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4th Annual Wine for a Good Cause
 We have set the date for our 4th Annual Whine for a Good Cause wine tasting fundraiser! Note May 25, 5:30-7:30 on your calendar, and be sure to join us at the 1st Avenue Wine House. There will be a silent auction -- if you have something you'd like to donate, please contact Steve at steve@k9cola.org. To help spread the word, access our marketing materials, 2012 wine tasting flier, 1/2 sheet takeaways, and donor auction form. |
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World's Largest Garage Sale
 K9COLA will be participating in the World's Largest Garage Sale on May 12 at Hawkeye Downs. We are in desperate need of items to sell because the weather spoiled our plan to collect donations at the park. Currently we do not have enough to fill a booth at the sale.
For this fundraiser we are looking for used saleable items; no electronics or clothes please. Call Kelly Ennis at 319-241-4652 or e-mail Kelly@k9cola.org for information on dropping off the items.
We are also looking for volunteers to help set up our space on Friday afternoon and help work the booth on Saturday (minimum 1 person so Kelly and Ken can have lunch). If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kelly or Jill@k9cola.org.
Remember, we cannot do this without your help! Thanks for volunteering and for donating items for us to sell. |
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K9COLA at Farmers Market
 K9COLA will once again be at all the CR Downtown Farmers Markets this summer. We are in space #47, which is the same spot we have been in for the last few years. We are close to 2nd St. and 4th Ave. S.E. The markets take place the first and third Saturdays of the month, June through September,
June 2 & 16,July 7 & 2,August 4 & 18, and September 1 & 15.
If you visit the markets be sure to stop by and say hello. We will have homemade dog treats and other items for sale and always have water for your dogs if you bring them along.
We are always in need of people to make items and donate them for us to sell. Any homemade or handmade items are okay. All money raised goes towards improvements at the off-leash dog parks. It is also a great place to promote the off-leash parks and K9COLAs events (like K9SPLASH!) to people who didn't know about them. Hope to see you there. If you would like to make something and donate it for sale you can email Steve at steve@k9cola.org. |
K9COLA Recipe Book
Peanut butter biscuits
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. oatmeal
1 T. baking powder
1 1/2 c. peanut butter
3/4 c. milk
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine flour and baking powder, then set aside. Blend peanut butter and milk together. Add to dry ingredients. Mix well. Roll dough out and cut like Christmas cookies (1/4 thick at least). Bake on cookie sheet for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Refrigerate or freeze.
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 Recall Test Sessions
K9COLA is scheduling Spring recall tests. If you are interesting in doing a recall test with your dog, please email info@k9cola.org and we will send you details about dates and times when we know them. Remember, if your dog passes the recall test, you can select this as your choice for a $5 discount off the permit price. (one discount allowed per dog.) |
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Name the New Park
 We are taking suggestions for a name for the new off-leash dog park. We will take suggestions through May 15th. The K9COLA board will select 3-5 names to forward to the Parks Department. They will then decide on one and present it for City Council approval (possibly at the June meeting).
There are some rules we have to follow. The park can't be named after a person unless that person was of local importance and has been deceased at least 10 years. We also can't use a name that is similar to another park.
Here are some names that people suggested in 2010.
- Tails On Trails Off-Leash Park
- Victory Off-Leash Park
- Dog Days Off-Leash Park
- Freedom Off-Leash Park
- Spirit Off-Leash Park
- Koda Off-Leash park
- Waggin' Trails Off-Leash park
- Rover's Field Off-Leash Park
- Prairie Paws Off-Leash Park
Email your ideas to steve@k9cola.org.
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Woof Walk
 K9COLA will be participating in the Cedar Valley Humane Society's Woof Walk on May 20th from 9 am to noon at Noelridge Park in Cedar Rapids. The 2nd Annual Woof Walk raises money for the animals at the Cedar Valley Humane Society. Visit the web site to get more information. In addition to the walk itself there will also be obedience and agility demonstrations, a demonstration by the CRPD K9 unit, and some fun contests. |
