Bark in the Park

Saturday, September 14, 2013; 10a-5p

William Street Park (William and South 16th Streets)

San Jose

• Dog Costume Contest (11:00AM)
• Silly Dog Tricks Contest (12:00PM)
• Pet/Owner Look Alike Contest (1:00PM)
• Happy Dog Tail Wagging Contest (2:00PM)
• Dog Water Park
• Specialty Vendors
• Rescue Organizations (including C.A.R.E.!)
• Food and Beverages
• Flyball Canine Relay
• Microchipping & Vaccinations
• Performing Dogs & Training
• Fun for the Whole Family

For more info: Check Bark in the Park

Fall Furry Flurry and 5K Dog Walk Fundraiser

Date: Sunday, October, 2013

Time: 9:00am - 1:30pm (stay as long as you would like)

Location: Los Gatos Creek Park, Campbell

Bring your friends, family, and your pooch for a fun-filled day at the park! CARE is one of several animal rescue groups participating in this year's Fall Furry Flurry Dog Walk Fundraiser. Walkers (who participate on behalf of CARE) will have all pledges donated directly to CARE. The event features the 5K (3.1 mile) dog walk along the Los Gatos Creek Trail. Upon your return, enjoy visiting the booths of other non-profit rescue organizations, trainers & behaviorists, and other pet-related services. You can also participate in several fun contests for you and your dog, including the Costume Contest, the Biggest and Smallest Dogs, Musical Sits, and Bobbing for Wieners! Finally, take a peek at the various raffle items available and you may want to bid on one or more silent auction items to finish the day.

If interested, please print out the Entry Form for more information and the Pledge Form to raise money for CARE. If you have questions, please email Cheryl. Hope to see you there!

• 9:00am check-in
• 9:30am walk starts
• 11-12:30 contests & games
• 12:30 raffle drawing
• 1pm Silent Auction

Thank you to our 2011 sponsors below - please patronize them and thank them for their support of CARE:

• Pet People of Los Gatos
• Sam's Downtown Feed
• Winchester Mystery House
• Classic Car Wash
• The Fish Market
• CVS Pharmacy

Bay Area Pet Expo

Date: January 13, 2014

Time: 10am to 6pm

Location: Santa Clara County Fairgrounds

Free Admission / Parking

Bring your pet!

Costume contest!

Bay Area Pet Expo 2013

Date: January 12, 2013

Time: 10am to 6pm

Location: Santa Clara County Fairgrounds

Free Admission / Parking

Bring your pet!

Costume contest!

Meet Amanda Malatesta

Amanda Malatesta, fourth grader from Holy Family School, chose C.A.R.E. for her community improvement project. She gathered cash and food/toy donations from her neighbors and family, and brought the items to C.A.R.E. during our November 3, 2012 pet fair. In addition to $145 cash, Amanda brought dog food, dog toys, a dog bed cover, and more. Amanda is shown here with Cooper, one of our dogs available for adoption. We appreciate her desire to serve her community and that she chose to help C.A.R.E.

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FALL FURRY FLURRY WALK-A-THON 2012

We had another successful event today at Fall Furry Flurry and I wanted to thank the following people:

Cat, Judy, and Cat's brother (Rob, right?) walked the 5K (with a handful of their dogs!) and brought in over $700 in pledges (maybe more, but that's the last figure I heard). AND JUDY SURVIVED THE FORCED MARCH ACROSS THE TUNDRA!!!!

Carl, Sue, Kathy, Kathy's mom, and Suzanne helped set up the booth. Kathy and her mom brought some baked goods to get donations toward Carly's surgery - and we brought in a few bucks that way! Carol and Joanne were also there to work the booth and enjoy the day! I heard that we even sold one dog Halloween costume!

And then there's Karen, who loaned me her car to load up the tent and everything, came with me to set up, spent the day at the event, then helped break down and return the stuff to CARE. I ended up ripping her headrest cover taking the tent out of the car, so feel very bad about that... Karen also told one of her co-workers about the event and she showed up and spent a few bucks at our booth ;-). Go Karen!

