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Announcing the 2008 “There’s No Place Like Home” Waddle!
Friday May 30th Pre-Waddle Party 5 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday May 31st Waddle Day 9 AM – 6 PM
This year’s waddle will be held in the Village of Chittenango
(just east of Syracuse) the birthplace of Frank Baum, the author
of the Wizard of Oz. This year marks the 30th year of “Oz-Stravaganza”,
the longest running Oz festival in the USA. ABC has been told
that 4-5 of the original munchkins and the actress that was the
fill-in for Dorothy will be in attendance. ABC will be a part of
this great event when we will be waddling down the Yellow Brick
Road.
ABC’s Basset Waddle plays a critical role in putting rescue
efforts into the public spotlight and is our largest fund
raising event of the year. So, come out and help ABC help this
great breed…there will be games, prizes, shopping and of course,
food! Spend an enjoyable weekend with friends and basset hounds.
We will waddle rain or shine. As we will have tents and a
shelter, should the weather not meet our hound’s expectations.
The “World famous” Slobber Shoppe will be on hand; peddling
distinct basset wares for fellow hound lovers. Last year ABC had
over 200 hounds….this year ABC is looking for over 400 hounds to
march down the “Yellow Brick Road” in Chittenango, NY and be a
part of history…the longest running Oz-Festival in the
country…30 years!
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A Waddle, what’s that?
 A waddle is like a walk-a-thon; only it’s the hounds, not the humans
that are sponsored for pledges. Did you know the national average of
pledges raised for Waddles by supporters of basset rescue is upwards of
$100? 10 sponsors of $10 each quickly hits that mark. Who can you ask?
There are lots of folks; family, friends, a pet sitter, a vet, a
groomer, colleagues at work (remember all the Girl Scout cookies you
purchased from your co-workers. Every little bit helps, and you can let
people know that ABC is a 501c3 not for profit organization, donations
made to ABC may be tax deductible. The best part is all the money raised
goes directly back to rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming homeless,
abused, and unwanted hounds. And-don’t forget to check if your employer
has a matching grant/donation program!
It’s a lot of fun and exciting to see hundreds and hundreds of basset
hounds all in one place and participate in Waddling in the
“Oz-Stravaganza” parade! However let’s not forget the reason we do this.
It’s all about rescuing these wonderful bassets and being able to
finance it. Since January 2001 ABC has rescued, vetted and adopted out
over 450 basset hounds….all bills paid! That takes a lot of pledges and
a lot of commitment from our supporters. ABC is so grateful to all of
you!
We ask our basset owners to gather pledges, either as an individual or
team. The waddle is approximately 10 blocks and we will provide a pooped
basset wagon. We ask that you turn in all pledge sheets at the
Registration tent in the park on Saturday. You must be registered to
participate in the parade. If you are unable to gather pledges, we ask a
donation of $25 per dog in order to participate.
New This Year!
ABC’s 2008 Waddle has moved from Grand Island, NY to the Village of
Chittenango (just east of Syracuse, NY) birthplace of Frank Baum, author
of the “Wizard of Oz”.
This year ABC will be apart of the “Oz-Stravaganza” Grand Parade! There will be bands, floats, munchkins and BASSETS HOUNDS!
The “Oz-Stravaganza committee is very excited to have ABC as part of in
their parade. ABC will have two floats---a float for the Royal Court,
King, Queen, Prince & Princess. The 2nd float will be for our older
bassets and family members that are unable to walk the parade route.
The Village is looking forward to a large turn out of Bassets…..ABC has
adopted over 450 since 2001…therefore; our goal is to have 400 or more
Basset Hounds in the parade. So call your family, friends and co-workers
that have a basset to come out this weekend to support ABC.
To have your basset in the Royal Court all you have to do is submit a
letter as to why your basset should be King or Queen. The winning letter
for the male will be King and the runner up will be Prince. The Queen
will be the winning female and runner up will be Princess.
Rules: All winning bassets need to be at the waddle, entries must be a
basset hound that was adopted through a rescue. All entries to be mailed
or emailed to:
Gary Penny gpenny@rochester.rr.com
21 Cooper Drive 585-392-0193
Hilton, New York 14468
Send letters and pictures no later than May 15, 2008! Entries will be
read and selected by independent judges. Judges decision will be final.
