The
first annual Caged for Critters event was held on May 24th, 2008
at the Home Depot Parking Lot in Brandon.
The event was nothing short of outstanding!
Several upstanding members of the community lent their support to the rescue and spent some time in a "cage" in support of animal rescue. A special thank-you goes out to Dave Burgess - Mayor of Brandon, Drew Caldwell - Brandon East MLA, Nathan Peto - Chamber of Commerce Manager, Amber VanDale - Star FM's "Morning Mess", Brian Mayes - Brandon Lawyer, Kent Smyth - MNP, Robson Fletcher - Brandon Sun's Editorial Page Editor, Dallas Massina - Contractor, Tyler Crayston - Sports News CKX TV, Jerry Hemming - former Bobcats Basketball Coach, Jay Thrush - Brandon Hills Veterinary Clinic, Chad Wallin - Montana's Restaurant, KC Bateman - Star FM and Sylvia Kukurudz - Registered Psychiatric Nurse for their support and participation in the event!
Our event was double-booked in the parking lot with the Brandon Firefighters College's carwash - and the boys came through in fine style! Many of the graduates from the Brandon Firefighters College came over and jumped in the cage in support of the rescue - and really offered us a huge hand in our fundraising. We want to take a moment to extend a very BIG thanks to the graduating class at the fire college - you guys are awesome!
In addition, memebers of the public could donate to put a friend, family member or coworker into the cage. The event also included food and a great silent auction too!
We have so many great pictures of this event, we will be posting a photo gallery in the next couple days - watch for updates!
We would like to extend a thanks to our sponsors - The Home Depot, Montana's Cookhouse, Kuipers Family Bakery, Canada Safeway, Sobeys, Boston Pizza, Parthenon Pizza, Dominos Pizza, Escape Day Spa, Rogers Video, Glidden Paint, Mohawk Gas Station, Praxair, Performance Healthware, Lancome, George Strange, Jill Geisbrecht, Canadian Tire, Brandon Animal Clinic, Brandon Hill Veterinary Clinic, Pet Valu 18th Street South, A Pet Lover's Warehouse and Meyers Norris Penny.
Also, the volunteers which made this event possible: Teresa Truszynski, D'Arcy Barker, Cheryl Yeadon, Theresa vanHoof, Sandy Walter, Chris Hearn, Brandi Prodan, Susan Robbins, Barb Sage, Hannah Prodan, Kelly Grove, Justine Goodman, James Goymer, Tracy Gerardy and a few of the guys from the Crocus Plains Marketing Department - Jessie Decorte, Nathan Dearing, Brock Ludwig, Nathan Rey, and Dusty Hyde! Everyone worked hard to make this event the huge success that it was!
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