Truly, it is not that hard to raise $300 dollars. Find 12
people to donate $25, thirty to chip in $10, sixty kind-hearted souls at $5 a
head, or mix it up. Given the cause, it should be easy, especially on Facebook,
or an email to friends and family about the good their help will do. Plus,
there is that possibility of winning the fancy iPad for doing a good thing well.
Raise $300 by Saturday, November 10th, bring the money
to Woofstock, and you are automatically eligible to win the $825 iPad tablet,
and get the T-shirts, and have a blast with your dog, your family, your friends’
dogs, or all of the above. Or you can raise
$300, stay where you are, be entered to win, and hope the phone rings.
Enter the Walk-for-the-Animals Mutt Strut Relay and never
leave your home. A “Virtual Walker,” is someone who cares enough to raise or
donate money, but will not be present at Woofstock. Virtual Walkers will miss a
special festival, but they can be anywhere in the world and support someone here
in Aiken, and a very special cause.
There is still time to do it.
Of course you don’t have to raise $300 to participate. A whole family and all their dogs can parade
in the Woofstock Mutt Strut for $25, or one adult for $10, child under 12 for
$5.
Once you have the dogs out, you might want to see if they
are the Best Kisser, can perform the Best Trick, or are sporting the Best
Costume. Register for those three
contests between 11 and 12 o’clock at Woofstock.
Three student judges won their titles by entering the
Woofstock Essay Contest and answering the question, “What can we do about all
the unwanted puppies and kittens?”
Sophia Frank, Christian Madden and Sofia Ferreira will be
helping to select the winners of the Dog contests: Best Kisser (11:30), Best
Trick (12 noon), and Best Costume (12:30).
Even if you are not participating in the Mutt Strut Relay
and walking for Aiken County’s homeless pets, you can come out for the contests,
or just come out and have a blast, with or without a dog.
The Woofstock Festival, a day full of family fun, food, and
music, is a huge community event made possible by volunteers, local clubs and businesses,
and the residents of Aiken County who love their animals. Every dollar raised,
after expenses, will go towards our new shelter.
The vision for the new Aiken County Animal Shelter is a
happy, healthy place that is the heart of a responsible, animal-loving county.
Join us at Woofstock on November 10th. Enter the Mutt Strut Relay and walk for the
homeless cats and dogs. We promise a memorable experience.
Or, if you are busy that day, think about becoming a foster
home. Unfortunately, the need for
temporary guardians for puppies and kittens is constant. Get involved.
It may be one of the most rewarding commitments you ever make.
FOTAS Volunteers work with
the AIKEN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER, 411 Wire Road.
For more information, contact “info@fotasaiken.org” or visit FOTAS on
line at www.fotasaiken.org
Aiken County Animal Shelter: “By the Numbers”
October 15th thru
21st
Received: 48 dogs and 30 cats!
Adopted: 6 dogs and 4 cats
Euthanized: 45 dogs and 41 cats
Aiken County Shelter “Pets of the Week!” So much LOVE for so little!
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| MONTY – 1 yr. Soft, affectionate Lab mix for $70. Tiny price for a great friend caption |
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| COCONUT- precious young adult female. Yours for only $35 |
*All adoption fees include: Spay/Neuter, heartworm test, all shots,
worming, and microchip
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