May 2008
Did YOU adopt
Adopters from these groups will be given a color coded ID badge identifying the group YOU adopted your dog from. You fill in the month and year and wear it on your shirt. Have fun walking the event to see if you can find YOUR dog's siblings! |
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO
PARTICIPATE at the Exciting 2008 Whisker Walk AND REUNION! We are so very EXCITED and PROUD to let our adopters know that YOUR PUPPY/DOGS foster families and Shelter staff from our partner shelters in Tennessee, Virginia, and Puerto Rico will be flying in TO MEET YOU and YOUR dog(s)! Join us for the 2008 Whisker Walk and reunion! Over the past years, we have had reunions but this is SURE to be an emotional and worthy day spent for you, your family, and YOUR DOG(S)! For over NINE long years we have worked with the foster families and volunteers in Puerto Rico and Virginia (and just over a year with the folks from Tennessee) to help THEM save THOUSANDS of dogs and puppies that would otherwise be living a terrible life or, worse, would have been euthanized.
Because of families like YOURS, we have saved well over 10,000 of these loving creatures! Innocent animals that would otherwise be faced with certain death but are now safe in your loving, happy homes! Want to help, but you can't be there? You can make a donation to http://www.firstgiving.com/sterlingshelter in honor or memory of a loved one. Volunteer opportunities are also available. If you are interested, please contact Melissa Snitzer at melissa@sterlingshelter.org or by calling 978-422-8585, extension 114. We truly hope you will join us WITH your dog(s) to welcome our guests and to pose for a GROUP PHOTO around
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The Whisker Walk event is a fun day for families and their dogs PLUS a dog walk-a-thon fundraiser to benefit our Shelter pets and programs!
Dozens of animal rescue groups and pet related vendors, manufacturers, and sponsors come together for an “event not to be missed” for pet lovers.
Held at the Lancaster Fairground (Home of the Bolton Fair) there are 35 acres for pet owners and animal lovers to walk and lend a paw for the animal shelters and pet rescues they love and support! |
Check Out the Events at Whisker Walk!
Our silent auction and raffle prizes are amazing. Here is a sample of the incredible raffle and auction items the YOU could Win at the Whisker Walk: Moon bounces, rides and games for the old and young! All sorts of great food, such as burgers, dogs, sausage subs, steak and cheese subs, chicken nuggets, corn dogs, fresh cut french fries, fresh squeezed lemonade, cold drinks, fried dough with toppings, soft serve ice cream cones, sundaes, and floats!
Come see, do, buy, walk, have fun, help the animals!
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Emergency response plans at the federal, state and local level are all required to have an ANIMAL COMPONENT, following the 2006 Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006.
The PETS Act was
a response to the situation after Hurricane Katrina when many
evacuees refused to leave or delayed their departure because of
their pets. “Sixty-three
percent of American households have pets,” Mrs. Webber said. “But
only 30 percent of American households have minor children.” |
Have You Heard of CMDART?  CMDART is OUR Central Massachusetts Disaster Animal Response Team. This organization assists the community with emergency preparedness for pets and animals. The Central Massachusetts Disaster Animal Response Team, Inc. will be taking donated pet items during the Whisker Walk. Their trailer will be located next to one of the pavilions (there are three pavilions). Some of their associates will be IN the pavilion to the far right. Please stop by and look for them. If you have any supplies you can donate, please drop them off at the trailer. Thank you. The list below is a the CMDART Wish List of suggested items that are needed to ensure our pets are safe during a disaster (please NO FOOD of any kind and no dog houses as we do not have space for those). CMDART is a 501(c)3 non-profit tax deductible organization. Receipts can be made available.
I hope you will all stop by their booth and give them your support! We are fortunate enough to live in an area where we do not have many natural disasters, but these folks train year round and respond to other disasters. Let's try to help them out. Thank you!
If you have questions about specific supplies or additional ways
you might be able to help with collections, please contact JoAnn at
jogrif7@charter.net and check out
http://www.cmdart.org/. |
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Want to help the Shelter? Have you considered our Recurring Giving system. This convenient system allows you to automatically make a donation to the Sterling Shelter every month via credit card or checking account. This is an extremely powerful fundraising method that can allow the Shelter to save thousands of additional animals every year with a donation as small as $2.00 per month from you. Thank you for your support! |
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Events for the Whisker Walk are being added on a daily basis. Check out some of the events we have so far: