute such a great day.
We cannot thank
Ft. Toulouse
enough for letting us have our event at their wonderful location and hope we
left it as clean and nice as we found it.
Fort
Toulouse-Jackson Park
2521 W Fort Toulouse Rd, Wetumpka, AL
(334) 567-3002
www.fttoulousejackson.org
We couldn’t do this without out great
SPONSORS
so when you go to these businesses and see these individuals, please give them a
high-five for being such good supporters:
BANFIELD
Many thanks to Banfield for also providing great
pet toys, T-Shirts and other give-aways for our contest winners and
participants!
PRI MED - PHYSICIANS, INC
DR. BIPIN KUMAR
PRIME SOUTH BANK
ARK ANIMAL HOSPITAL
CORNUS KENNELS
COOSA RIVER ADVENTURES, LLC
CONTRACT HOME FLOORING
MARLA H. WOHLMAN MD
HACIENDA NIRVANA
TAYLOR CROSSING VET HOSP
ALL ABOUT ANIMALS PET SITTING
TA WEAR
“Cecil
& the Polyphonics" played great music all afternoon and really
added to our event!
That so much of our area media came out to give us
super coverage was truly appreciated, so thank you to
WSFA-CH12, WLWI,
Y102, MIX103, Wetumpka Herald, Montgomery Advertiser, Wetumpka City Pages.com
and WAKA-CH8.
The
Capital City
Street Rod Association (www.montgomerystreetrods.com)
again brought their awesome custom street rods for everyone to
enjoy and we think they are a tremendous addition to our event.
Thanks to
Dr. Hataway, DVM,
and the Montgomery Alabama Dog Obedience Club (MADOC)
Microchip Clinic, 33 more pets now have permanent identification to help them
get back home if they are ever lost.
We hope the children had a lot of fun with the
Children’s Games
and we know the dogs all loved “Bone
Mountain.”
For all of our pet owners, there was yummy food
from the
Trinity Episcopal
Church Junior Youth Group and
Sims Cajun Sno-Balls
.
We know everyone enjoyed all of the
Pet Contests
as you can see by all of these pics of our winners and participants:
Look A Like Contest-View
Photos
Best Costume Contest-View
Photos
Cutest Dog Contest-View
Photos
Ugliest Dog Contest-View
Photos
Biggest Dog Contest-View
Photos
Smallest Dog Contest-View
Photos
Most Talented Dog Contest-View
Photos
Noisiest Dog Contest-View
Photos
Most Unusual Pet Contest-View
Photos
Best Kissing Dog Contest-View
Photos
Best Kissing Dog Contest-View
Photos
If having fun with our pets wasn’t enough, we had
some great
Vendors
with a tremendous variety of things to buy and take home. Many thanks for
joining our day of fun:
BANFIELD THE PET
HOSPITAL
ANIMAL ARTWORK by ELIZA CORRAL
GOLDEN MEMORIES BY JEN & LIZ
DANNY TOMLIN NURSERY
JUBILEE FARMS – PONY RIDES
THE MONEY STORE
CONCREATURES
ALL ABOUT ANIMALS PET SITTING
PATRIOT REALTY
ALABAMA
ANIMAL ALLIANCE
We always enjoy our partnership with
Breed Rescue
Groups, so appreciate these groups taking the time to share
info about their breeds:
ROCKIN 'P BOXER
RESCUE
DIXIE
DACHSHUND RESCUE
BAMA BULLY RESCUE
And if you missed purchasing one of our
Bright Red “Bark
in the Park 2008” T-Shirts, stop by the shelter as we do have
a few left and available for purchase ($15 each)”
So make sure to mark your calendar for
Bark in the Park
2009 on Sunday, 27 September 2009 at Ft. Toulouse for another
day of pet-loving fun! See you next year!!! If you would like to be a sponsor
or a vendor, below are the forms to help you register with us as early as you
like:
Bark
in the Park 2009 Sponsor Form
Bark in the Park 2009 Sponsor Letter
Bark in the Park Vendor Application 2009
Just like
2008, admission to Bark in the Park 2009 will be $5 for those 13 and older and
we will have someone at the gate of Ft. Toulouse to take money and give you a
map and schedule of the events. We have also worked out a much improved parking
plan to help alleviate the congestion at the gate! All dogs must be leashed,
good in public and have a current rabies tag on their collar in accordance with
Alabama State Law.
BARK IN THE PARK 2008
PHOTOS CLICK
HERE
Media Photo
Links:
Bark in the Park from MIX103
Montgomery
Advertiser: Bark in the Park
Wetumpka City pages
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