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4th ANNUAL CANDY SUNDAE FUNDRAISER
February 2012

For a $20 donation, you get your choice of a beautiful candy sundae. The sundaes are made of chocolate and come in several different colors. Money raised from this event will be used to help spay and neuter low-income pets. You can find the sundaes at Farmers State Bank in Marion at 1240 8th Avenue. Additional locations will be added soon. If you have any questions please contact sandy@arfiowa.org. Please watch for our shirts as they will also be posted when they come in.

“FIND A NEW LOVE IN THE NEW YEAR”
Saturday, January 7th
Noon to 4:00 pm

SPONSORED BY:
Cedar Run Pet Boarding & Daycare
2705 Stonegate Court
Hiawatha, IA 52233

Cedar Run is hosting an adoption and fundraising event at their facility during their Grand Opening. At least six animal welfare organizations will be represented and many will have adoptable animals for you to meet. We will be there to share information about our organization and raise money to help fund our programs. We will have a variety of items available including our t-shirts, large dog tugs, fleece blankets, catnip toys, bumper stickers and much, much more.

During the event, Cedar Run will be offering special pricing on their boarding packages. They will also have free pizza and popcorn. You can also take a chance at winning one of the wonderful door prizes. These prizes include free training classes, free grooming for one year and free boarding for three days.

Stop by, tour the brand-new facility and meet lots of adoptable cats and dogs that are looking for their forever home. You may even Find a New Love in this New Year!

HOLIDAY BAZAAR & COOKIE WALK
Saturday, December 10th
9:00 am to 1:00 pm

SALE LOCATION:
The Avacentre at Brosh Chapel
2121 Bowling Street SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

Animal Resource Foundation, Animal Welfare Foundation, SAINT Rescue and Iowa Humane Alliance will all be represented at this wonderful holiday event. Every group will have a huge assortment of gift ideas for your holiday shopping for both your furry and not-so-furry family members and friends. Some of our items include large dog tugs, fleece blankets, catnip toys, t-shirts, magnets, bumper stickers and much, much more. As there are four groups participating, there will be lots of items to choose from.

In addition to gift ideas, we will also present a HUGE Cookie Walk featuring the delicious and delectable desserts of dozens of our talented bakers. This should be a great event! Since we have four groups participating, you can bet the selection of goodies will be enormous!

Shoppers will be able to pick and choose the cookies they like to create their own customized gift based on their budget and preferences. We give you the gloves and you pick all the cookies you want to pretend you made! All cookies will be sold by the pound ($5 per lb.) so you can mix and match or pick all the same. Perhaps you are a chocoholic; you can fill your box with chocolate toffee bars, mint chocolate squares, dark chocolate truffles, caramel bars and/or turtle brownies. For the non-chocolate lover; you might select lemon bars, frosted sugar cookies, butterscotch blondies, banana pie bars and/or ginger lime cookies. Either way, we will have goodies galore!

Cookie Walk proceeds will be divided among equally among all four groups for their various programs, primarily spay and neuter and veterinary care.

ARF & SAINT RESCUE 2ND ANNUAL BAKE & CRAFT SALE
Saturday, October 8th
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

SALE LOCATION:
Earl May Garden Center
5155 Northland Ave NE
Cedar Rapids, IA

Animal Resource Foundation and SAINT Animal Rescue are partnering again for our 2nd Annual Pumpkin Festival Bake & Craft Sale. We will have over a dozen fabulous bakers and artists producing wonderful products for this event. Whether you need a cupcake spider, ghost cookie or are looking for hand-crafted Halloween decorations, this is a CAN’T MISS event!

Funds generated by this event will be used for veterinary expenses.

Our fundraiser will be held during the Earl May Pumpkin Festival. This is a fun-filled day with free activities for the entire family. They will have games, contests, a costume parade, face painting and lots of other activities.

Noelridge Park Church Youth Group will also be at the event serving a hot lunch to raise money for their organization.

Please print and share the poster below to help us advertise this event.

