Pawzfest 2010!

Post date: Aug 15, 2010 6:46:42 PM

Our second annual Pawzfest event (sponsored by JAKES!!!!) is right around the corner! Join us Saturday September 11 from Noon to 4 at the field behind the Ashland YMCA for food, fun, and furry friends! We have a lot of GREAT things planned and hope this year will be a huge success, and great fun for everyone who joins us.

Matt Miller will again be our MC this year. There will be a dog wash, by Toppers. Music will be provided by ISSS DJ!

We have a great list of vendors participating this year!

The list will continue to grow but as of right now they are:

Donatos

Cuts On The Go ($10 nail trim)

Pampered Chef (With a portion of sales to benefit the Humane Society)

Peppy Paws Pooch Park

Mapleton Vet ($15 rabies vaccinations)

Goat Denim Clothing

Jakes Gourmet Dog Treats

Rocky Road Alpaca Ranch

Creative Memories

Uppercase Living

Wakins

Pet-E-Coat

Lucy's Pet Emporium

Mary Kay

Barker Shop

Tastefully Simple

Aunt Judy-Judy's Posh Pets

DreamTree Family Home Water Filtration

Volunteers to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions

Avon

Amazing Grace Farms

DogWatch

Park Lane Jewels

Celebrating Home

Abby Martin-Candy & Slush Puppie

Victory Chiropractic

We Are Family Animal Rescue

Ohio Pug Rescue

C&R Enterprises

....and more!

We also have a wonderful line up of prizes for our raffle: Some of the prizes include:

Disney Package ($500 value)

2 Airtran Airway Tix to Anywhere in the US ($1000 value!)

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Columbus Zoo

Ashland Symphony

Mohican Adventures

Mohican Resort

Mid Ohio Sports Car Course

Fort Rapids Indoor Water Park (4 pk tix, $100+ value!)

Enter your pets in our contests:

Best Costume

Best Trick

Cutest

Ugliest

Smallest

and Largest

Or enter a photo in our Photo Contest!

-Photos must be 5x7 and matted for consideration in the contest

Enjoy our petting zoo, fashion show, dog walk, educational and entertaining demonstrations, face painting, and best of all, see just some of the dogs the Humane Society has available for adoption.

Schedule

Noon - Opening Ceremonies w/greeting from Matt Miller, announcements of the day's events, and a short dog walk.

- Pastor Jeff from Trinity Lutheran Church will do a blessing of pets, and a prayer to remember 9/11.

Noon-2:00 - Peggy, Molly & Rusty - Animal Assisted Crisis Response Team

Noon-2:00 - Clowns by Ashland Evening Lions

Noon-4:00 - Petting Zoo by Trail Blazer 4H Club

1:00 - Contests Begin

2:30-3:00 - Fashion Show by Maurices, w/ACHS dogs for adoption

3:00-3:30 - Search and Rescue Demonstration by Steiner Kennels

3:30 - Raffle Drawing

Pet Contests - Sign up by 12:45 to enter your pet

Photo Contest - Sign up and enter photo by 12:45

- Judges: Ashland Mayor Glen Stewart

Clerk of Courts Annette Shaw

Loudonville Mayor Stewart Zody

Along with the hard work and effort our wonderful volunteers gave to make this event happen, we owe a big thanks to all of the individuals, businesses and organizations that donated prizes, and financial support.

Humane Society would like to thank:

Columbus Zoo

Disney WOrld

UPCOM

Hills Pet Nutrition

Sons and Daughters of Herman

Kates Treats & Eats

Bob Evans of Mansfield

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Gribbles IGA Employees

Mohican Resort

Mohican Adventures

Truax Printing

Colonial Manor

Jac-Lin Manor

Copper Top Gallery

Curves in Loudonville

Drs. Foster & Smith

Ashland Symphony

Mickey Mart

WalMart

Peppy Paws Pooch Park

Cleveland Zoo

Nutro

Jakes

Lyn Way

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Smuckers

Great Wolf Lodge

AirTran Airways

Canine Designz

Scott Dental Group

CitiFinancial

Merle Norman

Crazy Ray's Tattoos

Barker Shop

Prairie Peddler

Golden Corral

C&N

Opera Columbus

Four Seasons Flowers and Gifts

Coastal Pet Products

Crystal Care

Bell Store

Flower Factory

Dice Direct

Coke of Mansfield

Cleveland Browns

Frito Lay

Home City Ice

Dr. Irvine - Daisy Hill

RSVP

Meijer

Abers

Thiel's Replacement Systems

Mowry Construction & Engineering

Med Trans

Akron Aeros

Advantage Marketing

Thompson Memorial

Columbus Blue Jackets

Floral Garden Florists

Snap-On

Applebees

Hawkins

Grace Farms/Spoiled Rotten Dog & Diva Kitty

Fin, Feather & Fur

Gizmo Shack

Kingston Nursing Home

Columbus Clippers

Pawsitively Pets

Main Street Tattoos

Tami Sheppard

Pawz Dog Boots

Lori Vickers C.Ht

American Legion Post #88

Dogwatch

Mrs Fields

Humana

Marty & karen Myers (Milkbone)

Home Hardware

Bead Boutique

C&R Enterprises

Special Thanks To:

YMCA

Ashland County Juvenile Court Community Service

Ashland County Recycling Center

Ashland Mayor Glen Stewart

Clerk of Courts Annette Shaw

Loudonville Mayor Stewart Zody

So mark your calendars, September 11th, from noon to 4 pm, at the field behind the Ashland YMCA and join us for Pawzfest 2010!

Admission is only $1.

Children under 5 and animals get in FREE!

So bring the family, bring your friends, and bring your pets!