12-13 Sept 2009 - PAWS in the Park, Kent

stolenstaffys · 12-13 Sept 2009 - PAWS in the Park, Kent

Hi All

Not sure if RR have ever been to Paws In The Park but it is an excellent day out and would be great for fundraising.

This year there are 2 events first on 20th & 21st June in Hampshire and again in September in Kent.

I'm not sure of the process to get a stand, would have to look into it. It was absolutely packed last year, stands included, Doglost, Alfies an many more.

Please leave comments on what you think, would be great fun!!!

Tina D

I was talking to Sharon about this a while ago. I took Lucie (my dog!) to this last year and it was fab. I am happy to "man" a stall if there are others to help? My complete lack of geography means that i don't know how far away hampshire is Embarassed

but i will investigate and the Kent one is not too bad (about an hour and a half from me)

Tina D

I have just had a look at the website and the Hampshire one is a bit far for me (but might be ok for those of you West of London) I can do the Kent one (with help) It is fairly expensive though (a stall inside is £75 and outside is £135 both plus VAT) but there were LOADS of people last year, so might raise the profile quite a bit, not to mention bring in much needed funds!!

The Hampshire one is 20-21st June and the Kent one is 12-13 September

Rhea

HI All,

I would love to help out on the Kent Paws in the Park, I live about 40mins away from the Hop Farm.

Rhea,

x

stolenstaffys

I'd be happy to come help at both, Hampshire from Essex is about similar distance as the Kent one there's not much in it (so long as M25 is okay). Who does the decision lay with if this gets the go ahead or not? And would we be doing both days or just the one? There 10% discount if you book both days. Was really packed last year and i'm certain it will be again.

Please get in touch with an update as i'm sure the stands will sell out quite quickly. I am happy to drive if anyone from the Essex/East London area would like to travel up with me.

Sharonr - Admin

Apologies, but I will not be around for the September dates and the Hampshire event is quite a distance for me (Essex) Crying or Very sad

But before we consider booking let's see if we can get some teams together to cover them. So far we have:

20th & 21st June - Hampshire
Halina (stolenstaffys)

12th -13th September - Kent
Tina D
Halina (stolenstaffys)
Rhea

Is there anyone else available to give a hand?

Tina D

I didn't realise that the price was for both days, so £135 isn't too bad really. Would you like me to book the Kent one?? I was thinking that we could maybe just do info/leaflets and collecting rather than too much bric a brac? Or maybe just pick out the "good" stuff I can make some more biscuits too, there are a lot of dogs there (obviously!) so they might sell quite well??

If we get a 3mx3m stall, table and two chairs it is £150+VAT (but i can pay for it) I think that would probably be big anough-what do you all think??

stolenstaffys

That sounds good let me know when it's confirmed il make sure i don't book nothing else for that day. Is it an outdoor stand we are getting? Hopefully the weathers good it was a really sunny day last year.

Keep me updated, you can call me on [TELEPHONE NUMBER REMOVED - please pm Smile

] if you need to go through anything.

Sharonr - Admin

Fantastic news ... Tina D has very kindly offered to fund the booking fee for Rescue Remedies for the Paws in the Park fundraiser event in Kent on the 12th & 13th September! She will be booking it over the course of the next few days and welcomes the offer of support from Rhea & Halina.

She would be grateful for any other offers of assistance so please let us/her know if you are able to help.

Tina D

All booked!! We have an outside stall (thought that might be better for both people passing and if we had any of our dogs attend). Have also got a table and two chairs from them rather than try and scrounge one.

It is Saturday and Sunday so if people could say which days they can help out, that would be fab Very Happy

Rhea

Great news!!! I'm happy to do both if i'm needed!!!! :-)

Tina D

Yay!! Thanks Rhea!! I figure that if we get a few people for each day we will have cover for wee breaks and the like. Very Happy

stolenstaffys

Hi Tina

I too can do both days too if required. Fingers crossed the weathers good!