ARF SAINTs Pumpkin Festival 2011

ARTS & CRAFTS SUPPLY & BAKE SALE
Date: TBA – Spring 2012
Time: To Be Announced

SALE LOCATION:
To be Announced
Cedar Rapids, IA

This event is still evolving and is planned for Spring 2012. Currently, we are waiting to hear back about a possible location. We had hoped to hold it at the IHA clinic building but renovations may prohibit this from being successfully held at the clinic. We will publish more information once the location has been determined.

We are still collecting art and craft supplies ensuring we have a lot of merchandise to offer shoppers at the event. This sale will offer crafters and artists a way to stock up on some supplies at discounted prices.

We are still accepting donations of quality craft and art supplies. Open items are OK. We are looking for any kind of crafting supply, including but not limited to, beading, knitting, sewing, stained glass, pottery, drawing, painting, woodworking, metalworking, quilting, scrapbooking, cross stitch, and rubber stamping. If you have supplies that akren’t listed, get in touch with us as we may be able to take those as well.

If you have items you would like to donate please contact one of the volunteers below.

Cedar Rapids Area

Tina — tinaholub@mchsi.com – (319) 654-4080
Gretchen — glchamberlain@live.com – (319) 447-0305
Shari — nealphotorestoration@gmail.com – (319) 651-7548
Sandy — sandy@arfiowa.org — (319) 213-5330
Connie – cmenting@imonmail.com — (319) 265-0738

Iowa City Area

Mary — mary@iowahumanealliance.org — (319) 621-6861

Donation tax receipts are provided upon request.

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20+ FAMILY GARAGE SALE
Thur., Aug. 25th — 8 am – Noon
Fri., Aug. 26th — 8 am – Noon
Sat., Aug. 27th — 8 am – Noon

SALE LOCATION:
5290 Triple Crown Drive
Marion, IA 52302

Some of the items for sale at this event include electronics, furniture, housewares, small kitchen appliances and gadgets, exercise equipment, clothing, books and lots of miscellaneous items.

Animal Resource Foundation is holding a garage sale to raise money for our programs. We will also donate at least 50% of the proceeds to Iowa Humane Alliance’s “$50k in 50 Days” campaign to open the first regional, high-quality, high-volume and low-cost spay and neuter clinic in our state.

We are currently accepting donations of items for the sale. We are interested housewares, small furniture, small appliances and a variety of other items. We are not accepting any clothing for the sale. If you have items you would like to donate please contact one of the volunteers below.

DOWNTOWN FARMER’S MARKET
Saturday, September 17th
7:30 am – 12:00 pm

SALE LOCATION:
Green Square Park
Cedar Rapids, IA

PETCO ”ROUND UP” EVENT
Sunday, June 26th
11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Hosted by:
PETCO
1450 Twixt Town Rd
Maron, IA

Petco has selected Animal Resource Foundation as it’s round up partner for the next several weekends. We will be at Petco every Saturday and Sunday from 11 am to 3 pm through July 31st.

We will have popcorn, the Wheel of Furtune , our shirts and a variety of items available to raise money for spay/neuter and rescue assistance programs. The “Wheel of Furtune” allows you to give it a spin for every dollar contribution. Everyone that spins will win a prize.

Please stop out and see us!

PETCO MEGA ADOPTION EVENT
Saturday, June 11th
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Hosted by:
PETCO
1450 Twixt Town Rd
Maron, IA

Petco is sponsoring a mega adoption event featuring 14 different animal welfare organizations. We will have variety of items available to raise money for spay/neuter and rescue assistance programs.

There will be a number of rescue groups with adoptable animals and a vendor set up for lunch. Please stop out and see us!

