The rain dance must have worked because the rain held off for our Second
Annual Paws for a Cause
Dog Walk & Festival, held at Riverview Farm Park in Newport News on Sunday, May 18, 2008.
Congratulations
to all of our 2008 Fundraisers!
We could not have done it without you.
Top
Teams:
$4,972- Pawsitively Purrfect
$3,587- Mercury Animal Hospital
$1,248- Puppy Pounders
$1,101- Peninsula Physical Thera-Pets
$877- Stepp'n Wolfe
$796- Team Woof Gang
$739- New Horizons Vet
$543- Animal Medical Care Center
$535- Molar Mutts
$510- River Walkers
Hundreds of animal lovers and supporters came out throughout
the day to
take part in the festivities including on-going demonstrations by Sit Means Sit and Coastal Dog Training,
Avenue of Heroes local rescue groups and browsed pet related exhibitors.
Nearly 500 registered walkers and their canine companions also enjoyed activities
such as the Police K-9
and Fire Bomb Dog demonstrations, Busch Gardens "Get Wild!" exotic animal presentation, the Peninsula SPCA's Puppy Parade of adoptable pets, and contests which included a Kissing (Licking) Contest and Best Costume contest.
Over $52,000 was raised to benefit the 10,000 animals that come through
the Peninsula SPCA
each year. Top individual fund-raising honors
went to Amy Dudeck who raised $2,897!
Congratulations to our top winners!
• Top Team & Vet Challenge Winner - Salty Dawgs of Salty Paws Veterinary
Hospital raised $5,555
• High School Challenge Winner - Menchville High School SCA, $2,000
• Largest Team - Salty Dawgs of Salty Paws Veterinary Hospital,
36 members raised $5,555
• 2009 SpokesDog Winner - Cathy McQuade (selected in a raffle from
the
walkers who raised $1,000 or more)
Please send us your event photos to Vicki Rowland and we will post
them online.
Top Fundraisers:
$2,897- Amy Dudeck
$1,475- Cathy McQuade
$981- DK Blanchard
$600- Sharon Dirmeyer, DVM
$570- Susan James
$566- Heather Price-Tyler
$559- Eileen Livingstone
$550- Henry Cambers
$544-Sarah Hale
$520- Jean Eddy, DVM
$500- Teri Politi
$500- Claire Davidson
$460- Arkena Dailey
$420- Sis Munch
$420- Cathy Scarcelli
$400- Jeffrey Boehmer
Thanks to our event sponsors for another successful year!
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