Form a Team

Ontario SPCA "Friends for Life!" Walk-a-thon
Go to the: RENFREW COUNTY Branch FUNDRAISING WEBSITE

Form a Walk-a-thon Team to Help Homeless Animals!
A team is any group of participants that collectively raise money for the Ontario SPCA at the Friends for Life Walk-a-thon.


Why Form a Team?

Fun, exercise, and bonding are all great reasons to consider forming a team for the walk-a-thon. Forming a team helps a group of people can help team members encourage one another to raise funds to help homeless animals; promote their love for animals; and give people a great reason to get together!

How to Form a Team

1. Register at the walk-a-thon website. You can join or create a team at the same time!

2. Gather friends, family, co-workers, people you play sports with, members of your church, etc.

3. Decide on a team fundraising goal and brainstorm ways to meet it.

4. Import all your email contacts to the walk-a-thon website and send an email to every one encouraging them to support your mission to help animals.

5. Have get togethers to see how everyone is doing and encourage one another.

6. Figure out something to make your team stand out. For example, wear the same colour shirt the day of the walk, making shirts with your team name on it, dress up as animals, etc! Be creative :)

7. Show up the day of the walk-a-thon, walk, have fun, and do it again next year :)


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Want to participate in the OSPCA Friends for Life Walk-a-thon?

Register Clicking Here


Once registered you will see lots of tools and resources to help collect pledges. You can also create or join teams! The walk is almost 2 months away but it's better to get started earlier rather than later!

You can also watch your pledges grow online and see where the Renfrew County Branch is overall. This is our single biggest fundraiser of the year so lets all try our best to raise as much money as we can while putting the FUN back in fundraiser :)

Volunteer Appreciation Night Recap!

Young and old turned out for Volunteer Appreciation Night 2009!

The Volunteer Appreciation Night was a night to thank our volunteers for all their efforts and recognize who extremely special they are to us!

Every year our volunteers help out the shelter in amazing ways including fostering, dog walking, cat cuddling, and fundraising.

Brad one one of our draw winners!

He won a new edition of our cookbook (this year the theme is fast meals) and a volunteer t-shirt.

Gloria was another one of our draw winners!

She won a day with our Animal Cruelty Agent during "Be Kind to Animals Week".

Rick was the recipient of the "Poop Patrol" award!

He is now known as our resident "Poop Patrol Officer".

Julie, Lea and Melanie were all recipients of our "Shelter Super Star" award.

They are the brightest shooting stars in our sky of volunteers :)




Doug is our Bingo Buff!! He won the "Bingo Buff" award for all his efforts to keep our bingo running smoothly!

Jill was the recipient of our "Night Owl" award!

She attends every bingo without fail! We are so glad to have a real night owl in our crowd!

Norma was the recipient of our "Bunny's Honey" award!

She's never met a rabbit she didn't like and she takes the time to cuddle all our rabbits - not matter how many we have!

Rick was one of the 4 volunteers to win the "Dog's Best Friend" award!

He has put in numerous hours training, walking and socializing our shelter dogs.

Leona was one of the winners of the "Queen of the Cat Room" award!

She helps the shelter staff clean, feed and socialize our felines.

Carolyn was another winner of the "Queen of the Cat Room" award.

She donates her time of the weekend to help take care of our shelter cats.

The ladies of the Ward Family accepted the "King of the Cat Room" award on Ashley's behalf. Ashley has not only rallied up his wife and daughters to volunteer at the shelter, he also donates his time at the shelter. He also primed the cat room for it's recent paint job.

Erin introduces herself to new volunteers and give a big HELLO to the volunteers she already knows. She's been off on maternity leave and will be back in acting at the shelter on May 11th as the Volunteer & Humane Education Coordinator.

Jamie during the award ceremony. Jamie has been filling in for Erin since August as the Volunteer and Humane Education Coordinator.

Lea, the chair of our Community Council (formally known as the Branch Advisory Committee), thanking the volunteers for all their efforts as well as saying lovely things about Jamie. :)

Mike and Leona

Laura and her mother.

Lisa and her daughter

Barb and her daughter

Everyone Wins!

Ontario SPCA "Friends for Life!" Walk-a-thon

Go to the: RENFREW COUNTY Branch FUNDRAISING WEBSITE

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Saturday May 23rd in Deep River OR Sunday May 24th in Petawawa

A day of FUN and FROLIC in support of our Fabulous Furry FRIENDS!

Join our efforts to raise support and awareness for the protection and care of all animals in Ontario.

Our participants - human and animal - are fortunate to have each other; their own "friend for life". This event is your opportunity to help the thousands of animals in Ontario SPCA adoption centres across the province that are waiting in hope of finding someone to share their life with, someone to love them and be loved back many times over...hoping to find their forever home.

* Dog not required

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Top Prize

Walt Disney All-Star Resort Holiday Trip for Two

For every $25 raised in total pledges, the walk participant will have their name entered into a draw for a chance to win this exclusive holiday prize package. [$50 raised would mean two entries, $75 three entries, and so on - so raise as much as you can!] The trip includes return airfare from Toronto International Airport, transfers to and from Orlando International Airport, a standard hotel room and 7 day Park Hopper passes (does not include water parks). Ballots will be given out during walk registration so don't forget to bring all your pledge forms. Draw will be held in September 2009.

Sponsored by Gerry M. Lougheed Jr. and his Friend for Life, Louis McBuddy.

