ONTARIO SPCA - PERTH COUNTY BRANCH

There are many events throughout the year which you can participate in to help the Ontario SPCA Perth County Branch. For more information about the events listed below, please contact Sue Porter at sporter@ospca.on.ca or contact the Branch at (519) 273-6600.

If you are interested in hosting your own event with the proceeds going to the Ontario SPCA Perth County Branch to help animals, please let us know by emailing perthcounty@ospca.on.ca. We can provide you with more information on how this can be done and we’d also love to thank you! If you are interested in sponsoring an event, or would like to learn more about upcoming opportunities, please let us know!

Annual Friends For Life Paws In The Park Dog Walk-A-Thon
Date: Sunday, September 20, 2009
Location: Upper Queen?s Park Bandshell, Stratford
Time: Registration begins at 9:30am; walk 10am
Info: Dog not required! Please plan to join us for a pleasant walk through the park and along our beautiful Avon River. Pick up a pledge form at the shelter, a local pet store or vet clinic and start gathering pledges from family, friends and neighbours ? better yet encourage them to join you and your four-legged companion ? or get an entire team together! Or register on line at perthcounty.ontariospca.ca and email your online contacts to gather their support.

This event is our largest annual fundraiser and all funds raised go to help care for the animals at your local shelter. Events include a demonstration by the OPP Canine Unit ? always a crowd-pleaser ? as well as booths of local pet product vendors with free samples and giveaways for all participants. Each participant receives a free T-shirt and there are prizes for the top 20 pledge earners.

A big happy tail wag to our event sponsors: Barry Usprech State Farm Insurance and Jill Mason, The Dressing Room. Slobbery kisses to our Water Stop Sponsors ? Coventry Animal Hospital, Perth Veterinary Services, Romeo Pet Hospital, St. Marys Veterinary Clinic and Tavistock Veterinary Services. Tail wags for our Trail Marker Sponsors and Prize Donors. For more info please contact the shelter at 519.273.6600.

Catapawlooza! An event celebrating cats
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009
Location: Woodstock Farmers' Market
Time: 7am to noon
Info: Thinking of adopting? Come on out and meet some of our wonderful cats and kittens!

Tavistock Heritage Dog Walk
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009
Location: 345 Douro Street, Stratford
Info: Tavistock Rotary Club is presenting their first Heritage Dog Walk with a portion of the proceeds being donated to assist the ongoing work of OSPCA-Perth County. A great opportunity to take a stroll with your canine companion and see some of the local heritage sites of Tavistock. For more information visit their website ? tavitails.blogspot.com.

Volunteer Orientation Meeting
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Time: 7pm
Location: OSPCA-Perth County, 345 Douro Street, Stratford
Info: Come out for a tour of the shelter and more information on how you can help out by volunteering!

Best In Show Dinner Auction
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Location: Rotary Complex, McCarthy Road, Stratford.
This is our 3rd annual auction event. Year to year, we have tripled in attendance and in fundraising results. This year, we're adding dinner, raffles, and an expanded auction item catalogue. With your participation and support, we will triple our results yet again. This year's auction will be bigger and better offering more items for auction including chef packages, art, wine, gifts, gift certificates, tickets to shows, amazing experiences and more! It will also include exciting raffles, dinner and of course a whole lot more fun. The Best In Show Dinner Auction is sure to be the best party in town so be sure to join us. Enjoy a cocktail, have dinner, shop competitively with or against your friends, and win raffles!

To reserve your place, contact the OSPCA-Perth County Branch at 519.273.6600 or any committee member. If you would like to make a donation, provide auction items, ideas or become a sponsor we would be delighted to hear from you.