Stolenstaffys

Ruthi

Bracknell council does its own Paws in the Park and we had a stand there last year. Rescue Remedies is welcome to share our space. It didn't cost us much anyway, I seem to remember. Leaflets cost more than the stand.

Some time in July, I think. A couple of weeks before the big thing at Windsor.

Tina D

Thanks Halina (stolenstaffies) I am praying for good weather too!! I do have a gazebo that i can bring if the weather is foul (might bring it anyway if it is sunny as it might get too hot otherwise) but there will be more people if the weather is good

Ruthi: I can't find anything on this year's event (they have something about last years) I have emailed them but if you have any info, could you let me have it, please??

xx

Tina D

I have just had an email from one of the Bracknell Rangers and their Paws in the Park is not going ahead this year due to staff shortages Sad

Sharonr - Admin

Tina D

Fanx Sharon! Welcome back!! Very Happy

karen

I know this seems an age away, but I think it is worth thinking about whether you want to take some of the 'stuff' I have hoarded in my boiler room. There is a mixture of good, bad and ugly Exclamation

If you want to let me know if you do want anything, we can start to make a transport plan.

Tina D

I think we need to decide what we are taking to each event. At most of them we only have one table (like at chelsea) and i think we need to have more of a "plan of action" so that our table is not cluttered with everything and nothing. So at one we could take mostly dog stuff, at another mostly household stuff, at another mostly kids stuff.

Maybe we would also do well at car boot sales with the household stuff as there people will be shopping for that sort of thing

What do you think???

karen

I think a plan is a good idea. We really need input from anyone who has been to an event to know what would do well. We also need a plan to get the stuff to where it is needed.

I think this and the Chelmsford Dog Show are the only things on at the moment, in terms of selling stuff. Is that right?

I will keep all the Christmas things for Kennsington, if you all agree.

I think you are right about car boot sales - a lot of what I have here is perfect for that. My problem is being time poor at the weekends. Sad

Tina D

At the moment, it is just this and the Chelmsford one, yes. There should be a "Village Fair" (sounds MUCH grander than it is!) near me on the last June Weekend that we can hopefully sell some bric a brac at but the details have not come out yet. I have had an email to say that All About Dogs will also go ahead this year but don't know when yet.

Al lot of the boot sales that i could find don't start until May, so hopefully soon the season will start and we can do some then.

I suppose in the meantime, it would be helpful if you could sort the stuff into categories (i don't know if that was done when it was packed away) so that it is organised when we do come to do a boot sale/fair??

karen

Right then - that's me occuppied until the end of the year then Shocked

I think we were pretty organized when we packed away so I should be able to get a fair idea. Wink

Tina D

I like to keep you busy!! Laughing

I wasn't really part of the packing up process (i think i was in the kitchen with Judith's girl) so i wasn't sure how organised it all was Very Happy

karen

Talk about getting your excuses in early Rolling Eyes

stolenstaffys

hiya

sorry have been off line for a little while problems with my net.

just to give you some idea of the stalls at paws in the park last year, pretty much everything except the bar was dog related, there were people there who could do microchipping and people selling anything animal related!

I'm not sure how much stuff you have to bring with you but i had an idea that could be good if we need more doggy bits to sell, if between now and then we keep a regular eye on things like gumtree freebies section etc and pick up any extra bits that could sell well, wouldn't cost us anything to get as it'd be free would probably just have to go and collect the items (i don't mind driving if somethings a reasonable distance from me). Then we'd have some more bits to sell. They often have good things on there like cages, leads, dog clothes etc.

Just an idea, let me know.

Can't wait to go seems so far away!

karen

That is certainly a good idea. Its also worth everybody keeping an eye on local freecycle sites and local dumps. Our dump often has very good dog beds that you can pick up for a song.

We do have some 'doggie stuff' but we will take it to the BOSC Fun dog show and hopefully sell some there, so we will probably need to replenish.

Just a thought but if there are a lot of people all selling the same sort of thing, should we try and think of something slightly different as well, like maybe photo frames? Perhaps we could all put our thinking caps on?

TheBeavisFamily · So is this booked?

