THANK YOU TO EVERYONE
THAT MADE
THIS YEAR’S PAWS PARK
HALLOWEEN FUNDRAISER
A HUGE SUCCESS!
I
am excited to announce that the 4th Annual Paws Park Halloween
Costume Contest & Fundraiser held on
We
had wonderful weather, an amazing turnout that exceeded last year’s attendance,
and we raised a phenomenal $9,000 this year to
help maintain and improve
There
are many THANK YOU's in
order because this event could not have happened or been so successful without
the hard work and the contributions of so many people. I hope that I
don't leave anyone out, but if I do, please know it is not intentional and
please let me know!!!
2008
TOP DOG SPONSOR
First
and foremost, we want to thank Dr. Gary Neuman
and Animal Medical Clinic at
Animal Medical Clinic at
8000
904-273-9560
OTHER EVENT SPONSORS
We
want to recognize and thank the other event sponsors who helped make this event
a big success:
2008 Howling Hound
Sponsors:
Camp Bow Wow -
Pawsitive Solutions Dog Training
The Secunda Pet Family
Pooch Partner Sponsor:
Canine Companion Sponsor:
Paragon Event Specialists
ORGANIZING VOLUNTEERS
This
year's event was such a huge success, thanks to all the event
organizers who worked so hard for the last five months and who
all did an amazing job pulling together this year's event.
Ross Bratlee
Cleary Cagnassola
Cynthia Enuton
Erica Freeman
Stephanie Gramling
Joe Kilzer
Brittany Lara
Jakki Roberts
Gina Tverdak
Elsye Viola
Shelly Wilson
Jodie Wood
RAFFLE PRIZES AND TICKET SALES
Thanks to all the
volunteers that solicited raffle prizes and/or sold raffle tickets at
Barbara Ames
Rachel Brumsey
Erin Citrullo
Tim Coutu
Danya Freel
Erica Freeman
Mark Hendry
Jason Heurmann
Birdie Howd
Ginger Hughes
Brittany Lara
Marilyn Matecjek
Thomas McCallum
Liz McNiff
Carol Neith
Ana Rivera
Jakki Roberts
Shelly Smith
Gina Tverdak
Elsye Viola
Carol Wanstall
and Shore Things
Jodie Wood
Scott Wood
Monika Yeager
EVENT VOLUNTEERS
Also,
many thanks to all those that volunteered your time the day of
the event for the benefit of Paws Park and so that others could have such
a fabulous time with their best friends.
Special
thanks to these great event volunteers:
Colleen Binkley
Ross Bratlee
Rachel Brumsey
Cleary Cagnassola
Rebecca Emert
Cynthia Enuton
Janet Folsom
Lance Folsom
Erica Freeman
Frank Gissaro
Jim Golding
Stephanie Gramling
Elizabeth Green
Mark Hendry
Birdie Howd
Ginger Hughes
Peggy Kalynych
Breeana Kilzer
Joe Kilzer
Brittany Lara
Daniel Lo
Cathy Maloy
Thomas McCallum
Liz McNiff
Dot Mitchell
Christa Neuman
Jan Oetker
Amanda Pastore
Vae Rasavong
Ana Rivera
Jakki Roberts
Alison Rubach
Julie Rubach
Christina Thompson
Gina Tverdak
Elsye Viola
Shelly Wilson
Jodie Wood
Scott Wood
COSTUME CONTEST
The
Costume Contest was great fun with 85 contestants! There were so
many fantastic costumes the judges had a tough job picking the
winners. A big THANK YOU to the judges for volunteering their
time to judge the costume contest for us:
Dr. Gary Neuman - Top Dog Sponsor
Fland Sharp - Jacksonville Beach
Mayor
Harriet Pruette -
Leona Sheddan – Executive Director of
THANK
YOU to all of the people and pups who dressed up and participated in the
costume contest! A big CONGRATULATIONS to
the costume contest winners:
Funniest
Dog Costume: Sharon Carlan with Flash as the Motorocycle
Man
Scariest
Dog Costume: Jodie Wood with
Ginger as a Spider
Most
Original Dog Costume: Mark Hendry
with Deco as a Scuba Diver
Best
Dog and Owner Costume: Raymond
Flanagan with Molly as a Hot Dog Vendor and Hot Dog
Best
Group Costume: Ed & Sharon
Secunda with Gracie, Audrey and Murphy as Hula Dogs
We
also want to recognize and thank the donors of our contest participant
gifts:
Del Monte Foods
Where Ya Bean
Coffee Shop
Cynthia Enuton
Special
thanks to the donors of the contest winner prize packages:
5-Star Chem Dry
Breezes Car Wash,
Jakki Roberts
K9 Hairstyles
Shelly Wilson
Sugar Paws Pet Bakery
And
special thanks to the donor of the Judge's Appreciation Gift:
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Last
but not least, we want to thank the master of ceremonies for the event and the
costume contest:
Scott Lara
PHOTOS
The
Haunted House photo backdrop and photos were fantastic! Thanks to
all the volunteers who helped with the photo area this year. We also
want to recognize the following people for their special contributions to the
photo area:
Joe Kilzer, Photo Area
photographer
Ross Bratlee, Cynthia Enuton
and Lori Guadagno who painted the
Haunted House backdrop
Duval Paint & Decorating who donated the drop cloth and primer paint
Beaches Photography Club Members:
Cleary Cagnassola, Dot Mitchell, Elsye
Viola
Susie Scott who donated the hay
Araceli Diaz, event photographs
DRINKS
We
would like to recognize and thank the following for their drink donations
for the event:
Whereyabean Coffee Shop
CANINE GOOD CITIZEN TESTING
We
would like to thank the following AKC-Certified Canine Good Citizen evaluators
for volunteering their time to conduct the Canine Good Citizen testing at the
event.
