OCTOBER 6, 2007, MCSPCA Annual DogWalk and Pet Fair - a big success!

Once again our annual Dog Walk and Pet Fair was held at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft and it was amazing! We broke all records! Beautiful weather, almost 90 degrees, hard to believe it was October. More people and their dogs showed up than ever before and found themselves with plenty of room both to walk around and to park! Brookdale went above and beyond the call of duty to make this event a special one. Thank you everyone at Brookdale!

As always, everyone showed their generosity. So far the event has raised over $105,746 so far and we are still counting. This event is our biggest fundraiser and this year was no exception. Your support means a great deal to our staff, volunteers and most of all, the shelter pets waiting for homes. Thank you!

Special thanks go to Red Bank Veterinary Hospital who once again led the way in corporate sponsorships by being our corporate partner (Dr. Tony DeCarlo is at the far left in the photo to the left). We thank all of our corporate sponsors, vendors, individual sponsors and supporters who helped make this event so successful. We also thank Grant Aleksander (shown to the right with staff member Kathy) for helping us with our awards ceremonies.

Lulu, a tiny dog with a big heart who saved her family from a fire, was honorary Chairdog and happily accepted her award for her bravery. Lulu and her people, Harold and Peggy Eisen, are shown to the left. To the right, is Barbara Malone and April the chow, who gave a heartfelt speech on behalf of Leo the chow, who was found by our Humane Law Enforcement officers nearly starved to death and freezing (You can read Leo's story here).

Debbie and Fred accepted an award posthumously for the good works their dog Callie performed as a Pet Therapy dog. Callie visited countless nursing homes, bringing joy, love and comfort to so many residents. The Pet Therapy Program run by the MCSPCA visits many nursing homes yearly.


Lou Russo of the radio station 94.3 The Point was our emcee and chair and did a great job judging our doggie costume contest (scroll down to see photos).

The Wag provided great music, doing an acoustic set which was wonderful! The Wag performs every year and we really appreciate their great music!

WINNERS FOR MOST PLEDGES RAISED:

1st Place: Max and Harriet Colby who raised $5128, won the 1st place prize -
* Sharp 26' AQUOS LCD HDTV - Donated by Sharp Electronics Corporation
* $200 Best Buy Gift Card - Donated by Tom Puskar
* $100 Red Bank Veterinary Hospital Gift Certificate - Donated by RBVH
* $100 Gift Card from Sharper Image

2nd Place: Olga Blum who raised $1000 won the 2nd place prize -
* Portrait Session at Home: 16 X 20 Wall Portrait Framed - Donated by Shadow Light Photography
* Beauty Basket: Pedicure, manicure, haircut, hair care products - Donated by Tracy Lynn Salon Spa
* $100 Best Buy Gift Card - Donated by Tom Puskar
* Men's and Women's Chanel Gift Sets - Donated by Chanel

3rd Place: Rene Graniere, who raised $925
* Four (4) Yankee Tickets to 2008 Regular Season - Donated by Chris Nalbandian
* $200 Spa Gift Certificate - Donated by Transcendence Spa
* Men's and Women's Estee Lauder Beyond Paradise Fragrance - Donated by Harvey Greller
* $100 Best Buy Gift Card - Donated by Tom Puskar

4th Place: Missy Liptak, who raised $655
* Scuba Certification Package - Donated by Dosil's Scuba & Surf
* $100 Aromatherapy Gift Certificate - Donated by Christine Michelle, Transcendence Spa
* $100 Best Buy Gift Card - Donated by Tom Puskar

Of course the event could not happen without our volunteers and staff. Here are a few photos of these very hard working people:
   
   
  


Barkingdales, the retail "arm" for the MCSPCA was also there, selling jewelry, T-shirts, calendars, holiday cards and more. All proceeds go right to the MCSPCA shelter pets.

You can buy some of Barkingdales merchandise online here. Check it out, like we said, all proceeds go to the animals and the holiday season is fast approaching!




DON'T FORGET THE MAIN ATTRACTION - THE DOGS!

We had all sizes, teeny-tiny to not-so-small:

   
  


 
Some came in costume !

