SAVE A LIFE: SPAY OR NEUTER

 September 2009

Welcome to the first edition of our online newsletter! We're very excited to be able to bring you up-to-date news about our group's activities, fund-raising events and easy ways for you to get involved.

Let's not waste any time and get right to it!

CHARLIE

  

In this newsletter:

Deal me in!

Get in touch with us

Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo

Bookies & Cookies

Shop For A Cause

Cosmic Bowling

Burn Baby, Burn

WANTED: Prizes

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BY THE NUMBERS ...

So far this year, WAG has found new homes for:

147 cats and kittens

69 dogs and puppies

1 rabbit

Deal me in!

Charity poker nights are quickly become a fad and WAG would like to get in on the fun. But we need your help. In order to host an event, we need volunteers. You don't have to know a thing about poker; just be friendly and willing to donate a few hours of your time. We're hoping to host our first event early next year. For more information or to sign up, please get in touch.

Get in touch with us

• Check out our revamped Web site
• Follow us on Facebook and Twitter
• Send an email to volunteer
• See our adoptable animals
• Donate online

Sept. 26-27 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

Hundreds of animals will be up for adoption at the fall 2009 Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo, held in the parking lot of the Detroit Zoo. WAG will have many adorable animals looking for new homes, as will a number of other rescue organizations. The event is put on by the Michigan Humane Society and the Detroit Zoo.

Oct.  3 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Used books and fresh baked goods will be for sale at the Allen Park Civic Arena. Donations are still being taken.

To donate books, please call Shelley at 734-552-4619.

To donate baked goods, please call Tom at 313-550-0514.

Oct. 17  (all day)

WAG is participating in Shop For A Cause, a national event sponsored by Macy's. For $5, you can purchase a voucher  good for 20 percent off most purchases on Oct. 17, as well as 25 percent off a single item (regular, sale or clearance priced!) All money raised from selling the vouchers goes directly to our group. To purchase one or to reserve several to sell to your friends and family, please contact us.

Nov. 15 (1 p.m.)

Now until Nov. 30

WAG is partnering with Two Women -N- Wax Candles in Wyandotte for a fund-raiser. All of their candles are hand poured at their shop. Samples of all available scents will be available to smell at Bookies & Cookies and Cosmic Bowling. Orders can be placed there as well. For a brochure to show to friends and family, please email us.

WAG is always looking for prizes to use in raffles and silent auctions throughout the year. Do you have a gift card lying around you aren't using? Are you a stylist willing to donate a haircut? Maybe your work has a corporate giving program? The possibilities are endless and you will receive a tax write-off for your generosity. For more ideas or to donate, please email us. Thank you!