Friday, September 12, 2008

Super Pet Adoption - September 12th-14th

Fall in Love
Super Adoption is coming

Fall in Love at the Pet Super Adoption. It all happens Friday, September 12th thru Sunday, September 14th at the PetSmart located at 389 West and 1830 South in Salt Lake City. When you adopt from a shelter or rescue group at the Pet Super Adoption, you save a life. 420 animals found homes at the spring Super Adoption. Let's find even more homes this time around!

Over 25 rescue groups and animals shelters from all over Utah will be there with hundreds of adorable dogs, cats, puppies and kittens available for adoption. Doors open at 2 PM on Friday, September 12th. Weekend hours are 2 to 7 PM on Friday, 10 AM to 7 PM on Saturday and 11 AM to 4 PM on Sunday. All animals are fixed, vaccinated and ready for a new home with you. Brought to you by No More Homeless Pets in Utah in partnership with PetSmart Charities. Details at utahpets.org. Together, let's save them all!

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Benefit Party on September 27th

September 27

HUMANITARIAN AID RELIEF TEAM FUNDRAISING BASH!!


September 27th! Biggest party of the year!

Huge bon fire, outdoor movie, D.J. and dancing, raffles,

and more!!

$10 only!!

H.A.R.T. will be doing one of the largest medical missions in its 11 year history in Kakamega, Kenya in November 2008. We need your help in making this medical mission a success!!!!

Time: Sat, Sept 27 9:00 until 1:00 am

Location: The Dastrup Ranch 1077 HillSide Drive, Provo, UT 84604

The Ranch is located just east of Osmond Lane

For more information on H.A.R.T. please visit www.HartAfrica.com

For questions please call Deena at 801-668-0306 or Chalet at 801-995-1164

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Shop for a cause - Big Brothers Big Sisters

Macy's Shop for a Cause
on Saturday September 20, 2008 10:00 am

Join Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah at Macy's at Cottonwood Mall and Southtowne Center on Saturday September 20th. Donate $5.00 to Big Brothers Big Sisters and receive a coupon worth 10-20% off items throughout the store. Stop by our offices anytime from August 12th-September 19th to donate or come by our table at the store. Thanks for your support!

Friday, September 5, 2008

Run for Ovarian Cancer

Susan Sandoval Run banner

Susan Sandoval Run for Ovarian Cancer

The Susan Sandoval Foundation for Ovarian Cancer was created to increase awareness of the signs, symptoms and risk factors for ovarian cancer as well as other gynecologic cancers (uterine, cervix, vulvar, vaginal and fallopian tube). The goals of the foundation are to educate and improve the care of women diagnosed with gynecologic cancers and focus on innovative research in this field. Susan Sandoval was diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer in May 2005 and died May 2007, at the age of 50. She worked as a nurse at LDS and Primary Children’s hospitals for 21 years. She had many friends, talked passionately about patient care and rights, and had incredible strength within her to always look at the positive in life and make the best of every day.

In 2007, the Foundation hosted the inaugural Susan Sandoval Run for Ovarian Cancer. This event raised over $13,000 and had over 400 runners and walkers.

In 2008, with the help of our sponsors, we hope to raise over $20,000 and have more than 500 runners and walkers. The race will be held on September 13th, 2008 at Sugarhouse Park.

The proceeds from the race will be used to increase awareness of the signs, symptoms and risk factors for ovarian cancer as well as other gynecologic cancers (uterine, cervix, vulvar, vaginal and fallopian tube); and, also, to support innovative research in prevention, early detection, and treatment of gynecologic cancer.

SSRUN DOnation

Utah Heart Walk - Saturday, Sept 6th


Welcome to the 2008
Start! Utah Heart Walk
& Heart Run

September 6, 2008
Location: Sugar House Park

Our GOAL: $290,000

The Start! Heart Walk & Heart Run is a wonderful way for individuals, friends, families, companies and employees to team up with the American Heart/Stroke Association’s fight against heart disease and stroke. Join us and some of our closest friends as we take our hearts for a 5K walk or a 5K run on Saturday, September 6, 2008 in beautiful Sugar House Park.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Zoo Rendezvous

2008 American Express Zoo Rendezvous

September 4, 2008
6:00 – 11:00 p.m.


The Year of the Frog!

The American Express Zoo Rendezvous is our single most important fund raising event of the year and has been dubbed the “Wildest Party in Town” by City Weekly.

Make your 2008 reservations here.

Previous Rendezvous guests say, “It’s the one party of the year NOT to miss,” “we plan our schedule around the Rendezvous,” and “It’s the most fun I’ve ever had at a fund raiser!”

Thanks to the generous donations of supporters like you, all proceeds from Zoo Rendezvous are dedicated to animal care and capital improvements. By supporting our fundraising event, purchasing a syndicate ticket (attendance not required) or making a silent auction selection, you can help us provide you, your children and your children’s children an invaluable resource and unforgettable experiences.

The Zoo cares for nearly 900 animals representing 212 species. Twenty-eight of these species are considered threatened or endangered.

Why frogs?

This year, the Zoo is participating in a global effort to save vanishing amphibian species, the Year of the Frog, and this will make for a fun theme for the 2008 American Express Zoo Rendezvous.

Habitat loss, climate change, pollution and disease are causing amphibians to become extinct at an alarming rate. Frogs are the planet’s proverbial “canary in a coal mine.” Utah’s Hogle Zoo has been called upon to support the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)’s global action plan for amphibian conservation.

$150 per person or sponsorships starting at just $350

No guests under 21, please
All proceeds go to animal care and exhibit improvement at Utah’s Hogle Zoo.
For more information, please call (801) 584-1708.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Fun charity event on Monday, the 1st....

Fun charity event on Monday, the 1st....

