2010 News & Events
A Howling Success!
Our Home for the Holidays Christmas Open House had a great turnout! Guests enjoyed visiting with the animals, purchasing items at Norm’s Nook to donate to the shelter, and, of course, a visit with Santa! We had over 250 items donated back to the shelter for use throughout the year and raised over $6700 in donations, retail sales and calendar sales. Thank you to all the Volunteers who helped out, and everyone who stopped in to support the shelter. We wish you a very Merry Christmas!
With Gratitude!
Our thanks to Bow RiversEdge Campground Capital Reinvestment Fund for providing us with funding to purchase a video camera and related equipment. Now we can promote more of our animals through video and create a reference library of our canine behaviour assessments. Thank You!
Thank You!
We are very grateful to the MD of RockyView. We recently received grant funding under their Community Benefit Initiatives Grant Program which will go towards the purchase of a new server for our computer system. A new server will help us better serve the animals and the community. Thank You!
Deloitte Impact Day
On September 24th we had a group of 30 enthusiastic and energetic
volunteers from Deloitte come to the shelter for their Annual Impact
Day. We put them to work cleaning cat and dog kennels from top to
bottom; they
retarped outside
dog
runs, sterilized
kennels
and helped
with laundry
and recycling.
Of
course there
were plenty
of opportunities
for
hands on
time with
our animals.
Dogs were
walked and bathed, and cats were cuddled and brushed giving all our
residents what they want most, some one on one attention.
Thank you to everyone at Deloitte who participated in organizing this
event and especially to those volunteers who came out and got dirty and
hairy for a good cause!
Mutt Stutt 2010 Raised over $40,000
Brought to you by the Cochrane & Area Humane Society and Cochrane Veterinary Care Clinic, the 9th Annual Cochrane & Area Humane Society Mutt Strut was a great success. We are grateful to everyone who raised funds and participated in the walk, to our volunteers and to...
Jocelyn Laidlaw, CTV - m.c. for the event
Paul Dunphy, Global TV - celebrity judge
Town of Cochrane Councillor Tara McFadden - celebrity judge
Jack Tennant - Cochrane Eagle - celebrity judge
The Cochrane Eagle - complimentary event advertising
A Big Thank You to Our Sponsors:
Cochrane Veterinary Care Clinic
Blue Ribbon Kennels
Cochrane Eagle
Dogma Training & Pet Services Inc.
Fairplay Stores
The Healthy Hut (Cochrane) Ltd.
IAMS
Mountain View Optometry
The Rothenberg Group
Special Contributors:
Bon-A-Pet-Treat!
Cochrane Lions Club
Evocative Photography
Fairplay Pet Stores
IAMS
Java Jamboree
Kane Veterinary
M&M Meat Shop, Cochrane
McDonalds, Cochrane
Pawhaus Pet Boutique
Pawsitively Pooched
Pet Planet, Cochrane
Pro H2O
Tim Hortons, Cochrane
A Great Day...Fore the Animals!
Our 7th Annual Golf Classic was a great success raising $40,000 for the animals! A warm thank you to our sponsors, the
volunteers, live and silent auction donors,
and of course the golfers who enjoyed a
great day on the course and bid on amazing
auction items.
Our sponsors:
IAMS
Cochrane Animal Clinic Ltd.
Cochrane Eagle
Cochrane IGA
Fleming Insurance Ltd.
Gryzko Harper Bouw Chartered Accountants
Hurst Construction Management Inc.
Lafarge Exshaw Plant
Olympia Trust Company
Talisman Homes
The Range FM
Chuckry Family
Cochrane Image Autobody
Erol’s Automotive
Scotiabank
Thank You!
We couldn't help the animals without great community and foundation support.
Our gratitude to Cochrane Sustainability Partners Uniting Resources (SPUR) for awarding us a grant to fund our first ever Summer Kids Camp. We can't wait for the kids to arrive in July to learn about and help shelter animals!
A big thank you to Alberta Culture and Community Spirit for a grant towards our operations in 2010. This Community Spirit Program funding will support our programs including: lost and found, adoption, volunteer, spay/neuter and rescue and rehabilitation.
Shell - Day of Caring
On June 2nd Shell staff came to the Cochrane & Area Humane Society to volunteer their time for a Day of Caring. We put them to work building fencing and picnic tables for our Summer Kids Camp. Their enthusiasm and skills were greatly appreciated.
Record-Shattering Gala
Our 6th Annual Saving Lives - Changing Lives Gala, presented by ATB Financial, was a huge success! From the cocktail hour with Leroy Cassell entertaining to the closing groove of the Love Bullies, the sell-out crowd enjoyed the evening. The highlight of the event was a performance by George Canyon.
By the end of the evening, over $63,000 was raised for the animals! This is the most raised at any of our events in the history of our organization. To say we are thrilled is an understatement. We are so incredibly grateful for the community support we receive. From the donors of auction items, sponsors, volunteers and supporters, to everyone who purchased a ticket - THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Our amazing sponsors:
ATB Financial
Gunnar Office Furnishings
ReNu MedSpa Inc.
Cochrane Eagle
Oil City Press Ltd.
George Canyon gets some help from the audience for "The Hockey Song."
Our Gratitude
A big THANK YOU to Imperial Oil's Volunteer Involvement Program! Their donation will allow us to create brochures for our Pet Safekeeping Program. This program provides assistance to victims of domestic violence and their pets.
Record Breaking Book Sale!
Our Spring Used Book Sale brought in $4,000 for our animals - the best sale ever!
To all of the volunteers who worked sorting and selling, thank you so much for your efforts.
To everyone who came out to buy, we really appreciate your support and hope to see you again in the fall.
Thank You!
Woofs and purrs of gratitude go to Shell Jumping Pound for their generous support of our first-ever Summer Kids Camp. Thanks to their generosity, this summer will be one to remember for many local children!
Canine Boot Camp Graduates First Class
The Cochrane & Area Humane Society (CAHS) graduated their first Canine Boot Camp on March 3rd. Canine Boot Camp is a program designed to help shelter dogs become more adoptable and at the same time allow potential adopters to really get to know and love these dogs before taking them home. It was created and implemented by Executive Director, Tracy Keith. Canine Boot Camp is a concentrated obedience, agility and manners program where volunteers partner with a shelter canine to bring them to class and have numerous practice sessions with them each week.
About a half a dozen potential adopters have attended each Canine Boot Camp class. This is outstanding and we are hopeful that by getting to know these dogs, they will be more likely to take them into their homes. CAHS volunteers have noted that since starting Boot Camp the dogs are much calmer in their kennels and more relaxed. Because of the great benefit to the dogs, volunteers, and potential adopters, the CAHS is planning to continue providing Canine Boot Camp to shelter dogs.
Thank You!
Our thanks to the Cochrane Community Grant Program for funding to upgrade our Resource Centre. Thanks to this generous donation, you can be assured that our staff, volunteers and trainers have access to the most up-to-date animal behaviour and training information available.