Photographed by the amazing Sue Bird, it’s up to you to decide the top 12 paw~mates for the 2010 Calendar to raise funds for Birch Haven Rescue and Rehabilitation!! Visit Global Pet Foods Kanata to log your vote and help decide the top Paw~Mates (or guinee pigs) for the calendar.

Make sure you are in line to pre-order your copy of the 2010 calendars, they are going to go fast. Calendars are $15, send Karla or Shawn an e-mail at info@globalpetfoodskanata.ca, better visit the new store and pre-order in person! Once you log your vote you will be directed to Calendar gallery of images with a password that will go live once voting is done. You only have until Monday Nov 23rd at 10 am to get your votes in!

All proceeds from the calendar sales are going to Birch Haven Rescue. Let’s make this an incredible pre-christmas stocking stuffer fundraiser for this great local rescue group who make an wonderful difference in many animals’ lives.

Get your tickets soon as they are almost all sold out!

*Note: I attended this event last year and had a GREAT time!! We are going again this year and are very much looking forward to it!* ~ Liz

Sent in by a reader, Kaitlyn

Local shelter, Birch Haven Rescue and Rehabilitation, which specializes in the rescue and care of giant breed dogs (mostly great danes) has begun a grim count down of the number of days worth of food they have left. Right now they are down to only 9 days left. They are desperately in need of donations of both food and money.

As of May 5th, we ONLY have 3 bags of dog food left; that will last us about 9 days~from the Birch Haven Website

Because of this, my friends, family and I (I am a local college student) have started a sort of food drive called ‘Five 4 Food;. We are asking people in the community to donate $5 (or however much they can and want to give) to Birch Haven.

If you are interested in donating to this cause, please write donation checks out to the name of ‘Kanata Animal Hospital’ and ensure that c/o Gwen Boers/BHRR is in the ‘memo’ section of your check. Please mail your checks to:

Birch Haven Rescue & Rehabilitation Services
C/O Gwen Boers
2425 Totem Ranch Road West
RR#1 Oxford Station, Ontario
CANADA
K0G 1T0

(613) 836-2848 – You can also pay by Visa, AMEX or M/C over the phone to Kanata Animal Hospital.

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From BHRR:

HUGE THANKS to all that donated, promoted, attended and/or otherwise supported what turned out to be a FANTASTIC night!!!!!

In 3 hours; $2,221.38 was raised through both auctions, activities plus donations! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

We have already been asked about this event for 2009 and pictures will be posted on our site as soon as they are received and the feedback has been AMAZING!

Most popular items included a Louise Peterson Statue, a photo session donated by Liz Kerrison of The Ottawa Dog Blog, a Country Adventure for 2 with horseback riding, dinner etc. at our house, a gorgeous wooden oriental chessboard with inlaid tiles plus soapstone chess pieces, a Ducks Unlimited picture and a 4 hour training/behavoural session with PH. D Animal Behavoural Student; me!

THANK YOU so much again from all of us at BHRR and on behalf of the animals that need our programs!

Gwen