BARK FOR LIFE NEWS AUGUST 2018
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BARK FOR LIFE NEWS AUGUST 2018 BARK FOR LIFE NEWS AUGUST 2018 #BARKFORLIFE DOGS ARE OUR BEST FRIENDS GET IN TOUCH Bark For Life Co-Chairmanager, Secretary and Team Development Coordinator Jacqueline Kaing jacqueline.kaing@gmail.com 0435 251 934 Cancer Council Victoria, Community Engagement Coordinator Jo Walster bark@cancervic.org.au 1300 65 65 85 IT’S TEAM PROMOTION PROMOTIONAL OFFER AND AWARENESS TIME! Promote your business for just $25! On Sunday 5 August, the Event Planning Team promoted Bark For Life 2018 at Westfield Southland. You can have a single DL sized brochure or We would like to say thank you for allowing us the time postcard included in Bark For Life’s show and space to speak to the community about this bags for a minimal cost! wonderful event. Cost: $25.00 For those who are interested in meeting the team Maximum 100 inserts per business. before the event day, we welcome you to to drop by Conditions apply. and say hi to us on Sunday 7 October from 10am to 5pm Contact bark@cancervic.org.au at Westfield Southland. facebook.com/BarkForLifeVic @barkcancervic.org.au BARK FOR LIFE EVENT PLANNING TEAM 2018 1
BARK FOR LIFE NEWS JULY 2018 BARK TEAMS FOR 2018 BARKIVAL; FUN TIMES! 1. aclim 2. Anja n Holly Woof Woof! 3. Bailey the Labrador 4. Bambi 5. Chasing Tails What’s that? It is definitely the sound of your furry 6. InstaBuddies friend after seeing you pick up some lovely gifts and 7. Lum Road Reserve Dogs treats at Bark For Life 2018. 8. Malaysia Boleh 9. Shani & friends Just twenty paces (or fifty canine paces) off from our 10. Speedy Gonzales main event grounds at Jells Park, our food and trade 11. Teddy vendors await you with a variety of treats, both for you 12. Tiara 2015 and your furry friends! 13. Tough Mutters 14. Two Men and a Little Lady Joining us again this year is Dog Gone Healthy who 15. Uniting Positive Paws specialise in making lovely treats for the population of 16. VikBFL2018 our furry friends who suffer from food tolerances or 17. We Bear Hope other digestive ailments. They will be offering orders of 18. Wilson a wide range of dog treats that are free of gluten, 19. Wolf Wag Walk colouring additives, preservatives or fillers. P.S. they also offer cat treats for your feline friends! We welcome the new teams for the month: Bones and Whiskers will be having a booth at our event 20. Sean this year, bringing with them their yummy natural 21. Team Dachshund range of treats: including chicken jerky, turkey jerky, 22. Paws Expolores Adventures blue grenadier, whiting, liver & shark cartilage. Additionally, they will offer a range of organic gluten- We all fight back against cancer today! free desserts such as doggy doughnuts, cakes and muffins. In addition, we will have Pet CPR instructor Leanne from A Dog's Life. Having completed a Certificate III in Training and Behaviour with National Dogs Training Federation and being an instructor with Pet Tech™, Leanne will be offering nutritional advice for your furry friends as well as offering bookings for her Pet First Aid Classes. Also, see her on the main stage for a 30- minute demonstration. There is plenty more to look forward on Sunday October 28 2018! So stay tuned for the next edition about the big day. BARK FOR LIFE EVENT PLANNING TEAM 2018 2
BARK FOR LIFE NEWS JULY 2018 GET TO KNOW US Being part of the Bark for Life 2018 planning team gives me the opportunity to contribute to the community and RECENT UPDATES… make a difference. The more people that are involved, the greater the impact. These days it is getting harder A BIG THANK YOU TO THE VALUABLE and harder to find people that have not been touched by CONTRIBUTIONS THUS FAR WHICH ADD TO Cancer. At the same time, there are more and more THE ONGOING SUCCESS OF BARK FOR LIFE: people that are passionate about eradicating Cancer from this world, me included. SPONSORS Dog Diversity I love that the event celebrates Inexhale Active unity, fighting back, dogs, Jett’s Fitness, Brandon Park survivors, community, carers, Parks Victoria supporters and so much more. I Rotary Club of Waverley am looking forward to seeing Uniting everyone and all the doggies at East Burwood the event in October. Hannah Keast SUPPORTERS Survivors and Carers Coordinator Australian Dog Lovers magazine Dineamic DOGUE Brighton Forest Hill Chase Garry and Warren Smith Group SPIRIT OF BARK AWARD! Gourmet Pawprints Holey Moley WE RECOGNISE YOU! Neil Angus, MP Peter Alexander The Bark For Life Community is the Silver Pets Prints Bayside heart of the event. This award Westfield Southland recognises excellence in Community Spirit; this may be a team or an individual who has shown their passion for Bark For Life by going above and beyond in their GIFTS FROM teamwork, fundraising and/or promotional efforts. The Coles, Brandon Park Spirit of Bark considers what a team or individual has Kmart, Brandon Park achieved throughout the year, as well as their efforts Melbourne Museum throughout the event. Woolworths, Wheelers Hill This award will be presented at the Closing Ceremony of Bark For Life – 2.00pm, Sunday 28 October 2018. BARK FOR LIFE EVENT PLANNING TEAM 2018 3
BARK FOR LIFE NEWS JULY 2018 SURVIVOR STORY: $50 VOUCHER WINNER 11 YEARS CANCER FREE COURTESY OF WOOLWORTHS, WHEELERS HILL Often the days or weeks following that awful call or letter “we need to see you again” go by in a flurry of visits, tests, being poked and prodded at. Pictured above: Morgan (Team Captain of ‘We Bear Hope’) and her mother with their furry best friends at the very first Bark For Life! On Wednesday August 8 2018, the competition draw occurred and we announced Following surgery, I was told that I needed six weeks the winner by our Instagram page. The $50 of radiotherapy. Along with the support of family voucher, courtesy of Woolworths, Wheelers and friends, I had a very special carer – my Beagle Hill was awarded to Team Captain of We Bear Tammi-Sox. Tammi was always waiting at the Hope, Morgan Gunning. window for me after my sessions and within days As always, we encourage everyone to she knew the routine. She would curl up beside me fundraise towards our $30,000 goal! A little and cuddle in when I needed it most. Walking her goes a long way! also encouraged me to keep active. Sadly, our girl eventually had her own cancer battle, one which we just couldn’t win together and in 2013 we said our FUNDRAISING TIP OF THE MONTH: final “sleep tight baby girl”. One year later, Laylee Collection Boxes; Great for the workplace, came into our lives. receptions or workshops. Every dollar counts! It is Laylee’s fourth year attending Bark For Life. We Bark back to remember those we have lost to SHARE YOUR STORY cancer, celebrate the survivors, honour Tammi and many dogs like her, as well as to raise funds for the wonderful research work of Cancer Council Victoria Why do you Bark back? which will hopefully help many others enjoy those Who do you Bark back with? magic words “all clear”. – I am a survivor, Denise Femino Send us your story and a picture of your beloved dog to bark@cancervic.org.au BARK FOR LIFE EVENT PLANNING TEAM 2018 4
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