Go to the website to get all the details...
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(www.onelastsummerbash.com)

Here is some info about where the money is going....
The purpose of this great event is to raise funds to help underprivileged kids change their lives through the structure and discipline of high school basketball programs developed by the Basketball Saves Lives Foundation.

To help raise more much needed funds, we are going to have a Celebrity Charity Auction that featuring sports and music celebrities presenting items signed by them as well as many other valuable and fun items such as Season Tickets to the Utah Flash or a Season Pass to a ski resort. Come and have some fun while supporting our youth. For more info on the Basketball Saves Lives Foundation, visit www.basketballsaveslives.org.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Biggest Party of the Summer!! Mark your calendars - August 23rd!!

When: Saturday, August 23rd

Where: 6767 West 10125 North Highland

Why: Because Parties are FUN!! But also because we are raising funds for the Simon Says Foundation (http://www.hopeprojects.net/)

What: Dinner and Dancing!! (Bring your own MEAT and we will supply the grills, as well as the snacks, drinks and a baked potato bar). After dinner we will DANCE the night away!

Who: Everyone who is anyone!!

Time: The fun starts at 6pm and goes until the cops tell us to shut down (Usually between 1 and 2)

Cost: $5.00 (All proceeds go to the Simon Says Foundation)

Details…

Come join us for dinner and then dance, dance, dance!

This party is a benefit for the Simon Says Foundation - http://www.hopeprojects.net/ Here is a little about what they do…

Simons Says was organized in 1967 by Dr. Jerry Simons. He wanted to provide assistance for those who were in need and willing to help themselves. The organization has provided such people sewing machines, building materials for schools, engineering help, medical clinics, farm animals, clean water systems, and green houses. In 1999 Dr. Simons established HOPE PROJECTS as the delivery system of the foundation's humanitarian work and shifted attention to the peoples of the high Andes of South America. These people of Peru are extraordinarily motivated and committed to helping themselves.

Dr. Simons and his associates discovered several hundred villages of the forgotten Inca people who fled into the Andes when the Spanish Conquistadors invaded them in 1532. As an IRS 501 (c) (3) organization, HOPE PROJECTS provides over 100 villages with materials and engineering for the construction of needed structures along with a variety of other assistance. Villagers provide the labor.

They teach the villagers the skills to help themselves in the future – they supply the building materials and the villagers build the schools, orphanages, etc. The villagers learn skills they can use to help themselves and their fellow man in the future.

DIRECTIONS to the party location –

From SLC:

Merge onto I-15 Southbound toward Provo

Take EXIT 284 toward Highland/Alpine. (Cabella’s and Thanksgiving Point exit)

Turn LEFT onto Highway-92 (Alpine Highway)

Turn RIGHT onto 6400 W.

Turn RIGHT onto 10400 N.

Turn LEFT onto 6800 W. (At Freedom Elementary)

Turn LEFT onto 10125 N.

End at 6767 West 10125 North Highland (Second home on the right, red brick)

From Provo:

Merge onto I-15 Northbound toward Salt Lake

Take the MAIN ST. exit, EXIT 278, toward American Fork

Turn RIGHT onto UT-145, pass Hart’s fuel station

Turn LEFT onto STATE ST/US-89 (Continue as if going to Lehi)

Turn RIGHT onto 900 W / 6800 W. (900 W becomes 6800 W…Del Taco is on your right, Home Depot and IHOP on your left. You will be Northbound)

Turn RIGHT onto W 10125 N.

End at 6767 West 10125 North Highland. (Second home on the right, red brick)

You can park on 6800 West. Those who were ticketed for doing so during the Superbowl Party (sorry!!) only got them because it blocks snow plows. Not much of an issue in August…

This party is a NO-ALCOHOL & NON-SMOKING event. Single, married and otherwise attached are all welcome, provided everyone is OVER 18.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Lost Puppy... please help Max if you can!

Dear Best Friends Member,

We need your help to get the word out about Max, a little cattle dog mix who became separated from his family when they went camping in the China Meadows area of the Uinta mountain range near Lyman, WY. Max is a very shy dog.

If you see him, Jamee has these suggestions for catching him: When Max is approached, it might be helpful to skootch down to his level...or just sit right down on the ground, turn your body to the side, and not make direct eye contact with him (or use long, slow blinks)...put your hand out for him to smell (with some YUMMY treats, like hot dogs, or something). If you are able to grab the leash, be VERY careful, as he may fight the tension on the leash and try to back out of the collar. This would NOT be good. It might be better to drop the leash and try again rather than have him back out of the collar and then have NO I.D. at all. He loves kids and so might be more willing to get closer to children. Loves dogs, too, so might be willing to get closer if there is another dog there.

If you do see Max, please contact Jamee at: Wag-N-Train Dog Rescue
435-851-9807
wag_n_train@yahoo.com

You can also help out by clicking here and printing out and posting this flyer in your community.

Thank you for all that you do for animals.

Together we can make a difference!

Kind Regards,

Kathleen Burke

Animal Help Specialist

Best Friends Animal Society

5001 Angel Canyon Rd

Kanab, UT 84741

(435) 644-3965 ext. 4839

kathleenb@bestfriends.org

www.bestfriends.org

www.network.bestfriends.org

A Better World Through Kindness to Animals

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Get Ready to SHOP! September 20th at Macy's nationwide!

Support the Cause

Macy's Shop For A Cause
On Saturday, September 20, Macy's stores nationwide will host a Shop For A Cause charity shopping day, with donations benefiting Go Red For Women and other local nonprofit organizations.

Customers who make a $5 donation will receive an all-day savings pass for select merchandise in-store and on macys.com. Make your donation online and download your savings pass in advance to ensure your donation goes to Go Red For Women. Macy's is a national sponsor of Go Red For Women.