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Archived News - 2007CWAC AGM & Holiday Celebration We are pleased to invite you to the CWAC AGM & Holiday Celebration taking place on Friday December 14th at 6 PM at the Ottawa Citizen building located at 1101 Baxter Road Ottawa ON. Please come and meet our fabulous volunteer team! Refreshments provided. Please note that limited spaces are available. RSVP at 613 882-5923 or by email canines.cwac@gmail.com by December 3 required
CWAC Pumpkin Carving Contest 2007
Kuranda Bed donates a dog bed to CWAC Thanks to the wonderful people at Kuranda Dog Beds, CWAC will soon receive one of their fantastic dog beds. With that, we will be able to give one of our dogs in training a well deserved chance for a comfortable resting bed.
Find out how you can make a Kuranda Dog Bedsdonation to another Assistance dog in training by contacting us or Kuranda Dog Beds website directly. Select from their second pull down menu: CANINES WITH A CAUSE The bed that's donated will go with the assistance dog once he/she is placed in his/her new home once they graduate from our program. Assistance dogs give so much of themselves. Help us make their quiet resting time as comfortable as can be. Thank you, Kuranda Dog Beds and all who consider donating one of these special beds for one of our special dogs. Allison Crowe - Benefit
Concert for CWAC & Vision Theatre UPDATE: A BIG thank you to Allison Crowe and her team, to Adrian du Plessis, the Vision Theatre team and CWAC Volunteers who came to help! This was a wonderful concert once again and we are pleased to announce that a concert for 2008 is in the works and being organized already, perhaps in Spring 2008! Stay tuned as you won't want to miss it!
----------------------------------------------- We are pleased and excited to announce that Allison is back!! If you missed Allison Crowe's concert last year, you sure don't want to miss it this time. She is an amazing artist, with overflowing talent with song writing, singing, piano playing and performing. She's funny, and entertaining, and certainly knows how to engage with the audience.
Allison has decided to help CWAC and Vision Theatre once again with a Benefit Concert that's taking place:
Advance tickets are $18 General / $12
Students & Seniors. CWAC has a limited number of tickets to sell. Contact us to reserve your tickets at 613 882-5923 or by email at canines.cwac@gmail.com. For printing quality poster, click here. Click
on this image to view an enlarged version Also tickets can be purchased at: : Arts Court Box Office (2 Daly Ave.); Compact Music (190 Bank St. + 785A Bank St.); Lauzon Music Centre (1345 Wellington St.); & CD Warehouse (1383 Clyde Ave. + 1717 St. Laurent Blvd. + 499 Terry Fox Dr.) If you are still not convinced, listen for yourself. Also in YouTube. See you at the concert!
CDIC-SADC chooses CWAC as charity
to benefit from their Annual Golf Tournament 2007 for 2nd consecutive
year! CWAC receives once again a very generous donation of $2,000 from CDIC-SADC from their 2007 Benefit Golf Tournament!
Thanks to groups like CDIC-SADC, CWAC can continue to provide the services we offer in the community. Our most sincere appreciation to all of them and to Darryl & Donna Devine as well as the CDIC-SADC charity committee. 2nd Annual -Going to the Dogs-
Fundraiser Event UPDATE: A big thank you to all who work so hard in organizing this event, to the many who participated by purchasing / selling tickets, to the sponsors, contributors and many volunteers! ---------------------------------------------------- Rideau Carleton Raceway 4837 Albion Rd. Ottawa ON K1X 1A3 - see map SPECIAL NOTE: For this particular event, all guests must be 19 years of age or older with valid government issued photo i.d. to enter the slots & dining room.
On behalf of Canines with a Cause, Aussie Rescue Placement Helpline (Ontario Division) and the National Capital Coalition for People and Dogs, we are pleased to announce that the second annual Going to the Dogs Dinner and Race Night is scheduled for Friday, September 21, 2007 at the Rideau Carleton Raceway.
This is a major fundraiser that helps support the important work that these non profit organizations do for people and dogs in the National Capital Region. The Rideau Carleton Raceway is well-known for its fabulous all-you-can-eat buffet, featuring more than 100 items. The dining room seats 650 people and is regularly filled to capacity. This is over and above the large number of people who attend the races and purchase a race program. Tickets are currently available for sale at $40 per person. The ticket price includes:
As part of our fundraising effort, we are appealing for the donation door prizes and items for a silent auction. We welcome any donation, large or small. Contact us to purchase your ticket/s or make a donation or for more info.
Community Foundation of Ottawa helps CWAC Trainers Program Once again, we count on the wonderful support of the Community Foundation of Ottawa (CFO), this time around to support the CWAC Trainers Program.
