Hi all,I was privileged to participate (along with Samantha, Kennedy, and Jasmine) in the Animal Welfare Society's annual "Strut you Mutt" at Mother's Beach near Kennebunk today (Sunday, September 9). Tim was on business travel at JDSU's annual sales meeting in Maryland and unfortunately wasn't able to join us, so the four of us strutted on without him!
This event is the society's biggest fundraising event and is held each year rain or shine. This year we had a pretty steady drizzle, but that didn't seem to dampen the spirits of the many human and canine participants. Unfortunately since I was flying solo I didn't take my camera since I already had my entire body full with three dogs which together outweigh me, but I'll try to steal some photos from AWS's website later. For now I've grabbed a couple of their photos from last year (the one above is a reunion of the AWS's "alumni" participants). Kennedy and Jasmine are also AWS alumni.
Speaking of having my hands full, my many thanks to the kind lady at the registration table who reached for Samantha just as she slipped out of her collar when my back was turned to register--helping me prevent an unsupervised run around the parking lot and nearby street. And my thanks to the other kind woman (I regret I didn't get names) who held Kennedy and Jasmine's leashes while I returned Sam's collar to her svelte but sneaky neck. :)
Even though I arrived late and missed some of the earlier events, I enjoyed a great day. And Samantha, Kennedy and Jasmine seemed to enjoy themselves also - especially sniffing all the great smells and meeting old and new friends (both canine and human). I'm pleased to report that both Kennedy and Jasmine (both 12), completed the 2-mile loop (apparently with ease judging by their body language at the end). Miss Samantha was her usual "gazelle like" self and had plenty of energy to spare.
I was so unprepared for this event that I didn't get around to asking for pledges in advance, so unfortunately my only financial contribution was the registration fee and a small personal donation. They are still accepting pledges now however, so if you'd like to sponsor us "after the fact" - I'd appreciate any donations that will go directly to the shelter. Any amount is welcome. The money is used to help offset the $90,000 AWS funds each year for the much-needed medical care for the aged, injured and sick homeless animals. For more information about AWS, this event, or where the money goes, please see: http://animalwelfaresociety.org/sym/index.php
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