You are invited to join us for this year's annual Paws to Party Wine Tasting event! This year's theme is 'A Taste of Australia' featuring wines from the fabulous country of Australia! These wines will be paired with wonderful food that compliments the wine. A fantastic selection of silent auction items will be available for bidding on the night of the event. Please join us to help make it an unforgettable year for our animals!

Date: Friday, February 10, 2012

Time: 6:30-10:30 p.m.

Location: The Graystone Wine Cellar!
544 South Front Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Tickets: Please visit our event website! Here, you will find all the information you need along with a sneak peak at some of our sponsors and silent auction items!

http://www.chaanimalshelter.org/PawsToParty.html

Received an email from a rescue that was transporting a dog that escaped and is now lost. If anyone sees or has info, please contact me and I'll forward contact info.

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01-14-12 UPDATE 1900 hrs...
TATER has been FOUND!! A woman saw him walking along the side of the road stopped and called him to her car. She said it took a couple of times to coax him, but finally he jumped in. Leash was bro ken , but he still has his collar and harness on with all tags.

With the New Year upon us, a reminder that local shelters have many pets needing homes. CDC has sent out emails with their updated list of 'adoptees'. Visit it now at: http://www.columbusdogconnection.com/availnow.htm

A nice story that aired on Channel 4's news can be found below. I'm very happy the new facility seems to be working well for area dogs!

http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2011/nov/28/3/franklin-county-dog-shelter-low-on-adoptions-ar-843858/

CHA will host a number of Pet Pictures with Santa PawsTM events in November and December. Courtesy of Fleshman Photography, you can have your pet's photo taken with Santa or jump in the sleigh and get in the photo yourself. For $25, you will receive one 8x10 and two 5x7 professional-quality photos - an ideal holiday gift - for you or someone on your list. Proceeds will benefit the animals spending the holidays at CHA.

Pet Pictures with Santa will take place on the dates during Nov. and Dec. at various locations around the city. No appointment is necessary. For more information, visit http://CHAAnimalShelter.org.

Events are posted on the calendar at: http://thek9guy.com/community.shtml

CHA Animal Shelter continues to promote "Don't Shop, Adopt!" during the upcoming Black Friday after Thanksgiving. On Nov. 25, CHA will open its doors from Noon until 6 p.m. with special pricing on adoption fees for dogs & puppies $25.00 and cats & kittens $5.00 all day!

During the past three years, the Black Friday adopt-a-thon has been one of the largest adoption days of the year for CHA. All CHA adoption policies apply and animals are spayed or neutered, microchipped and current on shots. For a preview of the animals available for adoption, visit http://CHAAnimalShelter.org and click on "Dogs" or "Cats."

While the upfront adoption cost may be lower, we encourage everyone to look at the long-term time and financial commitment before adopting a pet. And remember, CHA does not advocate purchasing a pet as a gift without the person's knowledge. Create a "gift certificate" or give them a leash to unwrap and suggest that you accompany them after the holidays to find the perfect pet.

Join CHA and The Columbus Foundation on Central Ohio's largest day of giving! Over $1,000,000 in donations have been committed by contributors! CHA is one of the non-profits who will benefit from this wonderful day of giving. Donate from November 10th at 11 a.m. to November 11th at 11 a.m. and help our animals find their forever homes!

To Donate:

1. Go to www.columbusfoundation.org

2. Click on the GIVE NOW button on November 10.

3. Select CHA as your choice of non profit to give to.

4. Done to CHA by using your choice of credit card!

Thank you for your continued support!

In a recent email....

Columbus Dog Connection is excited to be one of 600 not-for-profits in Columbus to be included in a first ever Big Give, coordinated by The Columbus Foundation. Every dollar you donate during this 24 hour time period has the potential to be doubled and donated to us. The Columbus Foundation's first 24-hour community wide giving event will occur on November 10, 2011, at 11:00 a.m., through November 11, 2011, at 11:00 a.m.

We've decided, any funds we receive through The Big Give, will turn into The Big Fix !
We will use all donations to help spay/neuter dogs/cats in rural areas or right here in Franklin County for feral cats/pit bulls. (you may know that we have a Mobile Spay/Neuter Truck and to ease the burden of fundraising for other rescues, we write for and share grant money to enable them to save even more dogs/cats.)

You can read more information below from The Columbus Foundation.

To select our organization as the recipient of your contribution and the matching funds, search for Columbus Dog Connection from the list of participating organizations.

1 Visit http://ColumbusFoundation.org

2 Click on the Donate Now button

3 Select Columbus Dog Connection from the PowerPhilanthropy® list

4 Give, using your credit card, or, if you have a Columbus Foundation Donor Advised Fund, make a grant to Columbus Dog Connection

Do you like Beer? Join CHA Friday, November 11th at 7 pm for a fine evening of great food and unique beverages, and it all benefits CHA Animal Shelter.

We’ll be serving up savory hors devours and enjoying them with a variety of beers from the Great Lakes Brewing Company in Cleveland - including Christmas Ale! Your regular ticket to the event will include unlimited food and four 12 ounce beers. Designated Driver tickets are also available, and include unlimited food and two 12 ounce beers.

Details at http://www.barktober-fest.com/

In an email this week . . .

CHA Animal Shelter is so FULL of amazing opportunities for everyone!!

The support of CHA's Donors, Event Participants, Adopters, Volunteers, Shelter Visitors, Board Members, Staff and Friends is crucial to fulfilling the needs of the dogs and cats that temporarily call CHA home. Everything that is done to contribute to the happiness of our residents and maintain our fabulous facility is so appreciated!

Throughout the year, we host and attend many events of all sizes and at many venues that are not only for the enjoyment of guests and participants and to socialize the dogs and cats, but to raise awareness in the community of our mission as well as to facilitate the best care possible for the animals.

In-shelter Volunteers have the amazing opportunity to care for the dogs and cats, provide enrichment, socialize and in most cases, fall in love with them!

If you are a current Volunteer and would like to do more or if you are not currently a Volunteer, either in-shelter or at events and would like to know how to get involved, there are many ways to obtain information about our opportunities...

Visit www.chaanimalshelter.org and click on the Volunteer link

If you're new to CHA Volunteering, we will be happy to schedule you for a short orientation session, then you can participate as much or as little as your schedule will allow! CHA Volunteering is a fabulous way for students to achieve their Community Service obligations for school! Volunteers 14-16 years old need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Thanks as always for all that you do!

Brenda