PET PRIDE IN THE PARK
Saturday, May 7th
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Hosted by:
IOWA HUMANE ALLIANCE
S.T. Morrison Park – 5th St & 12th Ave
Coralville, IA

Animal Resource Foundation will be participating in Iowa Humane Alliance’s Pet Pride in the Park to raise money for our programs and gain awareness for our organization. We will have lots of new and exciting pet-themed and pet-related products. We will also be showing our new shirt patterns that have been a big hit at recent shows. Stop out and see us and be sure to bring the family for the kids and dog carnivals. There are lots of fun activities scheduled. This is an event you don’t want to miss!

PET PRIDE IN THE PARK DETAILS
Admission is FREE to the event and K9 and Kids Carnival tickets are 50 cents each.

Local pet owners are invited to an activity-packed afternoon of pet-powered fun at the annual “Pet Pride in the Park” on May 7th at Coralville’s S.T. Morrison Park.

This is a pet friendly event. Enjoy a day out with your pet!

Designed to appeal to the entire family, whether they own a pet or not, this year’s “Pet Pride” event features more than a dozen animal adoption groups with a menagerie of adoptable pets for prospective families to meet. The Kids and K-9 Carnival will include games and prizes for both dogs and their human friends, from face painting and a moon walk, to “Dunking for Hot-Dogs” and the ever-popular “Litter-Box-Scooping Challenge” (litter box contents simulated. We promise.) The Fido and Friends Market will offer attendees a wide range of pet-related products. Attendees will also have an opportunity to learn about some wonderful pet- related businesses and organizations serving their communities.

The entertainment agenda features fun-filled pet contests throughout the day, including best dressed and fastest pet, as well as events like best kisser and biggest or smallest critter. Plus, people who think they bear an uncanny resemblance to their cat or dog can enter the pet/person lookalike contest.

For owners wanting to micro-chip their pet, Animal Welfare Foundation will hold a microchip clinic and chip pets for just $20!

Food vending will be provided by PAWS and More Shelter of Washington. All proceeds from this event benefit low cost spay/neuter programs and adoption programs for homeless pets.

Pet Pride in the Park sponsored by Iowa Humane Alliance and Coralville Parks and Recreation. All proceeds from this event will benefit our low cost spay/neuter programs.

Friendly pets are welcomed at this event. Please make sure all pets are up to date on their vaccinations. Dogs should be on a non-retractable leash. Other pets should be in carriers.

GIRLS NIGHT OUT
Thursday, April 28th
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Hosted by:
EARL MAY
5155 Northland Ave NE
Cedar Rapids, IA

Animal Resource Foundation will be participating in Earl May’s Annual Girls Night Out. We will have a wide assortment of spay/neuter, adoption, rescue and pet-themed shirts and pet-related items donated by our wonderful volunteers. Stop out and support our programs including low-cost spay and neuter.

There will be several other vendors participating in this event offering free samples and special promotions. Earl May will have free seminars including Garden Pest Control, Proper Planting and Transplanting and Container Gardening. There will also be door prizes and free food and drinks. Stop by and see us!

TOUR FOR LIFE
Sunday, April 17th
Noon – 5:00 pm

Hosted by:
NSAL & IHA
Lindale Mall – Collins Rd Side
Cedar Rapids, IA

The Iowa Humane Alliance welcomes the North Shore Animal League America’s “Tour for Life 2011″ team to Iowa. The Tour for Life is a groundbreaking national tour promoting local animal rescue and shelter adoptions.

Animal Resource Foundation will be one of the over 20 local animal welfare organizations participating in this event! We will have our “famous” spay and neuter t-shirts with several new patterns to view.

The NSAL “Tour for Life 2011″ team will bring their 40-foot adoption bus to Cedar Rapids allowing local animal rescue groups to fill it with kittens, puppies, cats and dogs – all hoping to find new homes. This is a great chance to meet and add a new member to your family.

Local animal welfare organizations will have booths with information for those interested in volunteering, fostering or adopting an animal. Micro-chipping services will also be available for owned pets.

Bring the whole family for a fun event.