Tentative Schedule of Event
Friday May 30th 5:00 PM Welcome Party of all guest & Volunteer
Township / Sullivan Park, Chittenango, NY
Saturday May 31st 9:00 AM Registration begins and all tents open
Games, contests, shopping, food….fun!
Township / Sullivan Park, Chittenango, NY
1:30 PM Start moving people to parade site
3:00 PM The Grand Parade (with hundreds of bassets)
Pre-Registration Information
We ask that folks interested in attending fill out the information on
the pre-registration form. You can also access this form via our
website. Just visit www.nybasset.org, and select the 2008 “There’s No
Place Like Home” Waddle link. There will be some great perks for
pre-registering. Folks that pre-register on line or via the mail can
pick up five complimentary raffle tickets the day of the Waddle at the
registration table. That’s five chances to win some of ABC’s GREAT
raffle items! Last year, there were over 5 tables worth of raffle items.
Sending us this information allows us to know how many people will be
attending the Waddle, so we can plan for this event!
Accommodations
ABC has made arrangements with two (2) hotels for you & your pet(s).
Both hotels are just off the NYS thruway.
Quality Inn Doubles $69.00/night Days Inn Doubles $99.00/night
King 69.00/night Queens 94.00/night
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Quality Inn
6611 Old Collamer Road
East Syracuse, NY 13057
Phone: (315) 432-9333
www.qualityinn.com |
Days Inn
377 North Peterboro Street
Canastota, NY 13032
Phone: (315) 697-3309
www.daysinn.com
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These hotels have dropped their pet charges for ABC! No pets are to be
left in room alone!!
When calling for reservation mention “ABC Basset Hound Rescue Group”.
Cut off date for booking with discount is May 1st. After this date
contact Gary Penny at gpenny@rochester.rr.com or 585-392-0193.
Green Lakes State Park
 Green Lakes State Park's outstanding features are its two glacial lakes
surrounded by upland forest. Both Round and Green Lakes are meromictic
lakes, which means that there is no fall and spring mixing of surface
and bottom waters. Such lakes have a high potential for evidence of
ancient plant and animal life.
Campers need to make their own reservations! Contact Information:
7900 Green Lakes Road
Fayetteville, NY 13066
Phone: (315) 637-6111
Reservations: (800) 456-2267
Foster Homes Recognition
At this year’s waddle ABC would like to make a special recognition to
all of our Foster Homes. Our foster homes are key to our organization
and very special --- when ABC gets contacted about a basset either in a
shelter, abuse case or an uncertain situation, these bassets go into a
foster home. The length of time varies, but in that time information is
gather and passed along to the adoption coordinator so a home & family
can be found for the dog.
Without these homes, ABC could not bring in dogs to get adopted. ABC is
always looking for more foster homes. So, this year ABC, will have our
fosters parents in bright yellow shirts with foster written on them in
addition to having a tent to learn more about fostering. Our present
foster parents will be available to answer any questions you might have.
Anyone signing up to become a foster parent at the waddle will be given
a special gift.
King & Queen
 To nominate your basset hound for the Royal Court all you need to do is
submit a letter as to why your basset should be King or Queen. The
winning letter for the male will be King and the runner up will be
Prince. The Queen will be the winning female and runner up will be
Princess.
Rules: All winning bassets need to be at the waddle, entries must be a
basset hound that was adopted through a rescue. All entries to be mailed
or emailed to:
Gary Penny gpenny@rochester.rr.com
21 Cooper Drive 585-392-0193
Hilton, New York 14468
Send letters and pictures no later than May 15, 2008! Entries will be
read and selected by independent judges. Judges decision will be final.
Pledge
Incentives-ABC’s way of saying THANK YOU!
We at ABC Basset Hound Rescue would not exist without support from
people like you, at events like this. Therefore, it is important for us
to say “THANK YOU” to folks who recognize the importance of collecting
pledges, and work hard pounding the pavement for support.
Incentive #1- $15 in Slobber Dollars (redeemable at the 2008 “There’s No
Place Like Home” Waddle). Everyone who sets up an on line Firstgiving
page, and receives at least one (1) donation, will receive $15 Slobber
Dollars at ABC’s world famous Slobber Shoppe. Certificates will be
handed out at the Waddle registration table.
Getting
started raising pledges with firstgiving is easy:
• Click the "Get Started" button
• Customize the text and photo on your First Giving page to show
your family & friends why they should help support ABCBHR.