Thanks to their contribution, CWAC has expanded and continues to improve the level of knowledge and expertise in the area of specialized assistance dog training. Our Puppy Raiser supervisor, Viola Larkin is presently undergoing an extensive Professional Dog Trainer certificate course through K9 101 Dog Obedience school possible through the support received from CFO.
As well, this project has made possible for CWAC Founder / Senior Trainer to work side by side with Assistance Dog trainers at the Dog Guides of Canada / Lions Foundation in Oakville, where opportunities to learn about new training tools and techniques as well as sharing ideas and experiences has proved to be nothing else than positive. One of two opportunities for CWAC to work with Canadian schools also dedicated to train Assistance Dogs.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Sandy Turney, Executive Director of Dog Guides of Canada / Lions Foundation who helped facilitate this, as well as their wonderful staff and their trainers, in particular, Rhonda, Julie, Emma & Erika.
There are not enough words to thank our wonderful Puppy Raisers for the dedication and commitment to the CWAC program through their volunteer efforts in puppy raising future assistance dogs. Without them, we could not provide assistance dogs to those in need. As a gesture of gratitude, CWAC treated the puppy raisers to a special gathering evening.
Thank you to each and everyone of you! If you are considering to volunteer as a puppy raiser for CWAC or to obtain more information about this very special and rewarding role, please contact us or visit our puppy raiser page. Puppy raising opportunities available.
With pleasure CWAC provided two Educational Presentations at the Ottawa Public Library, Centennial Branch this summer. The children who were able to attend had a chance to see live demonstrations, view a slideshow and work on fun dog-related crafts. Our thanks to Andrea Gowing, Children's Programs and Public Service Assistant Ottawa Public Library Centennial Branch, for once again organizing and making this summer educational program accessible to children in our community through the Ottawa Library.
Update August 21: CWAC wants to thank the SuperEX organizers for facilitating a booth to CWAC and the wonderful volunteers who took the time to particiate..
Purina donates more dog food to
the CWAC program With gratitude, we have recently accepted another donation of Dog Food from Nestle Purina. This contribution is of great significance to CWAC and much appreciated. Purina has been very instrumental over the past couple of years with helping feed the dogs under the CWAC program. Many thanks to Scott Tabachnick, Internal Communications, Nestle Purina PetCare and Susane Owens for making the needed arrangements for this donation.
NOTE: We are currently looking to partner with a local business, pet store or other, that regularly receives pallets of Purina dog food. The idea is to facilitate to CWAC space for 2 skids/pallets of Purina dog food that Purina would have available for CWAC as a donation from time to time. This would be delivered at the same time that the local business, pet store or other is scheduled to receive their own shippments from Purina. CWAC would then look to pick up the dog food at the local business and store it localy through our volunteer network. If you are interested or know of someone who may be, please contact us for more information. Once again, Thank you PURINA! CWAC Presentation for group Children's
at Risk / Autism CWAC was invited to do an interactive presentation and demonstration with a group from Children At Risk, also known as the Friendship Group. Here's a testimonial received: "Thank you again for your great presentation and demonstration on Wednesday evening. All of the children responded really well and you managed to hold their attention and interest. The dogs are certainly beautiful animals and so well trained. Thanks from all of us!! Liz, Yassemin and the Wednesday Friendship Group! "
Thank you for your wonderful 'Thank You' card and for the generous contribution to our charity! Valerie Knowles Animal Welfare Fund
- Supporting CWAC through Community Foundation of Ottawa We are honored to count once again with the support from Valerie Knowles Animal Welfare Fund through the Community Foundation of Ottawa with a very generous donation of $700.
Mrs. Knowles, Thank you! East & West end - CWAC Garage
Sale, Plant & Bake Sale Fundraiser With the efforts of all the great volunteers, bakers and businesses supporting the event we were able to raise $634! A special thank you goes to:
CWAC Participates in the
National Disability Awareness Week at Canada Revenue Agency Once again, Canines with a Cause was pleased to participate during the National Disability Awareness Week. We facilitated 2 educational & awareness presentations at different Canada Revenue Agency buildings in the Ottawa area.
Thank you for your support and for your continued interest in learning about our program. CWAC Presentation for Seniors
Friendship Club Canines with a Cause had the pleasure to do a presentation at the Kanata Baptist Church -Seniors Friendship Club. We were welcomed with open arms.
We want to extend our thank you for the wonderful contribution to our charity as well as for the flexibility to allow the CBC News crew during the presentation. CWAC Presentation
for students of Ahlul-Bayt Islammic School at the Vanier Public
Library Canines with a Cause was invited to do a presentation at the Vanier branch, of the Ottawa Public Library to speak to about 50 students from the Ahlul-Bayt Islamic School, ranging from grades 3-8. These students were participating in the Kiwanis Read-a-thon and were learning about animals and in particular Assistace Dogs.
