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Better in Show – Take 7
Better in Show – Take 7 was a HUGE success, thanks to all of our supporters who turned out to participate in the festivities, and the excellent facilities at the Eau Claire Indoor Sports Center. This year was our biggest success yet, with more than 1,200 people and over 325 pets attending! We hope everyone who came had a blast, and we hope to see you next year, at “Better in Show – Take 8”!
Total Money Raised:$10,216.80
Entry/Registration:$5,457.86
Silent Auction:$4,087.75
50/50 Cash Raffle:$400.00
Shelter Merchandise Sold:$251.19
Chapel of Love:$20.00
A big THANK YOU to all of our generous donors:
Ann Braue's Canine Training Center Anonymous Anybody's Bike Shop
Bloodhound in Training Body Essentials Brent Douglas Floral
Brunzlick Trucking Cheryl Johnson Colfax Animal Hospital, SC
Colleen Blanchard Daisy Ray's Face Painting Don Autumn
Eau Claire Bike & Sport Eevy Ivy Over emBARK
Four Paws, Five Treasures LLC Glass Quilter Great Dane Rescue of MN & WI
Green Bay Packers Grizzly's Heartland Aviation
Hillcrest Pottery Hjordis Olson Humane Society of Barron County
Imagination Station Invisible Fence of Chippewa Valley Jim & Linda Jarzynski
Juanita Dahm, Scentsy Consultant June Wieg Kitchen Collection
Marge Bottoms Mark & Lori Vogel Mary Brunner
Melissa Arnette Midwest Tattoo Milwaukee Burger Co.
Minnesota Vikings Morning Sun Farm & Garden Northern Paws Pet Lodge
Northside Pet Hospital Oakwood Hills Animal Hospital Paws & Claws
Peggy Moore Pepin County Humane Society Petco
Pet-Pourri Poochieheaven Pourhouse
Pro Cellular Rex's Canine Training, LLC Richard & Rosemary Mitchell
Rick Reetz River Looks Family Hair Care Riverside Bike & Skate
Rusk County Animal Shelter Sammy's Pizza & Restaurant Shanghai Bistro
Shure Pets Silver & Stones Sport Motors
Steven & Lucy Kaiser The Grooming Hut The Joynt
Uniforms Direct Vicki's Frame Shop Vicky Ebensperger
Walmart Walmart Distribution Center
Thank You to Clear Channel Radio and Tess Morgan for constantly publicizing the event and being an awesome emcee at the event! Also THANK YOU to Mike Paulus for his services as emcee.

Thank You to photographer Corrine Hanson and the services of “Wedding Decorating by Laura” for making the Chapel of Love a great success!

Thank You to Pet Food Plus, Petco, and Poochieheaven for donating all of the door prizes and competition prizes for the event.

Thank You to Digicopy for donating the printing of the posters.

Thank You to the Chippewa Valley Wuff Pack Flyball Team for their performances, and to emBARK for providing the Tunnel Teaser activity.

Thank You to Bruce Walhovd for the use of his trailer to transport everything we needed for the event to the Sports Center, and for his helping loading and unloading.
A big THANK YOU to all of our dedicated volunteers:
Amanda Hazelton Amy Peck Angela Northcott Angi Olinske
Anne McCann Beth Strand Bill Wudel Bob Renner
Bruce Walhovd Burdette Lorenz Carol Boley Carole Turner
Cathy Booth Chad Frischmann Cheryl Johnson Cheryl Leonard
Christina Fischer Colleen Blanchard Colleen Cowles Crissy Shong
Cristie Hutter Dar Machler Diane Howard Disa Wahlstrand
Elise Bauer Erik Johnson Holly Doud Jade Dillman
Janet Arnette Jenna Rudahl Jhan Cowles Joan Fleming
Julie Garnett June Wieg Karen Brunstad Kateland Northcott
Kelly Todd Leigh McMahon Lillian Mattes Lisa King
Lois Stellpflug MacKenzie Erickson Marge Bottoms Marsha Gordon
Mary Brunner Melinda Duncan Melissa Arnette Mollie Bowe
Molly McInery Nick Anderson Nick Brotski Nicole Kaeser
Nicole Mai Nicole Price Paula Stuettgen Sara Buss
Scott Strand Shantel Walhovd Shari Strand Sheree McMillan
Sherie Ewert Stacy Husby Summer Halbleib Susie Hutter
Tanya Pantoja Tina Nelson Tracy Trippler
And all the people who helped in little ways, even if we did not catch your name!