2011 News and Events

With Gratitude
A big thank you to Rocky View County for grant funding! The money we received will be used to landscape and beautify our property - something appreciated by our residents and visitors alike.

Thank You!
We are very grateful for the funding we received from The Calgary Foundation - Community Grant program. Our staff, the animals and the community will benefit as we use the funds for our capacity building staff training initiative.

Mutt Strut
The 10th Annual Mutt Strut was a great success. It was a gorgeous day with sunshine and lots of dogs and their families out to enjoy a great family event. Over $26,000 was raised for our animals! We are so grateful to everyone who raised pledges and participated, as well as to our volunteers and sponsors.

Special thanks to:
Amber Schinkel, Global TV - m.c.
Town of Cochrane Deputy Mayor Joann Churchill - celebrity judge
Jack Tennant, Cochrane Eagle - celebrity judge
The Cochrane Eagle - complimentary event advertising

A big thank you to our Mutt Strut sponsors:
Cochrane Veterinary Care Clinic

Dogma Training & Pet Services Inc.
Cochrane Eagle
Fairplay Stores
The Healthy Hut (Cochrane) Ltd.
IAMS
Mountain View Optometry
Rothenberg Capital Management
Slumber Pawz

Contributors:
Evocative Photography
Java Jamboree
Matt Verity & Associates
Pet Planet, Cochrane
Pro H20
Sheila French
Tim Horton's

8th Annual Golf Classic
The day began with wind and rain but ended with sunshine, warmth and over $54,000 raised for our shelter! We are very grateful to our sponsors, donors, golfers, and volunteers who made this event possible. Funds raised will support our internal animal hospital where shelter animals receive examinations, vaccinations and sometimes life-saving surgery.

Our Golf Sponsors:
ATB Financial
Encana
IAMS

Cochrane Eagle
First Calgary Financial
Hurst Construction Management Inc.
Gryzko Harper Bouw Chartered Accountants
Glenmore Park Dental
Olympia Trust Company
Cochrane IGA
Fleming Insurance Ltd.
DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd.

Gala with Aaron Lines
The 7th Annual Cochrane & Area Humane Society Saving Lives - Changing Lives Gala was a boot-stomping, classy country success netting $42,000 for the animals!!!

A warm thank you to our presenting sponsor ATB Financial, the volunteers, live and silent auction donors, and the outstanding crowd who were entertained, bid on amazing auction items and danced the night away.
Thank you to our Gala Sponsors:
ATB Financial
Cochrane Eagle
Deloitte
Gunnar Office Furnishings
Oil City Press

Thank you also to the following organizations and individuals:
Aaron Lines
Bill Brown, www.elevateauctions.com
Bragg Creek Performing Arts
Laura Hadley
Leslie Horton, Global Calgary
Loko’s Lounge
Robbie Aylesworth
Spirits West
The Coachmen
Treasury Wine Estates

Our Gratitude
We are grateful to the Government of Alberta Community Initiatives Program. Their funding has helped us create our Animal Behaviour Pilot Program which allows us to help more animals in the shelter and our community.

Thank You!
Imperial Oil's VIP Grant will be used to build a permanent humane education resource library that the Education Coordinator and program participants can use for reference and guidance. Countless children and adults will benefit from these resources.

With Thanks
We are truly appreciative of the funding we recently received from the Cochrane & District Community Foundation. These funds will be used to purchase furniture and storage units that will help staff more efficiently serve the public.

Woofs and Purrs of Gratitude!

Our thanks to First Calgary Financial Knowledge Builders Grant for funding to support additional staff training. We really appreciate this important investment in our organization that will help us take strategic planning to the next level.

Scotiabank Calgary Marathon Charity Challenge

Our team raised over $8900 for the animals - more than double our goal! Thank you from all our furry friends to everyone who walked, ran or pledged. You're great!!

We are Thankful!

Woofs and purrs of gratitude to PetSmart Charities of Canada. Their generous grant will support our pre-adoption spay/neuter program

Thank You!

We are very grateful to the Sherling Animal Welfare Fund at The Calgary Foundation. Their recent donation to fund the purchase of dental equipment for our in-house animal hospital will allow us to help the animals that enter our shelter suffering from dental problems. Thank You!