Sewing Bee Round 2 - Sept 12 10:00 am to noon

When: Saturday, September 12th 10:00 a.m. to noon

If you can attend one or more of these time please let me know as soon as possible, thanks. No special sewing talents required: just you and your sewing machine for straight seam sewing.
The purpose is 2 fold, work up the existing blanket material into:
1. Recovery blankets for dogs and cats to be used at the Alberta Spay Neuter Task Force Blood Tribe Clinic in September;
2. Blankets for AARCS foster doggie to go with them to their new adoptive homes.

We will be:
• cutting and seaming to make their cozy blanket and again
• celebrating “Team Work”, come join us
Needed:
-you and or friends / family
-sewing machines
-your own scissors if possible
-your exuberance

Please contact Rita O’Leary directly: 403-248-2787, conoleary@shaw.ca

First Annual Responsible Dog Ownership Day (RDOG)

On behalf of the Responsible Dog Ownership Group (RDOG) committee, AARCS would like to invite you to take part in the first annual RDOG Day which will be taking place on September 18th, 2010 from 10:00am – 2:00pm. This event is held in support of The Canadian Kennel Club’s initiative, RDOG Week, which begins on September 25th. This is a free opportunity for reputable rescue agencies to create more public awareness about their organizations and the animals you help. You will also be taking part in a day that helps to build dog owner awareness and foster responsible pet ownership.
In partnership with The City of Calgary Animal & Bylaw Services, AARCS invites the public to come and see several demonstrations of sports and activities that they can do with their dogs. This could include tracking, obedience, rally, Frisbee and agility. Dog owners will then be invited to participate with their own dogs. There will also be contests for dog owners and celebrity judges!
Animal & Bylaw Services staff, Director Bill Bruce and the Calgary Humane Society will be on site with educational materials, giveaways and information about their adoptable animals. AARCS will be joined by 5 other rescue organizations as well as 4 responsible vendors who will be giving away free samples and holding raffles.
Location: West End of Bowness Park
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Admission is free! Parking is free!
Come out and join us for a fun filled day!

Farm Sanctuary’s 2010 Walk for Farm Animals

Calgary Teams Up with “The Biggest Loser’s” Bob Harper for Farm Sanctuary’s 2010 Walk for Farm Animals

Calgary AB –October 9, 2010 – Need a good reason to get moving this fall? Take a tip from celebrity fitness trainer Bob Harper, star of NBC’s hit show “The Biggest Loser,” and sign up for Calgary’s 2010 Walk for Farm Animals, sponsored by Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization!

As the national spokesperson for the 2010 Walk for Farm Animals, Harper is serious about his advocacy for farm animals: “When I think about the billions of sensitive, intelligent beings who are confined and mistreated on factory farms to produce foods linked with obesity, heart disease, cancer, and stroke — that is all the motivation I need to make healthier, more conscientious choices. I am honored to be the national spokesperson for Farm Sanctuary’s 2010 Walk for Farm Animals.”

The Calgary Walk is just one of more than 70 taking place in cities throughout the U.S. and Canada this fall, when thousands of animal lovers will lace up their walking shoes and hit the streets to celebrate and promote compassion for farm animals and raise money to support the lifesaving rescue, education and advocacy work of Farm Sanctuary. Your participation in this exciting annual event will help expand awareness of the severe and unnecessary suffering endured by billions of animals raised for food on a daily basis. Please join us on October 9, 2010 by putting your best foot forward for farm animals!

WHAT: Farm Sanctuary’s 2010 Walk for Farm Animals www.walkforfarmanimals.org

WHEN: Saturday, October 9, 2010. Registration at 9am and walk starts at 10am.
WHERE: Prince’s Edward Island Park

NOTE: Pets welcome!

HIGHLIGHTS: Start the morning off with free coffee and vegan treats and walk with other animal lovers for a more compassionate world.

REGISTRATION: Pre-registration fee is $15 per walker (entitles each registrant to a Walk for Farm Animals t-shirt distributed on the day of the Walk); registration fee on the day of the Walk is $20 (T-shirt receipt cannot be guaranteed). To register, visit www.firstgiving.com/farmsanctuary or e-mail local Walk Coordinator Stephanie Carrobourg at calgary@walkforfarmanimals.org

The 20010 Walk for Farm Animals is sponsored nationally by Boston Baked Bonz.Great Sage Organic Green Cuisine and Karmavore Vegan Shop.

National photos of last year’s Walk for Farm Animals and an approved image of 2010 national spokesperson Bob Harper from NBC’s hit show “The Biggest Loser” are available upon request.

Farm Sanctuary is the nation's leading farm animal protection organization. Since incorporating in 1986, Farm Sanctuary has worked to expose and stop cruel practices of the "food animal" industry through research and investigations, legal and institutional reforms, public awareness projects, youth education, and direct rescue and refuge efforts. Farm Sanctuary shelters in Watkins Glen, N.Y., and Orland, Calif., provide lifelong care for hundreds of rescued animals, who have become ambassadors for farm animals everywhere by educating visitors about the realities of factory farming. Additional information can be found at www.farmsanctuary.org or by calling 607-583-2225.

A "Howling" Good Time

The Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society
is hosting
A “HOWLING” Good Time at the Laugh Shop in the Blackfoot Inn
Proceeds go directly to helping our animals and we need your help to invite your friends and come out to support us.

When: Friday, October 22, 2010
Time: Doors open at 7 pm, Show starts at 8 pm.
Cost: $15 per ticket

Please support our fundraising efforts, for tickets please contact Clarissa at 403-270-2000 or clarissa.stetten@gmail.com

AGM (Annual General Meeting)

Please come out for AARCS Annual General Meeting Saturday, October 30th at 1:00 pm at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary.

