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 |
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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 |
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And all the people who helped in little ways, even if we did not catch your name!