Do we have this booked? Hampshire one 20-21st June and the Kent one 12-13 September?
Can someone give me details of venues etc so I can post outthe event details

Thanks

Tina D

As far as i can remember, no one said they could definitely do the Hampshire one so that hasn't been booked (i haven't checked the rest of the thread but i am sure someone said that they might be able to do it).

The Kent one in September is definitely happening and i have booked a stall for both days. It is at Hopps Farm in Kent and here is the website:

http://pawsinthepark.net/

Sharonr - Admin

Yes Tina, you are right. We didn't get any volunteers to commit to the Hampshire one and as booking is quite expensive we decided just to cover the Kent Event.

Bud

just to let you know i can do Sunday to help but cant do Saturday...Sorry i will be working that day! if i can get someone to swap i will.

Tina D

Yay!!! at least i have confirmed help for one day!!!! I was getting a bit woried about being able to go for toilet breaks!! Laughing

Bud

Reah and Stollenstaffy were up for it? I am sure i saw that they wanted to help so we should be good...mind you if we all turn up Sunday and not Saturday then your stuffed..........legs crossed!!!

Tina D

Fingers crossed they are still up for it. I was going to confirm with people closer to the time. You are committed now cos i have your number and will stalk you with phone calls at 3am or send "the boys" round!!! Laughing

Bud

LOL..............im sooo lucky to have youas a friend Rolling Eyes

Rhea

Hi All,

Don't worry i will be there to help on both days!!!! I've been trying to think of some ways i can help raise cash on the day.......but i'm not creative! Rolling Eyes

I might try my hand at baking some doggie treats etc..... any ideas???

Rhea

xx

Tina D

Yay! Thanks Rhea!

I have put up the recipe (of sorts) of the dog biscuits on "Fundraising" if you want to have a go?

Another thing that we have been doing that has been going down well are bags for the children. In the same bags that i use for the dog biscuits i put a party toy (the kind you get from the supermarket for party bags) a couple of different sweets (not chocolate cos it melts!) and a lolly or something. We tie it up with curling ribbon and off we go!!!

stolenstaffys

Hi Tina

I will defo help out on Saturday and Sunday is a maybe depending on if i find a dogsitter for my lil ones!

I was thinking a raffle would be a good idea if we can find a cheap/FREE prize maybe someone might have something nice they wouldn't mind donating? Then any tickets sold would be 100% profit for rescue remedies?

Again I am not very creative either :-s

Sharonr - Admin

Bud (Nicci) has very kindly arranged a donation from Kimberly-Clark of 48 Hero puppies (Andrex puppies) soft toys - they are 7inches tall and sitting about 3 and half inches from bum to tum, but 6 inches from bum to front paw. I believe Stevie's family are considering making 48 RR logo applied ponchos for them Wink

Hopefully they will sell well and give us some much needed funding from one dog to another Wink

stolenstaffys

Hiya

How about we make some RR keyrings with the logo on? You can order blank keyrings from ebay for about £20 for 100 we could sell them for £1 each making £80 after taking off the cost of them? Just requires someones time to print off and put the logos in.

Plus a raffel always works well, i'm sure I have a big teddy lying around in good condition.

Sharonr - Admin

stolenstaffys

Put myself in that 1! lol

I will try and order some tonight from ebay see how long they take to deliver can you email me the logo then.

Thanks

Mycavyangels

I might be going with one of my spaniels Smile

looks like a great show and would defently visit the rescue remedies stall Very Happy

Sharonr - Admin

Sharonr - Admin

stolenstaffys

Hi Sharon

Have sent you about 10 emails tonight sorry everytime i send one i remember something else...lol

100 blank keyrings ordered for £9.99 and £5.00 p&p so not bad i dont think Wink

once you get back to my emails I will start printing the logos etc off.

will keep me busy and out of mischief for a little while!

Sharonr - Admin

Well done ... have sent you some back Laughing

stolenstaffys

I spent all Saturday night making the keyrings but you'll be glad to know they are all done! Nothing flashy but should sell hopefully! Will bully some people at work to buy some before the event! lol

I also have found one of my teddys to give in the raffel! His a labradore (looks like a real dog!) and is in really good condition, i'm getting my sister (the artist of the family) to do a WIN ME poster for him. Does anyone have a raffel book from previous events that we could use?