Thanks to all of you who took time from your families and other events (like football) to spend time supporting CARE! I really appreciate your support!

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Meet Matthew Atangan

He's a youngster who gathered items from his neighborhood to bring to C.A.R.E. He and his parents showed up today with two big bags of dog food; a medium-sized crate; a bunch of towels, sheets, and rugs; some dog toys; and $105 donation!! WOW! The flier that he gave to his neighbors included this: "Hi friends and neighbors. This is Matthew Atangan and I am doing a Community Service Project for school. The community I chose is animal rescue, and I am collecting donations for the Companion Animal Rescue Effort facility. This facility only runs off of donations and volunteers so anything would be a big help." When I asked him how he found out about C.A.R.E. he said that his neighbor had adopted a dog from C.A.R.E. years ago and that he loves dogs! Is this a great story or what??? A big thanks to Matthew!

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9/22/2012: PLAYERS ENJOY C.A.R.E. GOLF TOURNAMENT

Thank you to the City of Cupertino and the staff at Blackberry Golf Course for hosting our golf tournament on Saturday, September 22! Thirty-eight players enjoyed nine holes of golf at Blackberry Golf Course in Cupertino. The day was beautiful, the sun was shining, and everyone had a grand time. After the tournament, players and volunteers enjoyed a delicious Mexican meal provided by San Jose Taqueria at nearby Varian Park and the winners were given their awards.

Congratulations to the following winners!

LOW GROSS SCORE

• Men - Michal Graff (36)
• Women - Rhonda Vargas (38)

CLOSEST TO THE PIN

• Men - Dennis Yee
• Women - Laurie Bozzo

LONGEST DRIVE

• Men - Rob Glass
• Women - Tracy Smith

We also handed out many door prizes donated by our generous supporters in the local community including Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, Classic Car Wash, meals at Hooter's, Kyoto Palace, Paxti's Pizza, & Hobbee's, home roasted coffee baskets, and gift cards to Lunardi's, Whole Foods, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, and Blackberry Golf Course.

Very special thanks to our hole sponsors - these sponsors certainly helped us offset our expenses for this tournament!

• Furry Friends - Dakota & Abbie
• Vineyard Unlimited - Kathy Vineyard
• Leinhart Chiropractic - Paul Leinhart
• AKAL Berryessa Animal Hospital - Dr. Chahal
• Furry Friend - Louie Brown
• Turnkey Mortgage Solutions - Michael Aning
• Reed Animal Hospital - Dr. David Reed
• Ameriprise Finanical - Herminia E. Ojeda
• The Law Office of Gail C. Moser

Photographer Harry Who of Harry Who Photography snapped various action shots on the golf course and took group photos prior to the tournament start! If you like his work, please check out his website and consider using Harry at your next function!

Last but not least, we could not have conducted this event without the work of our volunteers! Our volunteers worked before, during and after the tournament to make it fun for everyone to enjoy! Thank you to: Sharon, Gina, Kristen, Claudia, Karen, Traci, Geri, Debra, and Harry!

If you are a player and would like to see more action shots of your group, please contact Sharon.

Thanks again to Blackberry Golf Course and to all of the players and volunteers for helping make this tournament enjoyable and a success!

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BARK IN THE PARK

C.A.R.E. had an information booth at Bark in the Park at the William Street Park (William and S. 16th Street) in San Jose on Saturday, September 15, 2012. This annual fun-filled event is billed as the valley’s premier event for dog lovers and their pets. A portion of the proceeds from the event benefit the Humane Society Silicon Valley and the San Jose Animal Care and Services. Many other non-profits as well as pet supply, boarding and grooming, training, and day care vendors attended as well as C.A.R.E. There was a dog costume contest, a silly dog tricks contest, a pet/owner lookalike contest, and a tail wagging contest. Many C.A.R.E. pet adopters came by our booth to say hello, which we really appreciate. Some of them are featured below.

