Westies in Need - WiN
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Toronto Westie Walk-2011 |
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The Annual Toronto
Westie Walk and Fun Day enjoyed the most successful fundraising day in our
rescues' history!
We had 290 Westies and their families attend our
Westie Walk this year! The Toronto Westie Walk is the largest Westie Walk in
Canada and continues to be the largest Westie event in North America!!!!!!
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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 11:00 am with
registration, followed by a photo session with our official photographers! 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 had
on our donation table. |
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 or a quick brush
out for their Westie before the group picture!
Our groomer Barb 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 283 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, Stewart!
Next our 10 to 15 minute walk began around Mississauga
Valley Park, lead by our very own bagpipers!
Thanks so much to Krizzy,
Stewart and Audrey for piping for us....you guys are amazing! |
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After the walk, the Westies hit
the Westie Watering Station for a little drink. |
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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50 of our rescues came out to enjoy the day! |
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. |
| Helena Capes and her Westie, Lola |
Oskar and Timothy Shura and their
Westie, Gapa |
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Next was the always popular
Wiener Dunkin!
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In the first heat the winner was
Ian Rush and his Westie, August. In the second heat the winners were Sarah
Tomlin and her girl Chloe!
The 2 winners of the Wiener Dunkin also took
home very nice gift bags. |
The next event
was our Westie Terrier Races. We had 10 groups of 10 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 Taliesyn-Lloyd! He may have been small, but he could
fly! Taliesyn-Lloyd 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 Janet and Brian Edwards!!! THANKS!!! Enjoy that Westie diamond
necklace Janet!
The family who won the prize for travelling
the farthest was Millie Mattinson and Jim Spivey who came 350 km from Windsor,
Ontario with their Westie, Frosty.
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The Oldest
Westie who attended our event this year was Mac, who turned 16 last April and
our youngest Westie was Jack who was only 10 weeks 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 9th! 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!
Corrie Yeoman and her little Westies, Charlotte and
Miss Lilly
Toronto Westie Walk Chair
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