Any more ideas??? We only have a few weeks now!

Tina D

Fantastic work Halina!! Thanks! I will definitely buy at least one Very Happy

How big is the lab?? I will be putting together a hamper as a prize for our "guess the dog's name" competition. We will be running another one at Paws (similar to the one on the forum) and asking people to name the lifesize dog (in reality, someone in a dog costume that Bud/Nicky has kindly aquired for us to use).

Halina and Rhea: are you still willing to come and help out? Do you know which day(s??) you will be coming and what times?? Is there anyone else that can help? Especially anyone who is 5ft 7 or over that can wear our dog costume for a bit?? Very Happy

This is a MASSIVE event so we would really appreciate all the help we can get. Not to mention the fact that it is a fantastic event for any dog lover with shopping opportunities galore!! Very Happy

josta

I have an unopened Twister chase road racing set (a bit like scalextric) which was an unwanted christmas present for my son that can be used in the raffle if wanted. At the mo I am trying to talk my 16 yr old son into wearing the dog costume for a bit, he did ask - are you serious? (with a smile on his face). So will let you know if I persuade him!

Sharonr - Admin

josta

LOL

my son is an abnormally well behaved teenager Very Happy

Just needs some arm twisting to encourage him Wink

stolenstaffys

hey, the lab is quite big and looks quite real my mum got it for me years back cause she wouldn't buy me the real thing! His in great condition and looks brand new!

I can make it on the Saturday, I won't be able to set up as I wil be going to get one of the rescuse dogs from the kennels, what time does the event start? I have no details of times etc but can be there early once i've been to the kennels. Can someone give me a call to discuss details properly? I might be down on the Sunday as well but if i dont find a dog sitter il hav my little two with me who are a handful and i doubt i'll get much done with them there but will try help out as much as I can. Also trying to get a mate to come down and help on the saturday if shes not working!

As for the suit...im 5 ft 1 so guess that counts me out! Very Happy

susi226

I'll be attending this event with sister and neighbour.
I have a largish bag of squeaky toys,some used,some not,some new in boxes collars and leather collars with a lead,all unused,and a couple of used bits,could I drop them off at your stall? if this is not welcome please do say so,I'm not easily offended!
Susi.

Rhea

Tina D

The general opening times are 10am-6pm. I will be getting there about 7:30 ish ( Shocked

) and should be ok setting up (with Nicky's help!!) but would appreciate the help when the people are let in (there might be a stampede when they find out how good my liver cake is Laughing

)

josta

I will be able to come and help on the Sunday, can't do the Saturday I'm afraid because my husband works Saturdays so he will have the car. I have also made 43 80g bags of Liver Cake today. Not sure it will be anywhere near as good as Tina's, it is all in my freezer now, just need to buy some bags as they are in sandwich bags at the mo. Still working on my son, he takes time to realise that its a good idea! If I get time I will try and make some bone shaped chicken flavoured buscuits as I have ordered some bone shape buscuit cutters.

Sharonr - Admin

Bud

huh..........when its quiet?????? that would be about 10pm then!

Rhea

Hi All,

I am really sorry but i am only going to be able to Sunday now!!! My other half only told me lastnight that he is playing football near Southampton so he will be out from early Hours till the beer runs out!!! I really don't want to let you all down but i really can't leave Bruce all day on his own!!! Crying or Very sad

I will definately be there on Sunday, and i'll even try and drag a very hungover Rolling Eyes

other half with me and Bruce.

See you all there!!

Sorry again!!
Crying or Very sad

Rhea.

Bud

How tall is he??? he likes dogs how much would he like to be one??

Tina D

No problem Rhea, we apreciate you even coming on the Sunday, especially now you know how tiring it is, we should have kept that a secret from you until after Paws!!!!

