Humane Society Silicon Valley Adoption Event

Date: Saturday, May, 2012, 11a-4p

901 Ames Av.

Milpitas

We'll be at this event (instead of our usual pet fair) showcasing our adoptable dogs and puppies.

Please visit their humane society webpage for more information and directions.

Pet Fair at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center

Date: Sunday, May 20, 2012

Time: 12pm to 4pm

Address: 14855 Oka Road; Los Gatos; 95032

Bark in the Park

Saturday, September 15, 2012; 10a-5p

William Street Park (William and South 16th Streets)

San Jose

For more info: Check Bark in the Park

Fall Furry Flurry and 5K Dog Walk Fundraiser

Date: Sunday, October, 2012

Time: 9:00am - 1:30pm (stay as long as you would like)

Location: Los Gatos Creek Park, Campbell

Bring your friends, family, and your pooch for a fun-filled day at the park! CARE is one of several animal rescue groups participating in this year's Fall Furry Flurry Dog Walk Fundraiser. Walkers (who participate on behalf of CARE) will have all pledges donated directly to CARE. The event features the 5K (3.1 mile) dog walk along the Los Gatos Creek Trail. Upon your return, enjoy visiting the booths of other non-profit rescue organizations, trainers & behaviorists, and other pet-related services. You can also participate in several fun contests for you and your dog, including the Costume Contest, the Biggest and Smallest Dogs, Musical Sits, and Bobbing for Wieners! Finally, take a peek at the various raffle items available and you may want to bid on one or more silent auction items to finish the day.

If interested, please print out the Fall Flurry flyer for more information. If you have questions, please email Sharon. Hope to see you there!

• 9:00am check-in
• 9:30am walk starts
• 11-12:30 contests & games
• 12:30 raffle drawing
• 1pm Silent Auction

Thank you to our 2011 sponsors below - please patronize them and thank them for their support of CARE:

• Pet People of Los Gatos
• Sam's Downtown Feed
• Winchester Mystery House
• Classic Car Wash
• The Fish Market
• CVS Pharmacy

Bay Area Pet Expo 2013

Date: February, 2013

Time: 10am to 6pm

Location: Santa Clara County Fairgrounds

Free Admission / Parking

Bring your pet!

Costume contest!

Silicon Valley Cares Broomstick Ball

C.A.R.E. was one of the beneficiaries of the 2nd annual Broomstick Ball on Saturday, October 22, 2011. The Broomstick Ball is a charity event put on by Silicon Valley Cares, a group of women whose sole purpose is to raise funds for organizations in Santa Clara County through a fun-filled night of dinner, dancing, casino games, and a huge silent auction. This event, held at the Dolce-Hayes Mansion, was a fundraiser for local non-profits. Along with three other organizations (Almaden Valley Counseling Service, the Bill Wilson Center, and Parents Helping Parents), C.A.R.E. will benefit from the proceeds of the event.

C.A.R.E. was asked to provide 8 volunteers, which we did. Here’s a list of C.A.R.E. friends who volunteered:

• Bonnie Lander – mother of one of the C.A.R.E. volunteers and Board member; Bonnie was also responsible for getting some of her fellow Elk’s organization members to volunteer
• Shirley Sangray – aunt of one of the C.A.R.E. volunteers and Board member
• Odella Dorsey – one of our CARE pet fair volunteers
• Grace Black – Bonnie Lander’s co-worker
• Debbie and Ernie Monelo – San Jose Elk's Lodge
• Pat Lasserot and Vern Deto – Santa Clara Elk's Lodge

We had some of the best dressed and most impressive volunteers there at the event!

Three C.A.R.E. members (Cheryl Lander, Kathy Vossler, and Suzanne Ponder) and our significant others (as well as Cheryl’s hair dresser Chanara Chea) attended the event and had a blast! Silicon Valley Cares President Kelly Dippel reminded attendees the night of the event that the event was happening to benefit local non-profits, or as she says on her web site, it was a “fun and unique evening of entertainment, networking and compassion.” We’re extremely grateful to have been nominated and asked to participate. Any funding we receive from this event will help us save the lives of more animals.