T-SHIRT & BAKE SALE
Saturday, April 9th
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Hosted by:
THEISEN’S
3111 16th Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids, IA

Animal Resource Foundation will be having a T-shirt and Bake Sale at the Theisen’s store on 16th Avenue in Cedar Rapids. We will have over 15 different shirt designs (several new ones), handcrafted pet items and lots of home-baked goodies available. I even promise to bring some of my famous liver treats both with grain and grain-free.

All proceeds benefit our primary programs including, low-cost spay and neuter, veterinary care for rescue animals and private shelter and rescue assistance. Please stop out and support our programs.

“We Love Kitties and Pitties”
SPAY DAY 2011 Promotion
February 1st – February 13th

Animal Resource Foundation has partnered with Iowa Humane Alliance for the HSUS’s annual spay day event. Our goal is to spay and neuter 350 animals for families unable to afford the procedure.

“We Love Kitties and Pitties” is a financial-needs based promotion that will allow pet owners to alter their cats for $10 and pits/pit mixes for $25 with free rabies vaccinations. You must qualify to be eligible for the promotion prices and be in the Cedar Rapids, IA service area. If you would like an application, please send an email to info@arfiowa.org.

We will be selling candy sundaes and t-shirts to cover our portion of the surgery expenses which we expect to be $15,000-$20,000. If you would like to support our promotion you can help in a variety of ways. Donations can be made via PayPal at donate@arfiowa.org while sundaes and t-shirts can be purchased at Petco in Marion and Coralville on the following dates:

Friday……..February 4th……….4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Saturday….February 5th……..12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Sunday…….February 6th……..11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday……..February 11th……..4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Saturday….February 12th……12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Sunday…….February 13th……11:00 am – 4:00 pm

We have several retail outlets supporting our promotion by assisting us with candy sales. You can stop by any of these locations to pick up a candy sundae or two.

Anamosa
Anamosa Floral……………….104 East Main Street…………..(319) 462-3000
Cedar Rapids
Earl May Nursery…………..5155 Northland Ave. NE……….(319) 377-7582 Right Touch Massage………5270 N Park Pl., Ste 111………..(319) 310-6659
Center Point
Center Point Foods…………800 Ford Lane…………………….(319) 849-1665
Hiawatha
Camp Bow Wow……………..860 N. 20th Ave…………………..(319) 393-3647
Marion
Kim’s Animal House………..313 Marion Blvd………………….(319) 377-0061

HOLIDAY BAZAAR
Saturday, December 18th
Noon – 3:00 pm

Hosted by:
SPLURGE
588 Boyson Rd NE, Suite #122
(Near Java Creek Cafe)
Cedar Rapids, IA

Our volunteers will be very busy baking and crafting for this event. Some of the items that have already been promised for the event include:

Sweets and Treats. We have some of the best bakers around. We have been promised kolaches, cookies, cakes, bars and breads.
Handcrafted Gifts We have artists making items for this event including greeting cards, pet-themed gifts, items for pets and much more.
T-Shirts. Both ARF and SAINTS will have shirts for sale with rescue, adoption and spay and neuter themes.

Animal Resource Foundation and SAINTS Animal Rescue are partnering for this fundraiser in an effort to generate funds for veterinary care including spay and neuter. SAINTS uses funds to care for the animals they have in rescue while ARF uses funds to help rescue groups with vet bills and individuals with spay and neuter expenses. Please consider supporting our causes by stopping by our fundraiser for your holiday shopping needs.

If you would like to donate items for the event, volunteer or help in any way, please contact us at info@arfiowa.org.

HUGE CRAFT & BAKE SALE

Saturday, November 20th
10:00 am – 3:00 pm

THEISEN’S
3111 16th Ave. SW
Cedar Rapids, IA

Money raised from this event will be used to fund spay and neuter programs.

