Dog Walk for Cancer

6th Annual Dog Walk for Cancer

Proceeds to benefit:
The J. Phillip Citta Regional Cancer Center & all the Cancer Programs at Community Medical Center
and local Therapy Dogs programs

September 13, 2009 from 10 am - 4 pm
Rain Date September 20, 2009 from 10 am - 4 pm
Ocean County Park, Rt. 88 Lakewood, NJ

Lace up your sneakers, put a leash on your best friend and join us for a day of tail wagging fun for you and your entire family!
Ask your family, friends, and co-workers to sponsor you and your dog. Minimum donation of $15 per registration. Prizes and goodie bags with all donations.

The Participant with the highest pledges will win a SPECIAL PRIZE!
Check the website for an update on the prize. Forms must be received by the day of the walk to win.

Elwood, the winner of the 2007 Ugliest Dog Contest will be judging the contests and be available as best man at the wedding chapel.

We encourage you to join this walk, but please keep in mind this is not a race, but an event symbolizing our concern for the cause. You don't need to have a dog to participate in the walk.

If you would like a pledge form, a list of vendors, more information, to volunteer, or would like to make a donation, contact:

Tracie Barberi-Matthews
732-831-0203

Renee Shriver
732-673-1848

E-mail: dogwalkforcancer@yahoo.com

www.saintbarnabas.com

home.comcast.net/~frshriver

VOTE FOR NEW JERSEY!!

Conserve Wildlife Foundation has been selected by Redwood Creek Wines Greater Outdoors Project as a top five finalist to receive $50,000 to restore habitat for songbirds and other wildlife species.

If we win we will convert fairways to forests and create, in partnership with New Jersey's Division of Fish and Wildlife, 20 acres of wildlife habitat on a former golf course in Cape May County.

You can make this happen!

The rules are simple.
The organization that receives the most votes wins.
You can vote online or by text message once daily.

To vote - Log on to Blaze the Trail from April 1 through May 31 to view our project and vote. For those on the trail, outdoor enthusiasts can simply text CONSERVE to 39668.

This is a nationwide contest. Vote for New Jersey!

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About Us:
The mission of the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ is to protect and preserve rare and imperiled species of wildlife that live, breed and migrate through our state through research, species management, habitat restoration, education and citizen engagement.

About the Project:
Redwood Creek wines established the Greater Outdoors Project to recognize and support nonprofit organizations that share its commitment to preserve, protect and provide access to America's great outdoors. Together with Planet Green, a 24-hour eco-lifestyle network, Redwood Creek wines will award one, worthy non-profit with a $50,000 grant to fund a specific outdoor project as well as a feature in a national, Redwood Creek advertising campaign.
Thank you for your support,

Margaret O'Gorman, Executive Director

Ben Wurst, Habitat Program Manager

April is Heartworm Awareness Month

HEARTWORMS: Agonizing to treat. Easy to prevent.

Every dog that isn't on heartworm prevention is at risk for acquiring heartworm disease and becoming sick.

It all starts when a mosquito (VERY prevalent in our area) carrying microscopic heartworm larvae takes a bite, leaving the tiny heartworm larvae behind to infect the dog. The larvae enter the dog through the bite wound and find their way to its veins.

Over the next several months, heartworms develop invisibly within the dog. Eventually they migrate to the arteries of the lungs (where they can grow up to a foot in length) and cause severe lung inflammation and heart failure.

Treatment is lengthy and expensive. Prevention is easy and comparatively inexpensive.

During the month of April, every dog that gets a Heartworm Test done will receive a FREE DOSE of heartworm prevention!!

Ask us for more information about heartworm prevention and visit:

American Heartworm Society

Pet Day 2010 is Coming!!

Save the Date!

The 5th annual Pet Day

Where: Barnegat's Meadow Edge Park
When: Saturday, May 15th
Time: 10am to 2pm

Come out with your family (furry members welcome!) to visit with vendors of all different types.

More news to come.....Stay tuned!!

February is Dental Health Month!!

February is Dental Health Month!!

Proper dental care & prevention of dental disease is an important part of pet ownership. Symptoms of gum disease in dogs & cats include yellow & brown build-up of tartar along the gum line, inflamed gums & persistent bad breath. Call us for an exam today!!

Each pet that comes in for a dental procedure during the month of February will receive a free toothbrush kit!

For more information on dental care for your pet visit:
www.petdental.com

Polar Bear Plunge!!

Dr.'s Glenn Behan, Matt Schwert, and Andy Wurst along with technicians Bernadette and Heather will be doing the Polar Bear Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics!!

Please help support a good cause!! There is a sign up sheet at the front desk in the office for donations. Thank you for your support!!

Date: February 28, 2009
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Seaside Heights

For more information please visit njpolarplunge.sonj.org