Photos of your basset work great!
• Send the link out to your friends, family, co-workers - anyone
you think will help you reach your goal.
• Any questions/problems, e-mail Michelle
Brenholtz--drummergirl_chel@hotmail.com or Gary Penny gpenny@rochester.rr.com
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Prize Levels
• $150-$199 in pledges- $20 in Slobber Dollars
• $200-$249 in pledges- $25 in Slobber Dollars
• $250-$499 in pledges- to be announced
• $500-$749 in pledges- to be announced.
• $750-$999 in pledges- to be announced
• $1000 and up in pledges- to be announced
Things to Remember &
What to Bring:
• Directions- We don’t want you and your hound getting lost.
• Your pledge sheet & your pledge money- This will be taken at
registration when you arrive. ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO TURN IN
PLEDGES AND/OR Donations
• Some spending cash or your check book- to treat your hound(s), shop
our vendors, buy some raffle tickets and to help raise much needed funds
for ABC. We even take credit cards!
• Your official 2008 “There’s No Place Like Home” Waddle T-Shirt! Wear
them to the waddle and show your support for ABC!
• This years waddle theme is the “WIZARD of OZ”. Be creative the
“OZ-Stravaganza” committee wants to see a lot of bassets dressed in
something “OZ”.
• A blanket or lawn chair to relax on with your family and basset(s)
• Water & bowl for your dog. There will only be a limited supply of
water for the dogs provided by ABC so please bring plenty of water for
your dogs.
• Please be sure to have your dog current on ALL of its vaccinations
before attending the event.
• Extra “poop pick-up” bags: Please be considerate and pick up after
your hound. We want to be welcomed back!
• A camera to take lots of candid pictures of your hound participating
in the activities at the event. Send your digital images to webmaster@nybasset.org
to be posted on our web site after the event.
• An umbrella or rain poncho just in-case it rains. Plan for the
weather!
• A decorative wagon to pull your hound in during the waddle. This is
not mandatory, just an idea (and an especially good one for pokey
plodders!)
• Comfortable shoes for walking in the parade.
• Tie outs or x-pens – This is an on leash only event.
***Everyone is responsible for keeping the park clean***
Things to remember for the Waddle/Parade
1. Please!!!…provide your own cleanup along the way. Don’t rely on
others to clean up after your dog.
2. DO NOT feed or give lots of water to your dog right before the
parade.
3. If your basset needs to use the pooped wagon, please get on yourself
and hold him/her instead of walking beside the wagon.
4. Those of you who will be using wagons – please watch out for others
so we don’t have injuries.
5. Do not lag behind and cause huge gaps in the parade procession.
In case of warm weather….watch for signs of heat exhaustion in humans
and dogs. We will have vet techs in attendance for the Saturday events.
Festivities will resume at the Waddle area at approximately 4 PM or when
we get back.
Donations
ABC is a 501c3 not for profit organization. That means we are all
volunteers that exist solely because of donations and support from kind
people like you!! ABC is looking for donations of items that can be
raffled off at our post-waddle picnic.
Here are some examples of what you can donate:
• Gift cards
from nationwide chains (Wal-Mart, Target, Applebee’s, etc.)
• Dog related
items (toys, leashes, biscuits, gift baskets)
• Tickets to
sporting events
• Any basset
related item
• Non-dog
related gift baskets
All we ask is that the items are in “new” condition. Remember, as a
501c3 organization, your donation can be tax deductible.
If you are interested in donating items to our raffles, please contact
Gary Penny at gpenny@rochester.rr.com or call 585-392-0193.
Your generous donations would be appreciated on or before May 15, 2008.
Thank You!
SEE YOU THERE!!
Thank you again for registering for the 2008 Waddle. We look forward to
seeing our old friends and look forward to meeting new ones!
Remember…come early, stay late and bring those checkbooks and credit
cards!
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE DOGS!!!
Waddle Committee:
Gary Penny: gpenny@rochester.rr.com
585-392-0193 (home)
585-414-0020
Kathy Penny: kpenny@rochester.rr.com
585-392-0193
Michelle Brenholtz: drummergirl_chel@hotmail.com
Sharon Satterlee: drummergirl_chel@hotmail.com
Amy Dolce:
Carrie Arnold
Pam O’Kussick: love_thedogs@yahoo.com Volunteer Coordinator
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