  

  






Some got married at our Doggie Wedding Chapel!








And some who traveled in style!




  




Photos taken by volunteers Tom Aellio, Dan Calandriello, Val Craig and Maryann Small. Thank you!

THANK YOU ALL OUR VENDORS

Absolute Control Dog Training II
Adogables by Bronti
Ameriprise Financial
Bark & Smile Pet Portraits
Barkingdales®
Best Friends All for Doggies
Caricatures by Morgan
Commerce Bank
Cosmopawlitan
Critters Fitters
Dogs on the Farm
Everything 4 Paws
Humane Society of the United States
K-9 Turf
Kandle Hut
Lovable Engravables
NaturaLawn of America
Nikki's NikNaks LLC
Oakhurst Vet Hospital
Panter & Mallet for Assembly
Paws & Pose
Paws Pet Boutique
Pooch Masseuse, LLC and DoggyFeelGood
Portraits By Mario
Purr'n Pooch
Red Bank Vet Hospital
Shadow Light Photography
Starbucks
Strings from the Heart
The Bunny Store
The Canine Fence Company
The Pampered Chef, Ltd.
The PetScene.com
The Prince and The Pawper
United Teletech Financial
Wag On Inn Rescue
When Doody Calls

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPONSORS!

Corporate Sponsor

• Red Bank Veterinary Hospital

• In Honor of Ben, Sandy, Chi-Chi and Budgie
• Women's Mammography Center of Hunterdon County

• Hill's Pet Nutrition
• Metlife
• NJNG
• PETCO Foundation
• United Teletech Financial
  

• FBR Group
• Harriet & Max Colby, Esq.
• In Honor of Daisy
• In Memory Of Indy and Tuttle
• Oakhurst Veterinary Hospital
• Rogers Associates Inc.
• TFH Nylabone
• The Hungry Puppy
• When Doody Calls
  

• Andiamo Creative Company
• Commerce Bank
• D-Line Custom Home Wiring
• Fits & Starts Productions, LLC
• Innovative Creative Packaging Solutions
• LifeMark Partners
• One Way Heating and Air Conditioning Inc.
• Silbert Family Foundation

• Ameriprise Financial, Joseph Zaccardo CRPC
• Best Friends All for Doggies
• Custom Liners, Inc.
• Extensis Group
• Fellig, Feingold, Edelblum & Schwartz, LLC
• Island Business Group
• Jarvis Direct Mail Inc.
• Joseph and Ratana Appignani
• Ronald Rovner, MetLife
• NaturaLawn of America
• Paolantonios Branch Exxon
• Sallee Tee's
• Smith Gatta Gelok
• Tobin & Collins, CPA, PA

• Abbey Glen Pet Memorial Park
• Acura of Ocean
• AT&T Pioneers
• Commerce Banc Insurance Services
• Fort Dodge Animal Health
• Humane Society of the United States
• In memory of Clyde Krause from Justine Krause
• Kaplan Gaunt DeSantis Architects
• Kwik Enterprises LLC
• Lapidus Décor
• Monmouth Title Agency, Inc.
• Penn Veterinary Supply, Inc.
• Recognition Awards Mart
• Richard M. Keil, Attorney at Law
• Rosy Star, Inc.
• Scoles Floorshine Industries
• Two Rivers Title Company, LLC
• Wolverine Construction LLC

Thank you to Door Prize Donors:

BellasPainRelief.com; Clearview Cinema Group, Red Bank; Costco, Hazlet; Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank; Dosil's Scuba & Surf, Middletown; Drew's Bayshore Bistro, Keyport; Eurasian Eatery, Red Bank; Far East Taste, Eatontown; Gianni's Restaurant, Atlantic Highlands; Hair and Company, Red Bank; Harvey Greller; JR's Sheraton, Eatontown; Kuranda Industries; Market in the Middle, Asbury Park; Memphis Pig Out, Atlantic Highlands; Monmouth University, Long Branch; My Kitchen Witch, Monmouth Beach; Portraits by Mario, Leonardo; Salon Nesci, Lincroft; Target, Ocean; Two River Theater Co., Red Bank.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR A WONDERFUL TIME!