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Deep River Walk

Date: Saturday May 23, 2009

Location: Grouse Park, Deep River

10:00 am Registration:

11:00am Walk begins

PRIZES

1st Place: One 18"x24" colour Charcoal Portrait. Framed and matted.

Donated by Joanne Marsh Portraits. Valued at $290.00

2nd Place: $50 Kelsey's Gift Certificate

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Petawawa WALK

Date: Sunday May 24, 2009

Location: Petawawa Civic Centre, Petawawa

12:00 pm Registration

1:00 pm Walk begins

PRIZES

1st Place: One 18"x24" colour Charcoal Portrait. Framed and matted.

Donated by Joanne Marsh Portraits. Valued at $290.00

2nd Place: Whitewater Rafting trip for Two & one Chiropractic Adjustment for your Pet

Top Kid's pledge earner (12 yrs and under) - Family Pass to Little Ray's Reptiles

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Register for the Walk-a-thon by following clicking here!


Once registered you will see lots of tools and resources to help collect pledges. You can also create or join teams! The walk is almost 2 months away but it's better to get started earlier rather than later!

You can also watch your pledges grow online and see where the Renfrew County Branch is overall. This is our single biggest fundraiser of the year so lets all try our best to raise as much money as we can while putting the FUN back in fundraiser :)

Featured Pet

The Pet: Milo
Milo is a gorgeous 3 1/2 year old male long hair declawed domestic cat. This regal looking creature enjoys being held and and exploring. He`s a pretty laid back fellow who is looking for a pool of sunlight in which to nap, and a cozy lap so he can curl up and cuddle in. Could Milo be the one for you? Come visit him in the cat room and find out!

Contact the shelter if you're interested in adopting Milo!

Phone: 613-588-4508

Currently Needed Wish List:
Beach, photocopy paper, small dog collars, small litter boxes

Shelter Renovations!

The shelter renovations are under way! Last week the adoption centre had new flooring put down and fresh paint put up! Check out the before and after pictures:



Before:

After:

Help Our Animal Shelter Win the Animal Rescue Site $100,000 Shelter Challenge!!

CLICK HERE VOTE!!!!


*Please forward to all your friends and share on facebook
*We have until until July 26th, 2009 to get our votes in!
*The shelters will the most votes will win grants - including the top 2 Canadian shelters!
*ALSO, we can vote EVERY DAY!!!
*Please bookmark the site and visit it each and every day until July 26th

How to Search for Us:

Type "renfrew" in the shelter name spot, select "CAN", "ON", and click search.

Easter Weekend Adoptions!

Congradulations to Jersey, Minou and their new families! Giving a shelter animal a second chance at a great home is a wonderful way to celebrate Easter :)

A Message from Minou the Cat

Hello Cat Nappers, Minou here! I’m a cat who’s looking for a second chance at a good home. While I wait at the shelter for my forever family to find me I thought I’d do something productive! I can’t cat nap all the time after all! I know how desperately the Ontario SPCA needs support to help cats like me and I’m so thankful that the Ontario SPCA was there to take me in when I was no longer wanted by my family. It was a really sad day but the staff at the Ontario SPCA welcomed me with open arms and told me how sweet and pretty I am! I felt loved again! To show them my thanks I started the Cat Nappers Team for the Ontario SPCA Friends for Life Walk-a-thon! I hope that other cats and cat lovers will join me in supporting the OSPCA! Just because the dogs will be getting all the attention the day of the walk doesn’t mean we can’t show our support. Besides, who wants to walk around when you could be having a cat nap?! Join with me by CAT NAPPING the day of the walk while helping homeless animals like me! Together, the Cat Nappers Team can ensure that the Ontario SPCA will be able to care for other felines like myself that find themselves in a sticky situation. What would I have done if the OSPCA wasn’t there to take me in? A scary thought indeed! Rather than thinking about that, let’s think pledges! I’m determined to put the FUN back in fundraiser – between my cat naps of course! Join me wont you?

http://ontariospca.akaraisin.com/t/catnappers.aspx

“Paws”-itively Yours,
Minou

Up to Our Ears in Rabbits!

Above: Cuddling Pickle!

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Below: Rabbit Manicures!

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We currently have 13 rabbits in our care!

Hop on over to the shelter to meet them!

We've got a goal!

To members of Virtual Walkers Team

From:
Jamie Sabot
Today at 10:22am

.... and that goal is to raise $2000 for animals across Ontario!!! Thank you so much for being a part of the Virtual Walkers Team! The Ontario SPCA Friends for Life! Walk-a-thon is happening across the province on May 24th. This is a team for people that can't make it the day of their local animal shelter walk(s) but still want to help out!

If you haven't already, please officially join the team by following the link below. https://ontariospca.akaraisin.com/pledge/Team/Home.aspx?seid=2449&mid=10&Lang=en-CA&tid=2636

Once registered you will see lots of tools and resources to help collect pledges. You can watch your pledges grow online and see where the Ontario SPCA is overall. This is our single biggest fundraiser of the year so lets all try our best to raise as much money as we can while putting the FUN back in fundraiser :)

*FUNDRAISING TIP: once you've registered at the link above, you can load all your contracts from hotmail, gmail, etc and send EVERYONE a request to donate!!! It's a great way to get the ball rolling! It will also let you do follow ups and thank people who have donated! It makes getting started a no brainer :)

Please invite all your facebook friends to join this group as well so we can get as many people as possible raising money for the animals of Ontario!

Good luck everyone!

Feel free to contact the shelter if you need any help or support :)

renfrewcounty@ospca.on.ca