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25th Anniversary

Sunday, August 26, 2012

To celebrate 25 years of fostering, adopting, and educating the public, on Sunday, August 26, C.A.R.E. held a fun reunion event for all former adopters, fosters, volunteers, vendors, and friends. We hope you were part of the celebration!

25th Photos and Contributors

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Silicon Valley Playworks Volunteers Visit CARE

On Saturday, February 18, 10 volunteers from Silicon Valley Playworks, a non-profit organization sponsored by AmeriCorps and focused on bringing healthy play to low-income Bay Area elementary schools during the week, visited CARE during our regular weekly pet fair. We gave them many jobs to do including walking dogs, socializing puppies, folding laundry, and making fliers to hang up in coffee shops and bookstores. We provided the pizza and they provided the labor! Thanks to volunteers Anthony, Danny, Jevonne, K.C., Kris, Laura, Laura, Leslie, Matt, Mike, and Teresa!

Playworks is a national organization that has helped over 170 schools nation wide. Click on Silicon Valley Playworks to read more about them.

If you would like to volunteer at CARE, please call us or just stop by. We always have plenty of jobs to hand out, even some very fun ones like playing with puppies!

Here are some pictures from the event:

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Pet Expo 2012

Held again this year at the Santa Clara Fairgrounds, the Bay Area Pet Expo on February 4 was bigger and better than last year. Booths were in two buildings with the jumping water dog booth in the yard between. 18,000 people attended the event, including Shorty Rossi from the Animal Planet’s show Pit Boss. He drew quite a few pit bulls and their owners and helped increase attendance at the event.

Whatever you’d think of buying for your dog was covered: leashes and collars, beds, toys, food, clothes, grooming tools and shops, artificial grass, insurance, and more. One of the buildings housed birds, rodents, and reptiles, so we were not only “going to the dogs” (as the Pet Expo ad said), but to many other creatures as well.

Also present were quite a few other rescue organizations from around the Bay Area and again many of them were adopting animals on the spot. CARE foster parents Kathy Vossler and Suzanne Ponder brought 5 of their foster dogs and 3 of them found their forever homes that day! Thanks also to volunteers Carol Santo, Cheryl Lander, JoAnn Witt, and Karen Leonard for help with setting up and being at the booth the day of the event.

And as with other events CARE attends, former foster dogs visited with their new owners – we’ve captured a few of them in our pictures from the event. If you were unable to make it this year, please mark February 2, 2013 on your calendar – the event will be back and we suspect it’ll continue to grow year after year and be the place to be each early February.

Here are some pictures from the event:

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Silicon Valley Cares Broomstick Ball

C.A.R.E. was one of the beneficiaries of the 2nd annual Broomstick Ball on Saturday, October 22, 2011. The Broomstick Ball is a charity event put on by Silicon Valley Cares, a group of women whose sole purpose is to raise funds for organizations in Santa Clara County through a fun-filled night of dinner, dancing, casino games, and a huge silent auction. This event, held at the Dolce-Hayes Mansion, was a fundraiser for local non-profits. Along with three other organizations (Almaden Valley Counseling Service, the Bill Wilson Center, and Parents Helping Parents), C.A.R.E. will benefit from the proceeds of the event.

C.A.R.E. was asked to provide 8 volunteers, which we did. Here’s a list of C.A.R.E. friends who volunteered:

• Bonnie Lander – mother of one of the C.A.R.E. volunteers and Board member; Bonnie was also responsible for getting some of her fellow Elk’s organization members to volunteer
• Shirley Sangray – aunt of one of the C.A.R.E. volunteers and Board member
• Odella Dorsey – one of our CARE pet fair volunteers
• Grace Black – Bonnie Lander’s co-worker
• Debbie and Ernie Monelo – San Jose Elk's Lodge
• Pat Lasserot and Vern Deto – Santa Clara Elk's Lodge

Three C.A.R.E. members (Cheryl Lander, Kathy Vossler, and Suzanne Ponder) and our significant others (as well as Cheryl’s hair dresser Chanara Chea) attended the event and had a blast! Silicon Valley Cares President Kelly Dippel reminded attendees the night of the event that the event was happening to benefit local non-profits, or as she says on her web site, it was a “fun and unique evening of entertainment, networking and compassion.” We’re extremely grateful to have been nominated and asked to participate. Any funding we receive from this event will help us save the lives of more animals.