Melissa Hess
Paige Hanson
Colleen Whalen
DOGGIE FUN ZONE
Special
thanks to the following people and their pups for providing the Doggie Fun Zone
for everyone to enjoy:
Norma Brizzi with Eddie and Julian
Priscilla Clark with Daisy and Skippy
Keiko Day
with Sasha and Rip
DISCOUNTED MICROCHIPPING
Special
thanks to
River
City Community Animal Hospital
SOUND SYSTEM
We
want to recognize and thank Teri Coutu who provided
the sound system and music for the event! The music was great and we
appreciate Teri volunteering her time to provide and setup the sound system for
our event!
SILENT AUCTION DONOR
We want to recognize
and thank the following for donating the amazing trip to the
Bob Feindt
RAFFLE & EVENT CONTRIBUTORS
This
year we had over $9,000 in prizes
donated by local businesses and individuals!!! The raffle was a lot
of fun and we had 159 prize winners this year!
We
would like to especially recognize our Grand
Prize Donors:
Seahorse Oceanfront Inn,
Slider’s
Seafood Grille
Special
thanks to the following people and businesses that donated prizes for the
raffle or made contributions to the event in other ways. We thank
them all for their support of
5-Star Chem Dry
A Friend in the Woods Pet Sitting
All Pro Grooming
Barbara Meshnick
– Avon Representative
Beauty First Salon &
Spa
Bone Appetit
Breezes Car Wash,
Brittany Lara
Casa Monica Hotel,
Cathy at Compliments by
Sherry & Co.
Chic-Fil-A,
at
Christen Sugueroa at Hair Gallery
Cleary Cagnassola
Cloud K9
Culhane's Irish Public House
Debbie Thornquist at Salon Mariea
Desalvo Tire & Auto
Dr. William Baxter
DS Elegance Jewelry
Duval Paint &
Decorating
Espeto Brazilian Steakhouse
Frank N’ Paws Pet
Sitting
Fur People Pet Grooming
Fursace Pet Designers
Gayle Davis
Glory Faunce, Silpada Designs
Independent Representative
Greyhounds as Pets of NE Florida
Homeworks
Hounds Hair
Jakki Roberts
Jewels by
Joe the Dog Trainer
June Norton at Hair
Gallery
K-9 Hairstyles
Kate Beck
Katie Roberts
Landshark Café
Lisa Hobbs at Hair
Gallery
Mario’s at the Beach
Melissa at Compliments
by Sherry & Co.
Mrs. Murr’s
Treasure Chest
Outback Steakhouse,
Paco’s Mexican Bar and Grille
Pennington’s
Professional Chauffeurs
Photography by Araceli
Serenity Nail & Spa
Shelly Wilson
Shore Things of North Beach Plaza
Slider's Seafood Grille
Spoiled Rotten Photography
Studios
Stephanie Gramling
Sundog Steak &
Seafood
Susie Scott
The Fish Company
To the “T” Pools
Turner Ace Hardware,
Where Ya Bean Coffee Shop
VENDOR, RESCUE & NON-PROFIT PARTICIPANTS
We
would like to recognize and thank all the Vendor, Rescues and Non-Profit
participants that supported
VENDORS:
We
hope you visited all the vendor tables to learn more about them and we ask that
you thank them for their support of
Bone Appetit
Four Paws Retreat
Glory Faunce, Silpada Designs
Independent Representative
Heaven’s Best Carpet & Upholstery
Jacksonville Professional Pet Sitters
Jo’s Bird Jewels
Marge Linnenbank,
Juice Plus+ Representative
Spoiled Rotten Photography
Studios
Tastefully Simple
The Dog Coat Lady
RESCUE GROUPS & NON-PROFITS:
We
hope that everyone visited the rescue group and non-profit tables at the
event to learn more about the wonderful things these organizations are
doing for animal welfare and for pets in our communities. Also, please
consider supporting and helping these organizations continue to do the
important work that they are doing.
Boxer Aid & Rescue Coalition (BARC)
Community
Hospice of NE FL Pet Therapy Program
Daschund Adoption, Rescue & Education (DARE)
Friends of Collies &
Shelties
GREAT Rescue of NE Florida, Inc., (Golden
Retriever Emergency Assistance Team)
Jacksonville Animal Care & Control
River City Community Animal Hospital
CITY OF
Last,
but not least, we want to thank the City of Jacksonville Beach Parks and
Recreation Department for providing the tent, tables, and chairs and Beaches
Energy for providing power for the event. We also want to thank the
city's special events department for their help and for
advertising the event on the city web site. Special
thanks goes to:
Gary Meadors, Parks
& Recreation
Marilyn Matejcek,
Special Events
Roy Paxson,
Assistant City Manager
John Palumbo, Beaches Energy
Most
importantly, we want to thank the City of Jax Beach
for everything they have done to make
HAPPY and SAFE HALLOWEEN TO EVERYONE!
Most
sincerely,
Sandy
Golding
Friends
of
Halloween
Fundraiser Organizer