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Rockwell Collins Grant
K9COLA has received a $1,000 Rockwell Collins Green Communities Grant. Together with approximately $1500 in matching donated funds (already collected by K9COLA), the money will be used to plant trees at the new off-leash area across from Gardner Golf Course this summer or fall. Thank you, Rockwell Collins, for this new partnership opportunity. We look forward to completing the project! |
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K9Splash! Preregistration is Open
See our web page for the information and forms you may need. The event takes place on Saturday and Sunday, August 25-26, at the Bever Park pool in Cedar Rapids. |
WANTED: K9Splash! Volunteers
Hello Volunteers! We are so excited about the wonderful swimming weather! It's time to start setting up volunteers for the K9Splash! 2012 at Bever Park Pool. This year, the dates are August 25th and 26th. The volunteer shifts are 9:30 am-12:30 pm, 12:15-3:15 pm, and 3:00-6:00 pm. You can work as few or as many shifts as you like. Just for volunteering, you receive a free volunteer t-shirt. However, to save on K9COLA's costs, if you have a t-shirt from last year and would like to re-use it, that would be spectacular! Two shifts earn you a free dog entry to the swim, which will be registered at our volunteer meeting in August. You will not need to register the dog in advance. An entire day of volunteering gets you all of the above plus a free lunch. We also have a new shift this year: we need someone to do data entry for us. It will only be a few hours during the afternoon. You would have to be computer savvy and familiar with Excel. We will supply the computer. Please let Jill know (1) what day you would like to work, (2) the shift hours you would like to work, and (3) whether you have a t-shirt already or would like a new one, and if so, what size. All specific requests will be on a first come, first serve basis, so the earlier you respond the better! |
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K9COLA at Farmers Market
 We had a great start to the downtown markets on Saturday, June 2. Four wonderful people made and donated dog treats for us to sell. We had seven different kinds of treats. There was a total of 76 bags of treats and we sold out at 11:00 am! This was the most bags of treats we have ever had and also the first time we sold them all. We also talked to a lot of people about the parks, which is one of the most important reasons we are there at the Farmers Markets.
It was a very good start to the market season. We made $241.07, a good start. We have already covered our costs for the whole market season.
For anyone wanting to make and donate treats to sell, we will always gladly take them. You can always email me at steve@k9cola.org, or my cell phone is 360-0300. Thanks again to those who made dog treats this time.
- Steve Sandstrom, K9COLA Site Coordinator
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K9COLA Recipe Book
Pooch Munchies
3 c. whole wheat flour
1 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 c. soft bacon fat
1 c. shredded cheese
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 c. milk
Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Place flour and garlic salt in a large bowl. Stir in bacon fat. Add cheese and egg. Gradually add enough milk to form a dough. Knead dough and roll out to about 1/4" thick. Use dog bone cookie cutter to cut out dough. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake about 12 minutes, until they start to brown. Cool and serve.
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Whine for a Good Cause
 Our wine tasting fund raiser went very well, especially in light of the cold and threatening wet weather. We made $1655.00 in all. Our 59 attendees earned us $600 (half the entrance fees, including an extra $10 contributed by the wine shop owner) plus 10% of sales, which was $400.00. The silent auction garnered $655.00. |
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Dates to Remember
 The K9COLA July board meeting will be held at 6:00 pm on July 11th at Cheyenne Park Off-Leash area. You are welcome to attend. The next K9Splash! planning meeting is scheduled for June 19th at 5:45 pm at Ambroz Rec Center. If you would like to help, please come! |