Craft Sale. Volunteers will be making a variety of crafts for the event. Stop by and check out the work of our talented artists and crafters. We will have an assortment of fleece blankets, greeting cards, felted wool items, pet-related crafts as well as a selection of seasonal craft items.
Bake Sale. We are fortunate enough to have several VERY good bakers in our group that will be providing baked goods. There will be a huge assortment of goodies.
T-Shirts. Both SAINTS Animal Rescue and Animal Resource Foundation will have t-shirts for sale. ARF will be reducing the price of their spay and neuter shirts from $18 to $15 for this event. The price is limited to shirts currently in stock.
Dog & Cat Treats. We will have an assortment treats including natural, preservative-free treats, grain-free treats as well as prepackaged gift treat bags.
Spay and Neuter Assistance Applications. Animal Resource Foundation will be accepting applications for spay and neuter assistance during the event. If you know of anyone needing assistance, please have them stop by for an application.

We will also be having a food drive for homeless animals. Items in high demand include:

Canned Cat Food
Dry Cat Food
Canned Dog Food
Dry Dog Food
Kitten Formula
Puppy Formula
Cat Litter

Other items include dog and cat treats, toys, litter boxes, leashes, collars and pet beds or blankets.

HUGE CRAFT & BAKE SALE

Saturday, October 9th
10:00 am – 4:00 pm

EARL MAY NURSERY
5155 Northland Ave. NE
Cedar Rapids, IA

Download Event Poster (PDF)

We will be at the annual Earl May Pumpkin Festival with SAINTs Animal Rescue raising money for spay and neuter programs. In addition to the FREE family games and special activities offered by Earl May, we will have the following event highlights:

Professional Portraits. Shari Neal Photography will be there from Noon to 3:00 pm. You can bring your entire family and/or pets and have professional photos taken. We will have a choice of a traditional fall backdrop or something more fun and festive. The siting fee is $5.00 at the event and you will be able to download or order photos within 48 hours. Shari has generously donated all proceeds from the photos to spay and neuter programs for SAINTs Rescue and Animal Resource Foundation.
Craft Sale. Volunteers will be making a variety of crafts for the event. Stop by and check out the work of our talented artists and crafters. We will have an assortment of fleece blankets, greeting cards, felted wool items, pet-related crafts as well as a selection of seasonal craft items.
Bake Sale. We are fortunate enough to have several VERY good bakers in our group that will be providing baked goods. There will be a huge assortment of goodies including some seasonal items like hot apple cider and pumpkin pie.
Cotton Candy
Hot Apple Cider
T-Shirts. Animal Resource Foundation will have our spay and neuter t-shirts for sale. SAINTs Rescue will also be selling t-shirts to raise money for animal care.
Dog & Cat Treats. We will have an assortment treats including natural, preservative-free treats, grain-free treats as well as prepackaged gift treat bags.

Downtown Farmer’s MarketLook for us in Green Square Park
Cedar Rapids, IA

Saturday, September 4th
7:30 am – 12:00 pm

Volunteers will be making and selling baked goods, crafts, pet fleece items and homemade dog treats. We will also have ARF Iowa T-shirts with animal themes including spay, neuter and adoption available for sale. If you don’t have your raffle brochure yet, please stop by our booth and pick one up. We have lots of fabulous prizes from more than 100 local businesses.

Shellsburg Farmer’s Market

Wednesday, September 8th
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Shellsburg, IA

We will be at the market to gain exposure for our spay and neuter programs and selling tickets for our raffle fundraiser. To find out more about the raffle please see www.arfiowa.org/raffle. We will also have t-shirts with adoption and spay and neuter themes. Please stop by and see us.

Little Paws Wine Tasting Event

Friday, September 10th
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
First Avenue Wine House – Cedar Rapids, IA

Little Paws Dog Rescue has invited Animal Resource Foundation and Iowa Humane Alliance to attend their wine tasting to increase exposure for our spay and neuter efforts and raffle fundraiser. Sandy from ARF and Mary from IHA will be attending to sell raffle tickets and answer any questions about the clinic and our efforts to open a low-cost, high-volume spay and neuter clinic in the Cedar Rapids / Iowa City Corridor. For more information about the raffle please see www.arfiowa.org/raffle

