Stray Thoughts 2017 Volume 4 Stray Thoughts_Fall 2017_Digital | Page 8

Stray Thoughts Fall 2017 A BIG THANKS to all of Our Barkapalooza Sponsors! Grand Champion of the Show $5,000 Sponsors Hinsdale Animal Cemetery BMO Harris Best in Show – $3,000 Sponsor The Friendly Vet Animal Hospital Volunteer T-Shirt Sponsor – $3,000 Doggie Depot Water Sponsor – $1,000 Suburban K9 This Year’s Barkapalooza Walk-A-Thon and Pet Expo Top Pledge Contributors Contributing Sponsors – $500 Happy Dog Barkery Artistic Grooming Furry Expressions Sign Now 1st Place – Carolyn Mossberger of Romeoville raised $7,300. She donated the $500 prize for Top Pledge Collector back to the shelter. Bandana Sponsor – $500 Blue Ribbon Winners – $2,500 Sponsors Crystal’s Underground Hair Design Shaw Media Give Away Bag Sponsor – $500 Gerald Subaru of Naperville Robert Bair Plumbing Top Dog – $1,500 Sponsors All Creatures Great & Small Bark Avenue Daycamp Dog’s Best Friend – $1,000 Sponsors West Suburban Veterinary Associates Partners and Paws Veterinary Clinic Pitty Que Community Bank of Downers Grove Pledge Prize Sponsor – $500 Two Boston’s Burr Ridge Cat’s Meow – $500 Sponsors Harke Insurance Agency Downers Grove Animal Hospital Camp Bow Wow 2nd Place – Colette Loesher of Addison raised $5,125. 3rd Place – Cindy Johnson of Downers Grove raised $2,745. 4th Place – Gail Monick of Bensenville raised $2,305. Congratulations to our 2017 Wags to Riches Raffle Winner! Michael Cardilli of Crest Hill won our $1,000 raffle. He generously donated $150 back to the shelter. Volunteer Spotlight O ne thing that’s clear about the Monday mid-day kennel crew is that they enjoy having food and parties on their shift almost as much as they enjoy helping the dogs find their forever homes. In fact, Rosie DiCianni says, “We are known for our parties.” Anne Fadzi agrees, noting that most of the shift mates have been together a long time and work well together as a team. Linda Marrandino, who started volunteering at West Suburban 25 years ago, enjoys playing with the dogs at West Suburban, as well as her own two German shepherds, both adopted from WSHS. Ed Jakubas adopted his white shepherd Jack (FKA Echo) from WSHS in 2007 and says he’s still going strong! Anne is currently fostering cattle dog mix, Kroger. Rosie also has a cattle dog mix, Chloe, adopted from West Suburban, along with Mitzie, a 9-year old golden retriever. Newest shift member Mark Havey, who started volunteering last March, has three dogs, a rabbit and a rat at home. enjoys gardening, horseback riding, and yoga. You might find Rosie spending time with her kids and her dogs when she is not working as a nurse at Loyola. Anne’s hobbies include photography and reading mysteries, while Ed enjoys volunteering with the Coast Guard Auxiliary. While all the shift mates have a love of animals in common, their other interests are a bit more diverse. When she is not at volunteering at West Suburban, Linda 8