Pets On Wheels - Baltimore Metro & Harford County, Maryland

Sophie Levin Our 4th Annual Dog-a-Thon at Oregon Ridge Park

September 27th, 2009 from 10:00am - 5:00pm.

Pets On Wheels, Inc.’s Annual Dog-a-Thon is a volunteer driven activity; you register to walk (less than a mile) and you get people to sponsor you walking. It is our biggest fund raiser which keeps us going all year. People come from all over and bring their pets.

There will be various demos, contests and vendors of all kinds. We will have a large raffle table and a silent auction. Food will be available from Shorty’s, and there will be a photographer available for photos.The music is provided by DJGREYHOUND DJ Services.

Former Oriole Ken Singleton will be there for pictures and autographs from 1:00pm - 3:00pm.
Jason of Jason’s Dog Grooming will be clipping nails for $9.
Theresa will be doing face painting $1 for a single design and $3 for the whole face.
Diane will be performing CGC testing, $12 per dog The test requirements are at http://www.akc.org/events/cgc/training_testing.cfm

We have a Grand Prize for the person who collects the most money for the Dog-a-Thon! Carl Woerner of Pencil Works Studio will paint a portrait of your pet. This is at least a $750 value. Check out some of his work. He does fantastic work and is a nice guy too. He will be at the Dog-a-Thon, so you can meet him and see some of his work. Get out there and start getting donations. This is an awesome prize!

If you are interested in being a vendor, please print out our vendor agreement and send it to Vicki Rummel, P.O. Box 44176, Baltimore MD 21236.

If you are interested in donating towards the raffle or silient auction please conact Vicki Rummel at Vicki@PetsOnWheels.org

Pets on Wheels is a not for profit volunteer 501c3 organization which provides friendly visits from volunteers and their pets to those requiring the support of an institutional setting. Pets On Wheels Animals

Visits are most often to nursing homes; however, assisted living communities and facilities for the physically and mentally challenged are also recipients of our visits. Recently, veterans' hospitals, programs for the homeless, and children at risk of home out placement have also been added to our visits. Our emphasis is on residents who have been unresponsive to ongoing activities. Many of these patients have impaired cognitive abilities due to specific illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease, and react to animals with more awareness than to people around them. For instance, repetitive speech behavior or annoying mannerisms may cease while a patient is petting an animal.

Pets love unconditionally, even when a person is no longer attractive, even-tempered, or agile. Their warmth makes a difference to those they visit.

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