American Cancer Society Volunteers
Present
BARRY COUNTY
BARK FOR LIFE RELAY
Area volunteers for the American Cancer
Society are teaming up with local canines and their owners for
the Bark for Life Relay Event on Saturday, June 1, 2013 from
12:00-4:00 p.m. at the Barry County Expo Center in Hastings.
Bark for Life is a community fundraising event that promotes dual causes -
cancer awareness and the importance of canine companions in the lives of those
who suffer from cancer. Families and their dogs will come together with
other dog owners and their companions for an afternoon to complete a one mile
walk to honor the care giving qualities of their canine "Best
Friends" and cancer survivors.
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| Layla - a lovely Girl currently Available for Adoption at the Barry County Animal Shelter http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/25242975 |
Why Bark for Life?
While participating in Bark for
Life teams will be celebrating cancer survivorship and honor people who
have lost their lives to cancer, as well as fundraising to support
the American Cancer Society's mission of eliminating cancer
through research, education, advocacy and service. Raising awareness and
support for the adoption of homeless shelter/rescue animals is also an
important goal of this event. Supporting canine companions is very
important to cancer survivors because these dogs offer their owners joy,
security, love and compassion and no judgements for cancer survivors abilities
or appearances. Dogs truly are "man's best friend" by giving us
unconditional love and support especially when we really need it! These canine
companions, not unlike their human owners, come in all breeds, colors, shapes and sizes. These companions may be caregivers, guide dogs, service
dogs, rescue dogs, therapy dogs, cancer survivor dogs, diagnostic dogs, and
family pets, who along with their owners are joining the American
Cancer Society as Bark for Life Relay Teams.
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| Augie - A Great Guy currently Available for Adoption at the Barry County Animal Shelter http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/25529339 |
Besides the Bark for Life Relay, there will be
many other fun events for canines and their humans to take part in.
Canines can display their abilities to "sit", "stay",
and "fetch" in Doggie Games categories like "Sit to the
Music" (a canine version of "musical chairs"), Frisbee Toss and
more. There will also be award winning competitions for "Best
Bark", "Best Costume", "Best Kiss" and other canine
talents.
Area rescues and shelters will be on hand to
help those seeking a canine companion in the adoption process. Many
eager, homeless dogs will be there, looking their best in hopes of finding
their "fur ever" homes with loving families. There will also be
many booths hosted by animal care professionals and vendors offering valuable
information, pet care products and services.
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| Maggie is a Pretty Girl currently Available for Adoption at the Barry County Animal Shelter http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/25972783 |
Bark for Life volunteers are currently very
busy lining-up even more canine related activities, services and demonstrations
for the event. We would like to encourage pet care professionals and
vendors to take part in this event. Reserve your booth today to
participate in this important community outreach event to help us fight cancer,
support cancer survivors and their families, and show our appreciation for our
canine companions! Sponsorship opportunities are still available in which
your valuable contributions to Bark for Life will be appreciated with
recognition on event t-shirts, signs and more.
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| Ringo - A Handsome Analotian Shepherd currently Available for Adoption at the Barry County Animal Shelterhttp://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/25948734 |
Who can
participate in a Bark For Life event?
The heart of the Bark
For Life Relay is the relationship between survivors and their canine
companions. Every family, co-worker, friend, or community member who has
been close to a cancer experience and has a dog in their life, is invited to
support the American Cancer Society by registering and fundraising
through the Bark For Life. If you are the proud owner of a loving
canine companion and would like to spend a fun day with your pet while
supporting the fight against cancer please sign-up as a team today!
To sign-up or for more
information about Barry County Bark for Life please contact: Bonnie
Meredith at bonnie.meredith@gmail.com or 269-838-6762
or Jodi Stiles at
jodi_stiles37@yahoo.com or 269-317-8812
You can also look for us
on-line on Facebook: Barry County Bark For Life
or at
www.relayforlife.org/barkbarrycountymi.
Chance - A Playful Boy currently Available for Adoption
at the Barry County Animal Shelter http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/25554864 |
If You're a Dog Lover and
You Haven't Already Signed-Up
to Participate with Your Favorite Canine
Companion –
Please Consider Signing-Up Today!
We Need Teams So that We Can Help Fight
Cancer
and Support Our Awesome Animal
Companions!
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| Earl - A Handsome boy currently Available for Adoption at Barry County Animal Shelter |
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/25030709
Are you in need of a Canine Companion to make up your Bark for Life Relay Team?
Please look no further than your local shelter or rescue. All of the dogs with photos featured in this story (and many more of their friends) are currently available at the Barry County Animal Shelter. Please remember Don't Shop, Adopt!
By Laura Satterfield
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