Petco Adoption EventPetco Parking Lot in Cedar Rapids, IA

Saturday, September 11th
10:00 am – 3:00 pm

We will be fleece blankets, fleece tugs, pet-themed items and our spay and neuter t-shirts. We will also be selling raffle tickets for our huge raffle. For more information about the raffle please see www.arfiowa.org/raffle

Shellsburg Farmer’s Market

Wednesday, September 15th
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Shellsburg, IA

Shellsburg Farmer’s Market

Wednesday, September 22nd
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Shellsburg, IA

ARF & SAINT Rescue Bake Sale
Saturday, July 10th
10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Hosted by:
Theisen’s
3111 16th Ave SW
Cedar Rapids, IA

Animal Resource Foundation and SAINT Rescue have partnered to raise money to combat the pet overpopulation by having HUGE bake sale event. There will be an outstanding assortment of baked goods, pet & gift items and lots more!

Proceeds will be used to fund spay and neuter programs and assist with the medical costs of Tuffy, Scruffy and Sassy. These three little kittens were rescued and have serious eye issues. We hope they are able to avoid surgery but it is possible that they may each need to have an eye removed.

For more information about the bake sale, please email us at info@arfiowa.org.

Share the News!

If you’d like to help us get the word out about this event, please download and print our bake sale poster to put up in your office common area or on neighborhood bulletin boards.

Downtown Farmer’s Market

Saturday, June 5th
7:30 am – Noon
Cedar Rapids, IA

Tour for Life

Tuesday, April 20th
2:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Lindale Mall Parking Lot
4444 1st Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids, IA

North Shore Animal League will be coming to town again this year for their annual “Tour for Life” event. This year the event is being hosted by Iowa Humane Alliance and will feature at least 14 different animal welfare organizations. Each organization will have an information booth and many will have adoptable animals at the event. Stop by our booth and say Hi!

Easter SNIP Fundraiser

Saturday, April 3, 2010
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Theisen’s
3111 16th Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids, IA

Volunteers will be making and selling items to raise money for our SNIP (Spay/Neuter Incentive Plan). There will be a variety of items for sale including Easter baked goods and gifts, homemade dog treats and fleece pet items. T-shirts with animal themes including spay, neuter and adoption will also be available for sale.

We will be taking applications for our SNIP program the day of the event. This program offers low-cost spay and neuter for those unable to afford the procedure.

(Applicants must meet eligibility requirements to qualify for spay and neuter assistance.)

***Event Update***

We made over $350 at this event by selling baked goods, t-shirts, dog treats and pet-themed items. Thanks to everyone that helped make this event successful. Thanks to Don & Shari Lovell for helping us set up and to Judy Patterson and Darlene Van Meter for working the event. Thank you Connie Menting, Shari Lovell and Judy Patterson for providing us with delicious baked goods. Thanks to Wendee Deal for creating some beautiful pet-themed greeting cards. We will be featuring Wendee’s creations at our downtown market event on June 5th. We also want to thank the Prairie Soccer Club for donating soccer balls autographed by the Kansas City Wizards. We do have a few of the balls left, if anyone is interested please contact me at sandy@arfiowa.org. Again, a special thank you to Theisen’s and the managment for allowing us to use their facilities for our fundraiser.

Pet Food & Supply Drive

March 3rd through April 3rd

Theisen’s

3111 16th Avenue SW

Cedar Rapids, IA

Animal Resource Foundation is partnering with Theisen’s in Cedar Rapids to collect pet food and pet supplies to benefit local rescue groups. Supplies may be purchased at Theisen’s and dropped in the collection box inside the store. Items will be collected until our fundraising event on April 3rd.

***Event Update***

We want to thank everyone that donated food and supplies for this drive. We especially want to thank Theisen’s for allowing us to hold this event in their store. Food and supplies were distributed to the following organizations; Last Hope Animal Rescue, SAINTs, Witty Kitties, Vinton Animal Shelter, Safe Haven, Animal Welfare Foundation and Iowa Humane Alliance.

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