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:
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.
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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.
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!