The Sanctuary is located at 2425 - 9th Avenue SE, Calgary

AARCS Gala - Change a Life!

Postponed - stay tuned for re-scheduling sometime early in 2010!

AARCS AGM

It's that time again!!
The Annual General Meeting is set for October 17th, 2009 at 4pm at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Pickering Room, 2425 - 9th Ave SE Calgary....Hope to see you there!

Fall Cat & Dog Adopt-a-thon

Rosemont Community Hall
2807 - 10 Street NW
Calgary, AB
Saturday Sept 12th 9-4
Sunday Sept 13th 11-4

Sponsored By McKnight 24 Hr Veterinary Hospital

Together We Are Saving Lives,
The Alberta Animal Rescue Crew
Meow Foundation
Pound Rescue
ARF
Misty Creek Dog Rescue
Litte Mutts

Dog Dayz in the Park

Varsity Estates Off Leash Park
Sunday, AUgust 30th, 2009
2:00-5:00pm

Dog Paw Prints on Ceramic Tiles
Hot Dogs
Draws & Prizes

All proceeds raised will go to help AARCS buy much needed supplies!

Kensington Sun and Salsa Festival

We have organized a booth at the annual Kensington Sun and Salsa festival and are looking for volunteers, dogs and many people to stop by and visit or help out. If you are interested in helping during the day please contact Clarissa at clarissa.stetten@gmail.com or (403) 818-1945.

This year the festival will take place on Sunday, July 19th between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

The annual family event takes place along Kensington Road and 10th Street NW, and the Latin flavour will mambo through the neighbourhood all through the day. Music and dancing will fill the street, and our great restaurants and pubs promise to provide you with non-stop entertainment.

Both Kensington Road and 10th Street will be closed for the day. There's an LRT stop right at the Kensington Safeway, so public transit is a great way to beat the crowds.

http://www.visitkensington.com/sunsalsa.html

Stampede Adopt-a-thon

AARCS Stampede Adopt-a-thon will be held at the Century 21 Foothills office parking lot in High River.
Free B-B-Q lunch provided by Calgary Co-op from 11am -1pm
Adoptable animals will be meeting and greeting from 11am - 4pm.
Music, door prize raffle, balloons for the kids...it's going to be a great time!
Come and meet your new best friend.
Contact info Shannon @ 403-336-0793 or shannon@albertaanimalrescuecrew.com
Volunteers needed :)

Spruce Meadows - Show your Spirit!

On June 13th, ten of AARCS finest volunteers were at Spruce Meadow's Show Your Spirit event. Thank you for coming out to cheer on the riders and enjoy the beautiful weather. The competition was fierce and although we didn't win any of the major prizes we did receive $500. A big thank you to Clarissa and Deanna for arranging the hats and posters and all the volunteers who took time out of the busy schedules to help us raise more fund for all out needy dogs! It was a fun day and a great opportunity to get to know some of our fellow volunteers.

Charity Makeovers

A few dedicated youth volunteers in Carstairs will be doing Charity Makerovers for kids aged 6-11.

Friday, aturday & Sunday, 1-4pm
May 15, 16 & 17

Golden Swallow Restaurant (backroom)
$5.00 for hair, make-up application, and Manicures
(Individual treatments available for $2.00 each)

Call Lisa for more
information at:
403-383-8108

Poker Night was a Success!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for a fun evening of Texas Hold'em Poker. We raised $700 for the dogs. Thank you to Maralyn & Josh Thompson for organizing the event and Jay and Deanna Jokisch for hosting it. A special thank you to Sandra Sparkes who donated a beautiful gift basket as a prize and donating back her winnings of the 50/50 draw!

Many thanks to all the players who came out to play and everyone who came for a nice night out

Adopt-a-thon

AARCS will be at the Sunridge PetSmart with some of our adoptable dogs on Saturday May 2nd from 2-4pm.

In addition, we have been invited to attend an adopt-a-thon with the Meow Foundation & Pound Rescue at

Rosemont Community Hall
2807 - 10 Street NW
Saturday May 2, 2009
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday May 3, 2009

AARCS Special Resolution Meeting

We are posting this for all our supporters, who may not be members, but may be interested in becoming members and/or attending this meeting. Following the vote for the special resolution we will discuss a number of things happening within AARCS and projects going forward. In order to vote at the meeting you must be a member of the society.

If you are interested in become a member, please go to the membership page under "How You Can Help" or you can sign up at the start of the meeting. As we look for more ways to fund our efforts, the more members we have the more we are able to show that we are supported by the community. I encourage you to sign up for a yearly membership. All the money goes back to the helping the dogs and we will issue a tax receipt.

It has come to our attention that we must change one of our bylaws. In order to change a bylaw, we must have a meeting to allow our members the opportunity to vote on the change.

PetExpo

Join us at the Calgary PetExpo!
Lower Big 4 Building, Stampede Park
April 18 & 19, 2009

We'll be there with info about AARCS and some of our fantastic adoptable dogs...bring the family down to meet us!!

AARCS would like to thank CALGARY SUZUKI for sponsoring our booth at the 2009 Pet Expo. Your on-going support is greatly appreciated!

AARCS First Ever Adopt-A-Thon was a HUGE success.

In total we adopted 11 dogs through our adopt-a-thon. We would like to thank Hound's Lounge for donating the space, Pawehaus Pet Boutique for their donation and all the TV, Radio and Newspapers for assisting in marketing the event!

Of course, a HUGE thank you to all our volunteers who came out to help. We could not have pulled this off without you! To all our new adoptive families - thank you for giving a rescue dog a new, happy life in their forever home!