This presentation was very special to all. Many thanks to all the organizers for giving us such an opportunity to share with the students the important role these special dogs play in our society. CWAC Receives a puppy donation
from Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind CWAC is pleased to accept a very generous donation from Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. Puppy Bella entered the CWAC program to be trained as a Mobility Assistance Dog.
Thank you, CGDB for your wonderful support and contribution! CWAC Presentation at Epilepsy
Ottawa-Carleton group CWAC was invited to do a presentation to a local group called Epilepsy Ottawa-Carleton. A wonderful non-profit group dedicated to provide information, support and social contact for those living with epilepsy as well as to raise awareness about epilepsy to the public. President of Epilepsy Ottawa-Carleton, Peter Andrews, kindly presented a generous donation to CWAC at the end of the presentation. Also, a gentleman from the audience who won the 50/50 draw generously donated his winning amount to CWAC. Thank you all for a warm welcoming, generous contribution, and support to our program!
Krazy Kanines Fun Day Fundraiser
NOTE: We are pleased to announce that this fundraiser was a wonderful success and the Krazy Kanines Fun Day organizer presented CWAC with a cheque for $1093.68! Thank you to all the participants, organizers and sponsors!!
............................................................................................ On Saturday May 12 Krazy Kanines Fun Day will take place in Cumberland, ON. Organized by Krazy Kanines Agility Club, this event promisses to be great fun for all. There is no entrance fee. Social dogs are welcome! Traines on site to teach your dog tricks for toonies. Several demonstrations ongoing. For more info, visit www.kk9agility.ca or contact us.
Puppy Raiser opportunity available for December 2007 & January 2008
CWAC Presentation
at the Kanata Brownies group CWAC was invited to do a presentation to a group of Brownies in Kanata. The girls were fantastic and participated actively by sharing knowledge they had and asking very good questions.
Many thanks to the group and their leaders for inviting us and for their generous contribution to the program! University of Ottawa Students project
to support CWAC A group of students from University of Ottawa selected CWAC as the charity to support during a project in the month of March. They, in conjunction with CWAC Volunteer Tara Egan, did a wonderful job in promoting what CWAC is about, collecting pledges for the Trivia Night fundraiser and overall assisting before, during and after the event.
In addition, they did a presentation at the University sharing with co-students and teachers what the program is about and how their efforts helped our charity. Tara Egan and CWAC Founder, Miriam Mas were later invited to speak to at the U.of O. to further share information and answer any questions about the services we offer.
Many thanks for all your energy, enthusiasm, and wonderful team work! CWAC Presentation at the Ottawa-Carleton
Police Association Golden Club CWAC was invited to do a presentation to the Ottawa-Carleton Police Association Golden Club on Valentines Day! The CWAC Founder, together with several of our puppy raisers attended the event. At a later date, CWAC was pleased to accept a generous contribution from this wonderful group! Thank you for your support! CWAC 2nd Annual Trivia Night
Fundraiser UPDATE MARCH 13, 2007: Thanks to all the sponsors, supporters, participants, volunteers, $2,773.04 were raised during this fantastic trivia night fundraiser!
We look forward to see you all once again next year! The event promises to be bigger and even better! Please visit us soon to see a few pictures of the event!
Register your team now online and receive extra tickets for better chances to win great prizes for your team!TRIVIA NIGHT EVENT SPONSORS:
SUPPORTING THE EVENT:
We're glad to announce that we will have a special visit by:
Download and print: Bring your friends and register your team for $180 Team Registration Fee with a minimum 6 people per team and maximum of 10. Trivia questions, pizza, coffee, raffle prizes, and more. Teams are encouraged to collect pledges for Canines with a Cause. Teams raising over $200 will automatically be entered in a special draw. Teams collecting pledges over $500 will receive 10 entries to the draw. Teams collecting $1,000 will receive 25 entries to the draw plus a special honorary mention in the website, group picture with CWAC puppies/dogs in training and a special gift certificate (TBA). Teams collecting money over the amount required for the registration would be entitled for a tax receipt for the extra amount. For example: if your team is bringing forward $300, the first $180 are registration fee, and the rest $120 are considered a donation, thus entitled for a tax receipt for the amount of $120. With Trivia Night we hope to raise much needed funds to run Canines with a Cause so we can continue to provide the services to those who come to us in need of an assistance dog. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED DONATION OF PRIZES AND
RAFFLE ITEMS NEEDED Brenda's Country Clips Professional
Groomer offers her services to CWAC puppies in training
Happy
Doggie Bakery Fundraises
for CWAC: Biscotti for Paws
Alterna
Savings supports
the Educational & Awareness program at CWAC
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Participant with the winning picture will receive a CWAC Gift Package which includes: (see picture below) 
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