Westies in Need - WiN
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Ottawa Westie Walk-2011 |
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The
Annual Westie Walk and Fun Day enjoyed the most successful day in Ottawa that
we have ever had!
We had 85 Westies and their families attend our Westie
Walk this year! We want to thank each and every one of you for your
support!
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If you could not make it to the
Westie Walk but would still like to make a donation, it is easy to do.
If you do on-line banking it is as simple as a few mouse
clicks.
or if you would prefer to mail in a donation, please send
your donation by cheque (made out to Westies in Need). Our mailing info can be
found on our contacts page. |
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The day began at
10:00 am with registration, followed by a photo session with our official
photographer! As our participants waited for our day to begin they checked out
our donations/draw table and purchased tickets for some of the great items we
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We also had some
wonderful vendors this year so there was lots to do before the day
began.
Next all our walkers could go to our "grooming station" for nail
clips for their Westie before the group picture!
Our groomer Kristen
very generously donated her time and all monies collected to Westies in Need!
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Photo Contest WinnersWe once again had a Westie
photo contest this year and we were blown away with the response from all of
you. We received 83 entries!!! That was amazing!
Click
here for a slide show to see all our photo contest winners...wait till you
see the Best in Show picture!!!! |
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At about noon it was
time for our big group picture and our Westie Blessing, very nicely done by our
own piper, Sylvie Bedard!
Next our 10 to 15 minute walk began around our
park, lead by our very own bagpiper!
Thanks so much to Sylvie for
piping for us....you are amazing! |
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After the walk, the
Westies hit the Westie Watering Station for a little drink....this boy was
thirsty!
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Next was
one of our favourite parts of the day
The Parade of
Rescues
Everyone got their tissues out…they are too cute and
are all now in forever, happy and loving homes!
We gave each Parade of
Rescue participant a very nice goody bag just made for them and their new and
forever parents received a lanyard and medal that they proudly wore for the day
that said "I Rescued my Westie!" |
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For anyone who missed buying a Westies in
Need 2012 calendar or one of our Westie/Mona Lisa re-usable grocery bag at one
of our Westie Walks…we still have a few available for sale.
- One WiN calendar ships for $24.00 ($20.00 for the
calendar plus $4.00 shipping and handling)
- Two calendars ship for $34.00 ($15.00 for each
calendar plus $4.00 shipping and handling)
- Mona Lisa re-usable grocery bags $7.00 ($5.00 for
the bag plus $2.00 shipping and handling)
It's easy to do...just a
few mouse clicks away if you have on-line banking. Follow the easy
instructions and as soon as you transfer the $ please send us a quick e-mail
with your mailing address and we will get the items to you right
away.
or....
you can send a cheque, made out to "Westies in Need" and
mail it to:
Corrie Yeoman, Westies in Need, #1392, 8th Line, RR#4,
Tottenham, ONT, L0G 1W0
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Next it was time to continue the fun...let the
Games begin!
Our first game this year was Musical Hoops..we had 2 heats
of that game.The 2 winners of the Musical Hoops each took home a very nice gift
bag just stuffed with treats and toys and other fun stuff. They were Sooty
owned by Yvonne Elden and Lulu owned by Nicole |
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Next was the
always popular Wiener Dunkin!
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We had 3 heats in
total...in the first heat the winner was Kasey and her Westie, Ceasar.
In the second heat the winners were Joanne Wulff and her girl Bailey!
and the 3rd heat the winner was Max owned by Irene Lafleche
We
also had a "Westie-wann-be" heat and the winner was Jasper, a Cairn owned by
Fern
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next event was our Westie Terrier Races. We had 4 groups of 8 Westies race
(with each race winner getting a nice stuffy to bring home) and then we had the
ultimate Race Off. |
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The
overall winner of our Westie races was CJ! He may have been small, but he could
fly! CJ got a big gift bag as well.
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The
family who won the big, big prize for collecting the most money was the
Konrad-Ingram Family!!! THANKS!!! Enjoy that Westie diamond necklace
Karen!
The family who won the prize for travelling the farthest was
David and Dawn Squires who came 397 km from Columbus, Ontario (north of Oshawa)
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Oldest Westie who attended our event this year was Angus, who was 15 years and
one month old and our youngest Westie was Stella who was only 4 months old!
Both families and their Westies got some great prizes!
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Next was our
draws from the donation table...it was over-flowing this year and then it was
time to enjoy our BBQ and spend some time talking with other Westie lovers.
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We
just couldn't do this at all with out the help from our volunteers and our
sponsors and of course…you, the Westie Walkers, who support our event each
year.
A big thank you goes out to our Volunteers who helped out the
day of the walk.
A very special thank you also goes out to the Westie
Walk committee for 2011...they did a great job.
I would also like to send HUGE
thanks out to all the folks who had contacted sponsors on our behalf and
brought prizes for this year's walk. THANKS!
| The sponsors have been very generous to us this year
and we just can't say Thank You enough to them as well!
Click here to see who they are...please support
them if you can! |
Folks asked me..."are we gonna do this again next
year???" Well of course we are!!!!
We already know the 2012
date...Sunday September 16th! We know that cause we read it on our brand new
Westies in Need calendars that we all bought at the walk!
Thanks again,
to each and every one of you!
Kim McLean and her little Westies, CJ and
Libby
Ottawa Westie Walk Chair
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