Here are some pictures from the event:

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FALL FURRY FLURRY WALK-A-THON

On Sunday, October 16, C.A.R.E. was one of several animal rescue groups and vendors participating in the 9th Annual Fall Furry Flurry Walk-A-Thon at the Los Gatos Creek Park in Campbell. This 5K walking event benefits the Pet Awareness and Welfare Society for San Jose Animal Care and Services and the Bay Area Siberian Husky Club. C.A.R.E. received donations from this event from the pledges C.A.R.E. friends indicated on their pledge sheets. After the walk, people and pets enjoyed visiting the booths of non-profit rescue organizations, trainers and behaviorists, and other pet related services. There also were several fun contests for attendees and their dogs, including a costume contest, the biggest and smallest dogs, musical sits, and bobbing for wieners. Two C.A.R.E. foster parents, Suzanne Ponder and Kathy Vossler, and their own dogs won prizes in the bobbing for wieners and the musical sit contest. There also was a silent auction with many great rewards for people and their pets. As with other events, a few C.A.R.E. adopters stopped by to say hello – some pictures are below:

For some more pictures, please go to the Bay Area Siberian website!

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BARKTOBERFEST

On Saturday, October 1, C.A.R.E. participated in Barktoberfest at the Humane Society Silicon Valley in Milpitas. We ran our weekly adoption fair from this location, as did many other rescues, instead of our store front in San Jose. This is a great opportunity for potential adopters to see a large group of available animals. We had a very successful day, adopting out 8 of our foster dogs!

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BARK IN THE PARK

C.A.R.E. had an information booth at Bark in the Park at the William Street Park (William and S. 16th Street) in San Jose on Saturday, September 17. This annual fun-filled event is billed as the valley’s premier event for dog lovers and their pets. A portion of the proceeds from the event benefit the Humane Society Silicon Valley and the San Jose Animal Care and Services. Many other non-profits as well as pet supply, boarding and grooming, training, and day care vendors attended as well as C.A.R.E. There was a dog costume contest, a silly dog tricks contest, a pet/owner lookalike contest, and a tail wagging contest. Many C.A.R.E. pet adopters came by our booth to say hello, which we really appreciate. Some of them are featured below.

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Pet Fair at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center

On May 15, 2011, C.A.R.E. was invited back to the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center in Los Gatos for a 2nd annual pet fair. One of C.A.R.E.’s friends, Janice Yoshihara, also displayed her dog paintings at the event (see her webpage for more info about this great artist). Unfortunately Mother Nature didn’t cooperate and we were rained out after about an hour. We did have a small group of prospective adoptees interested in the half dozen or so dogs we brought, and even adopted one dog out later that afternoon to an attendee. And a big thanks to our sponsor Dina Jacobson! And we’ve already talked about the 3rd annual event in May 2012! Here are some pictures from the event:

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Canyon Creek Pet Hospital Grand Opening

On Sunday, March 27, 2011, C.A.R.E. was invited to have a booth at the Canyon Creek Pet Hospital’s Grand Opening. C.A.R.E. members Leeann Aiassa, Cheryl Lander, Suzanne Ponder, and Kathy Vossler, along with a few of our foster dogs and our own dogs attended the event. There was a ribbon cutting ceremony with Councilmember Rose Herrera and a presentation of a letter of commendation from Pattie Cortese, wife of Supervisor Dave Cortese.  There was a pet parade, a costume contest, free rabies shots for the first 500 pets, vendor and non-profit booths.

See Canyon Creek Pet Hospital for more information about this new pet hospital in the Evergreen area of San Jose. What’s particularly exciting?: This facility is open 7 days a week and up to midnight every day.

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