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Friday, February 27, 2015

Art Paws Is Awarding Money to Animal Rescue in Our Area!



It’s a bird…it’s a plane…no…IT’S UNDERDOG!
Do you know a local underdog pet rescue group that could use some financial help?

Reno’s Art Paws is Artown’s only ‘bring your dog’ event boasts the annual canine carnival that brings thousands of dog lovers and their pets to McKinley Arts & Culture Center Park.
Over the past 14 years, the private organizers have donated more than $100,000 back to the pet rescue non-profit community. Once again this year, we need your help to present separate grants to two well-deserving local (within 75 miles of Reno) groups.

In keeping with tradition, one charity/non-profit will be picked by the popular People’s Choice vote at this year’s July event. But for the first time ever, two other pet-centric organizations will take home proceeds, as well.

To involve the community, Art Paws Executive Director Landess Witmer wants your help in ‘spreading the money out a little bit more.’

The 2015 grant application is now available. All applications will be given careful consideration, if they are completed and submitted correctly.  (See our web site for the actual Underdog Grant Application.)

Past awards have been more than $3,000 each. These hardworking pet rescue groups strive to provide pets (dogs, cats, ferrets, wolves, horse, bunnies, etc) the happy, healthy lives they deserve.

Plan to attend the event on July 12th, 2015, but grant applications are due by May 15th, 2015. Grant beneficiaries are chosen by an unrelated event committee and will be announced on June 15, 2015.

Contacts:
Landess Witmer/Executive Director, 775.560.4242 landess@ArtPawsReno.com   
Michelle McHardy/Art Paws Coordinator, 775.722.9914 michelle@ArtPawsReno.com


Art Paw’s Underdog 2014 Grant Recipients


1. Canine Rehabilitation Center and Sanctuary

CRCS is a 501©3 non-profit organization. They are a recovery center for dogs overcoming trauma such as abuse, neglect, long term confinement, lab testing, and other special cases. Their program provides rescue, recovery, socialization, training, and placement for dogs that shelters and rescue organizations cannot place. Their mission:
"To inspire, educate and motivate the human spirit.  To save, nurture and love the canine spirit and to bring the two together to change the way the world views, rescues and places homeless dogs."
Beating The Odds. One Dog At A Time. 
        
Canine Rehabilitation Center and Sanctuary

•Their program is dedicated to the dog that sits in a shelter for a year or longer waiting patiently for someone to come along and say "that's the one I want" only to meet the dog and then say "no thanks."
•They are dedicated to the dog that is unlucky enough to be a product of a puppy mill and live years in a cage, unaware of what it feels like to run free.
•They are dedicated to the dog whose owner isolated her in a yard for years and forgot to socialize her, stimulate her, and offer guidance.
•They are dedicated to the dog that is ill due to environment or age and doesn't have a family or home to call their own.  
•They are dedicated to the dog that, because someone forgot to take the time to work with them, ended up in a shelter, adopted then returned, then adopted, then returned.



To learn more about what we do, see our success stories, request a tour, or visit a dog, contact us at 775-313-8621 or CRCSReno@att.net  or visit our website at www.CRCSGivesLife.org . 


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2. Chihuahua Rescue Truckee Meadows, Inc.

Chihuahua Rescue Truckee Meadows Inc (CRTM) is a Nevada corporation and non-profit organization. CRTM is dedicated to rescuing homeless and abandoned animals for the Number Two Euthanized Breed in the United States
By way of their committed officers, volunteers, foster homes, local veterinarians, and professional trainers, we seek to match dogs with carefully screened forever homes. CRTM provides education and information on responsible pet ownership, including the importance of spay/neuter, adoptions, positive behavior training, socialization and a good nutritional program.
Chihuahua Rescue Truckee Meadows, Inc. (CRTM) is blessed with committed officers and volunteers. Everyone helps with fostering the dogs, transportation, works at adoption events, and provides in-kind (mileage and gas expenses) for home-checks. Additionally, their web page and other social media, fundraising is done in-kind.
                           
CRTM will utilize the funds from the Underdog Grant to potentially increase foster homes through social media, word-of-mouth, PSA’s and adoption event opportunities. They will continue to seek other fundraising endeavors with various raffles upcoming so we will have a "small bank" for any emergencies that may arise. 
Additionally, they will make improvements to the small Chi Haven "foster area" by improving the insulation and increasing the yard size for them to play. Funds will also repair the cooler and repair the leak in roof before winter.  

To learn more about what we do, play a part in our success stories, safe-house a needy dog, or adopt a pet, contact us at 775-742-7317 pjtrainer@sbcglobal.net or visit http://www.chirescuetruckeemeadows.com




The time to VOTE for your favorite local animal-aid agency at ART PAWS is
Sunday July 12th, 10am to 5pm.
The People's Choice Winner will be awarded the final one-third of all this year's
Art Paws proceeds!




1 comment:

Landess said...

Fetch our proceeds for your animal rescue group!

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