If you wanted to blackmail your other half, as Bud says, you could guilt him into wearing the dog costume, even for a little while!!?? ...Then you won't have to wear it for as long!!! Very Happy

Sharonr - Admin

So sorry I am missing out on the dog suit, honest! Was gonna be the easiest way to loose weight in a day that I could think of! Crying or Very sad

There must be someone out there who would like to fool around without anyone knowing who they are - you can have so much fun, particularly with the kids?!!

Paul&Annie

Hi! Paul, Moss and I will be coming along to Paws on Sunday morning. We have to be somewhere in the afternoon and we would like a chance to look around the show, but if we can make some time I can lend a hand on the stall for a bit. I'm pretty hopeless, but if you are desperate......

We will also try to bring along a carrier bag of dog and kids stuff for the tombola. We wont be able to get it to you before Sunday. It wont be a huge amount but it may help as hopefully you will have loads of customers!

See you Sunday.

Annie

Bonesey · PAWS IN THE PARK - PROBLEM!

I have a small problem - Sharon has contacted me to ask for a portrait voucher for your event - she has asked me to reply to Tina and gave me her e mil address. However - this e mail has been returned to me as undeliverable!

I am not able to contact her Confused

Any ideas??

Paul&Annie

To Bonesey,

I went up to the top of the page to the members list and sent a message to Tina D as I think that is who you need to speak to about the voucher. I have pointed out that you are trying to get in touch.

If you go to the top of the page to the members list and click on that you will go into a list of names see the p m icon by each of them, if you click on there I think that your message should get through.

I hope that helps. I may be completely wrong, IT is not my thing.

Annie

Tina D

Thanks Annie for pointing Sam in the right direction!

I do still have a couple of ball throwers from what you gave me at the weekend and i think i will be alright for stuff until Sunday. You can come and work on the stall for a bit and i can run away with Moss Wink

Tina D

Sorry!!

I meant to also say that it is very kind of you to bring us anything and we really do appreciate it!!!! Embarassed

Paul&Annie

Tina, if you have any energy to run anywhere by the second day of Paws in the Park then I will be amazed! I don't know how you guys manage it, you are like Duracel bunnies with endless energy!

I'll have to watch out, I don't think Moss would need much convincing to run away with you and Lucie.

Rhea

Hi All,

I am so sorry... i am only going to be able to do Sunday morning! Dee has asked me to do a Home check and Sunday afternoon is the only day they can do. I will do the first Dog suit session to make up for it! What time do you want me there? How will i get in if it is pre opening time?? As i will need to get out just after lunch i will probably best park in the main car park rather than with the stall organisers!

Regards

Rhea.

Sharonr - Admin

Paul&Annie

I have laid a guilt trip on my boss and he has given me £25 towards your fundraising at Paws.

karen

Well done you Laughing

(and of course, thank you to your boss Wink

)

Sharonr - Admin

josta

I have managed to make another batch of the lovely Confused

Liver Cake, and I also have a bag of dog toys I've brought from the £1 shop which I'll bring on Sunday Very Happy

Sharonr - Admin

Sharonr - Admin

A little bird told me that the dog suit is going down a treat at PAWS. Last seen distributing RR leaflets and interacting with a Spaniel! Laughing

Tina D

Thank you Jo and Rhea!!!!! Sorry i haven''t been on for a couple of days, Friday was a bit manic baking dog biscuits!!!!

Rhea, it opens at 10, if you get there before, just give me a call and i will come and let you in with one of our passes.

Ok then, Day one: OMG!!!! I am soooooooo tired!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (this may be a short one cos i need to go to bed in a mo ready for tomorrow!!!) What a good day though!!!! It was just Mum, Nicky and myself on the stall for most of the day (along with Lucie of course!!!) We were joined in the morning by Nicky's friend Russ who did a FANTASTIC job in the dog costume!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He was sooo funny and was waving to kids and hugging/high fiving them!! He even got his photo taken by the Press!!! We owe him a million thanks as he really got us noticed and sold a lot of "Guess the Name" tickets!!! (he is a lovely man too!!!)