Here are some pictures from the event:

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FALL FURRY FLURRY WALK-A-THON

On Sunday, October 16, C.A.R.E. was one of several animal rescue groups and vendors participating in the 9th Annual Fall Furry Flurry Walk-A-Thon at the Los Gatos Creek Park in Campbell. This 5K walking event benefits the Pet Awareness and Welfare Society for San Jose Animal Care and Services and the Bay Area Siberian Husky Club. C.A.R.E. received donations from this event from the pledges C.A.R.E. friends indicated on their pledge sheets. After the walk, people and pets enjoyed visiting the booths of non-profit rescue organizations, trainers and behaviorists, and other pet related services. There also were several fun contests for attendees and their dogs, including a costume contest, the biggest and smallest dogs, musical sits, and bobbing for wieners. Two C.A.R.E. foster parents, Suzanne Ponder and Kathy Vossler, and their own dogs won prizes in the bobbing for wieners and the musical sit contest. There also was a silent auction with many great rewards for people and their pets. As with other events, a few C.A.R.E. adopters stopped by to say hello – some pictures are below:

For some more pictures, please go to the Bay Area Siberian website!

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BARKTOBERFEST

On Saturday, October 1, C.A.R.E. participated in Barktoberfest at the Humane Society Silicon Valley in Milpitas. We ran our weekly adoption fair from this location, as did many other rescues, instead of our store front in San Jose. This is a great opportunity for potential adopters to see a large group of available animals. We had a very successful day, adopting out 8 of our foster dogs!

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BARK IN THE PARK

C.A.R.E. had an information booth at Bark in the Park at the William Street Park (William and S. 16th Street) in San Jose on Saturday, September 17. This annual fun-filled event is billed as the valley’s premier event for dog lovers and their pets. A portion of the proceeds from the event benefit the Humane Society Silicon Valley and the San Jose Animal Care and Services. Many other non-profits as well as pet supply, boarding and grooming, training, and day care vendors attended as well as C.A.R.E. There was a dog costume contest, a silly dog tricks contest, a pet/owner lookalike contest, and a tail wagging contest. Many C.A.R.E. pet adopters came by our booth to say hello, which we really appreciate. Some of them are featured below.

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Pet Fair at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center

On May 15, 2011, C.A.R.E. was invited back to the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center in Los Gatos for a 2nd annual pet fair. One of C.A.R.E.’s friends, Janice Yoshihara, also displayed her dog paintings at the event (see her webpage for more info about this great artist). Unfortunately Mother Nature didn’t cooperate and we were rained out after about an hour. We did have a small group of prospective adoptees interested in the half dozen or so dogs we brought, and even adopted one dog out later that afternoon to an attendee. And a big thanks to our sponsor Dina Jacobson! And we’ve already talked about the 3rd annual event in May 2012! Here are some pictures from the event:

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Canyon Creek Pet Hospital Grand Opening

On Sunday, March 27, 2011, C.A.R.E. was invited to have a booth at the Canyon Creek Pet Hospital’s Grand Opening. C.A.R.E. members Leeann Aiassa, Cheryl Lander, Suzanne Ponder, and Kathy Vossler, along with a few of our foster dogs and our own dogs attended the event. There was a ribbon cutting ceremony with Councilmember Rose Herrera and a presentation of a letter of commendation from Pattie Cortese, wife of Supervisor Dave Cortese.  There was a pet parade, a costume contest, free rabies shots for the first 500 pets, vendor and non-profit booths.

See Canyon Creek Pet Hospital for more information about this new pet hospital in the Evergreen area of San Jose. What’s particularly exciting?: This facility is open 7 days a week and up to midnight every day.

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