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Melanie Crehan along with a group of dedicated volunteers, founded Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (A.A.R.C.S.) in 2006.

The Alberta Animal Rescue Crew (A.A.R.C.) Society is a non-profit organization whose mandate is to rescue abandoned, surrendered or abused small animals from First Nations Communities in Central Alberta and place these animals in the safety of a foster home system while awaiting suitable placement in forever, adoptive homes.

We provide veterinary care, food, love and support for these animals in foster homes as we search for appropriate adoptive homes.

The dogs and cats that we rescue range in age from the very young puppies and kittens to the mature pet looking for a ‘forever’ home.
These pets have been vet checked and vaccinated and provided with necessary medical attention prior to being placed for adoption.

In order to raise some funds for our very special canine friends please come out and support us at one or more of our Summer Fund-raising events. Please pass this onto your friends and family that are interested in supporting AARCS.

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August 9th - Garage Sale

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· Time: Saturday 9-5

· Location: 4319 - 16th Street SW

· Donate your unwanted household items (sorry no furniture) to the AARCS garage sale OR come out and sell your items with a portion of the proceeds going to AARCS. Better yet - come out and buy some items to support AARCS!

Even if you don't have anything to sell, come out and be a volunteer helping to sell garage sale items, t-shirts/donation stand or BBQ a few hot dogs, etc.

Contact Lee Drinnan at 243-6800 or 645-4623, e-mail lee.drinnan@encana.com for more details or to drop off items.

If you cannot be around that day, but have some items, please contact Lee to make arrangements.

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September 6th - Golf Tournament

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· Time: 1:30

· Location: Boulder Creek Golf Course

· Cost: $135.00

· Dinner & Silent Auction: $50.00

· Includes: 18 holes of golf, cart with GPS, diving range, gourmet dinner, hole prizes, 50/50 .

Enter a foursome or sign up and we'll place you with a team. Come out for a fun-filled day of golf. We will be having a dinner following the event with lots of great prizes as well as a Silent Auction. Registration form is attached!

AARCS Golf Tournament Registration Form 2008

Check with the organization you work for to see if your volunteer hours count toward donations to your non-profit of choice. I know Encana will donate up to $1000 for volunteer hours! Volunteers are needed for all the above events. Even if you don't golf, we still need volunteers to help organize.

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We are also collecting books for a book drive we will be having later on in the year.

If you know of a good fundraising idea for AARCS, please let us know. Contact Deanna at 869-4694 or djokisch@gmail.com.

WHO CAN BECOME INVOLVED?

Any person residing in Canada is eligible for *membership in A.A.R.C. Annual Membership fees are $15.00 per single person or $25.00 for a family. Persons under the age of 18 are welcome to join for $7.50. Members will receive a quarterly newsletter with up-to-date information about the organization. We welcome anyone with an interest in animal welfare.

*Please note: to be a volunteer, or help with a specific project, you do not have to be a member of AARCS.)

By becoming involved, you will help us raise the funds necessary to carry out the mandate. We are not funded by any government body but rely exclusively on the generosity of community members.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

For a copy of the AARCS Membership form, Please click (here) *
( Form Updated April 2008)

For further information on becoming a volunteer please call or email one of our contacts listed on our Contact Us page.

Husky will pay AARC a rebate of 2% of purchases that our organizations’ members and volunteers make at any Husky, Mohawk or Husky House Restaurant locations across Canada.

Call Deanna at 403-869-4694 or e-mail her at deannajokisch@gmail.com for your Husky card!