Other highlights: Susi226 dropped off two lovely bags of dog tombola which are now ticketed and ready to go!! Melvin brought his family along to say hello. STolen Staffies stopped by to give us the lovely keyrings she had made (they are fab and only £1 each, come on people, who wants one!!??) and gave us a poster which we put up on the stall. a kind lady gave us a bag of change and then came back later with another that she had forgotten about!! A lovely lady called Sue came by near the end of the day to say that she knows of us and looks at our website and gave us £10!!! While i was chatting to her about what a dire situation it is at the mo for rescue dogs, she gave us another one!!!! Her generosity made me cry and i would like to say a hearty Thank You if she is on the forum (Sue, if you are, stop lurking and join the forum properly so we can chat to you!!!).

If anyone wants to come and see us tomorrow (and i would HIGHLY recommend it, it is a FANTASTIC event!!!) We are by Arena one, opposite the big, white, multi-stall tent (you can't miss us, we are a tiny blue gazebo near the corner!!!

We had a quick count up but i don't suppose anyone is interested in what we made...??

What's that?! You really want to know????

Really, really???

Alright then, we raised.....

....

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£330!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not bad for a day's work, eh?????!!!!!!!!!!!

Fingers crossed, i will make it through tomorrow and will be able to let you know what happened!!!!!!!!!! xx

karen

Wow - that is really fantastic - well done everyone. Gosh I feel the pressure for tomorrow Wink

Keep up the good work Exclamation

ali12345

Well done for day 1. Good luck for tomorrow! Would love to join you but we are in the area looking for our new greyhound boy in Kent which will keep us very busy introducing our girls to as many as possible.
Alison

Sharonr - Admin

Sharonr - Admin

Well done Tina, Lillian, Nicci & Russ - you should be chuffed to bits and very proud of your efforts, I know I am. WOW!

A big thank you for Susi, Sue & Helina too - when we get support like that it makes such a difference, puts a big smile on our faces and makes our day.

Hoping today goes well too. Wish I was there to massage your aching feet afterwards.

Tina D

xxlynne

Sorry opps I've fallen off my seat...smelling salts anyone Shocked

karen

Well done, everyone occasion7

What a fantastic weekend occasion7

TinaD you are an absolute star Exclamation

Dee

OMG !!

Amazing just lost for words - THANK YOU ALL xxxx

Sharonr - Admin

TinaD & gang - what can I say, you must be so chuffed at such a sterling effort and whilst tired, must be very satisfied as the phenomenal amount of money you raised which will make so much difference to our rescue dogs.

It is hard work, but we do have alot of fun doing these events and I'm sorry that I couldn't be with you, I feel like I have missed out, but am extremely proud of you all.

Hope the tired bits recover quickly, but the offer of foot massage still stands when I return! Well done all. Very Happy

Sharonr - Admin

Our next fundraising event will be: Sunday 27 Sept 2009 - Woofers, Hounds and Mutts Fun Dog Show, Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex
Wink

Paul&Annie

Blimey! And I mean blimey! How much?!

What a fantastic result and well done to you all.

We stopped by at Paws and I know what your neighbour meant, yours has got to be the most fun stall. Nobody there could top the dancing dog, that was a stroke of genius! What a great job all the dog suit wearers did.

Lucie and Cooper were great ambassadors for RR. Lucie is always pretty in pink and takes all these events in her stride. Cooper is a handsome chap and one of natures gentlemen I suspect. Even though Moss has had a bath Cooper decided he needed a tidy up and washed his ears for him. Awwww, what a sweetie!

I do like the keyrings that you were selling, they have come in handy already.

A huge well done to everybody!

Sharonr - Admin

Bud

I need to say that without TinaD “PAWS” would not have been the success it was.....do you know that she was disappointed that we didn’t raise more, she felt she had not been successful....she works all hours god sends baking, wrapping, packing, printing, organising..........Me, I turned up with a bunch of sandwiches and a pack of sausage rolls and spent my time dancing with a puppy and kissing every staffie I could get my hands on,....and even though I can hardly keep eyes open today and could not get shoes on as my feet are so sore... I had one of the best weekends this year! I spent a weekend with friends and addition to that we raised money for a good cause.... I am truly glad I am part of this “Family”....Thank you Tina for dressing me up in silly ears, abusing me and making me dance, sing and shout in front of complete strangers to get them to part with that pound coin....all 764 of them!!

