ABC Basset Hound Rescue Waddle News
May 5th, 2009
2009 "There's No Place Like Home" Waddle!
Friday June 5th Pre-Waddle Party 6 PM - 8:30 PM
Saturday June 6th Waddle Day 10 AM - 7 PM
ABC's 2009 waddle will be held in the Village of Chittenango (just east of Syracuse) the birthplace of Frank Baum, the author of the Wizard of Oz. This year marks the 31st year of "Oz-Stravaganza", the longest running Oz festival.
Make your plans to join ABC Basset Hound Rescue as we march down the "yellow brick road" and be a part of the "longest" running OZ Festival in the USA! Several of the original munchkins will be in attendance and there will be a parade with marching bands, floats, and ABCBHR with hundreds of bassets marching down Main Street!
The waddle is one of ABCBHR's biggest fundraisers and we need your support!
WHY WE WADDLE One example of how the money we raise at the waddle is used....In addition to the 75 New York bassets that we saved last year, 11 bassets from an Arkansas Puppy Mill were saved and now living a great life in their new forever homes in New York....thanks to all of our supporters and volunteers.
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FirstGiving Pages
If you are attending the waddle, here is a simple way to collect your pledge money for the waddle...start your own electronic pledge page! If you are not attending the waddle, but would still like to contribute, please visit all of our fundraising pages at www.firstgiving.com/abcbhr and donate to a waddle attendee or start your own page.
As an added benefit, if you set up a 2009 Waddle Firstgiving page and get at least one donation (including your own!), you will receive two free Lucky 7 raffle tickets for the raffle the day of the waddle! The more money you raise on Firstgiving, the more Lucky 7 raffle tickets you will receive, the higher your chances of winning. ABC will be giving away over $1,250 in cash prizes for the Lucky 7 raffle, including a $500 Grand Prize. If you raise more than $600 total, including donations, pledges, and raffle sales, you will also be entered into a special drawing for a $100 gift card.
Here are some hints for gathering online donations after you have created your Firstgiving page:
After you create your Firstgiving page, send the link around! Instead of (or in addition to) going door to door at work or at home asking friends for donations, simply send an email.
Send an email to everyone in your address book explaining to them what ABC does and why animal rescue is important. This way people you know anywhere in the world can support you and ABC Basset Rescue.
Send the email out again! If few people respond or donate after reading the first email, send another one a few weeks later with an update on your fundraising.
Do you send frequent emails? Add a signature in your email program so every email you send has a link to your Firstgiving page.
Do you use Facebook or Myspace? Post a link to your Firstgiving page on these social networks. Facebook even has a Firstgiving application.
If you have any questions about Firstgiving, need help creating a page, or ideas on how to get online donations, please contact Ariel Schlamm at arielschlamm@gmail.com
WADDLE INFORMATION ONLINE
Need more information on the 2009 Waddle, accommodations,
things to bring, or a schedule of events?
Click HERE for Complete 2009 Waddle Information
PLEASE PRE-REGISTER
We ask that folks interested in attending fill out the information on the online
pre-registration form. There will be some great perks for pre-registering. Folks that pre-register online or via the mail can pick up five complimentary Chinese raffle tickets at the registration table the day of the waddle. That's five chances to win some of ABC's GREAT raffle items! Last year, there were over 50 raffle items. Sending us this information also allows us to know how many people will be attending the Waddle, so we can plan appropriately for this event!
PRE-REGISTER HERE
2009 Waddle Shirts
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For Waddle Information Contact - Gary Penny
gpenny@rochester.rr.com
For FirstGiving Information Contact - Ariel Schlamm
arielschlamm@gmail.com