P.S. I am on vacation next year don’t know when Paws is but you can guarantee that I will be on VACATION!!!!!

josta

Tina and the gang were truly amazing!!!!! Very Happy

It was a great pleasure coming along to help, Cooper was absolutely exhausted when we got home and sleep all evening. The only time he got up was when the copius amounts of Liver cake can back on him and he made a quick exit to the garden! Then promply back to sleep, I think like me he is still recovering.

And we only did one day, I take my hat off to Tina, Tina's mum and Nikki who managed both days with such enthusiasm WELL DONE!!!!!!!!! You are angel13

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Bonesey · Paws in the Park

Hello and well done everyone! How much did the "Guess the name" Competition raise..... and who has won it??

Tina D

You lot had better stop with all of the praises! Embarassed

I am very happy to be part of the RR family too and although it is very hard work, we all do have fun on the stalls andni have made some lovely friends doing it. Like Bud/Nicky said, i was very disappointed in the amount that we raised-not the efforts of everyone concerned, we couldn't have done any more, but the fact that people were unwilling to part with their cash for a worthy cause but will happily spend hundreds on needless things. I have to say, too that we all WORKED for every penny that came in. We had 4 chairs available to us and none of them were used!! We were also one of the last stalls to pack up and were horse from shouting our wares.

I don't know how much was raised in the Guess the name competition, i haven't unpacked the board from my car yet Embarassed

I have had a busy (and completely rubbish!!) few days at work though Confused

I know that a lot of people took leaflets for the portraits and seemed really interested though. I know that we have some names left so if anyone on here wants to buy a name, i will post them and then draw the name. It is the same prize as before (thanks to Sam's fantastic generosity!!), a FANTASTIC portrait of your dog!!

I am trying to load the photos but it is my usual knightmare, my work computer likes my camera but keeps crashing when i try to load them onto Photobucket and my home computer loves Photobucket but hates my camera and won't load anything from it.

Grrrrr, technology!!! Evil or Very Mad

Tina D

Ok then (hopefully!) Pictures, pictures, pictures:

Our stall on Saturday!! With my lovely mother Very Happy

Our stall on Sunday!! (The differences are small but very important! Laughing

) The lovely Nicky (Bud) in front and my lovely mother in the stall having a cup of tea!!!!

Our stall from across the main arena! see the tiny blue gazebo near the corner? That's us!!! Very Happy

Nicky's friend Russ who was first in the dog costume

Nicky and the RR dog!!

The RR/Andrex dog meeting his adoring public!

Shock Headline "Rescue Remedies promotes dogfight!!"

The lovely Cooper!!

karen

Fab photos - the RR Dog is brilliant Exclamation

I really have the greatest admiration for everybody who wore it - it takes guts and such good people skills to get it right, and by the sounds of things it worked so well Laughing

Deep Respect headbang

TinaD, how can you be dissappointed Shocked

Times are tough at the moment and the amount you raised was way beyond what I though you would be able to, so no more 'down', please, just a big smiley face Exclamation

Bonesey · Paws in Park

It is a truly fantastic amount! The RR suit must have been sooo warm!! but at least it wasn't too humid! Love the pictures Cool

xristine

Fantastic photos Tina though I think the RR dog will be hard to home Laughing

I could probably foster for a bit if it can wash up and clean windows...

Bud

What a great day....... Laughing

Brings it all back with the photo's and that RR dog was GOOD I bet Sharon is dead jealous........dont tell her we have booked for next year...and if i keep working on the Marketing Department may be for a few more shows next year.....oh and my friend Russ...is acutally my Boss.......what a great job he did.....andhe says he will come back and do it again...

Sharonr - Admin

12-13 Sept 2009 - PAWS in the Park, Kent

So is this booked?

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