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Come to a K9Splash! Meeting
 It's that time of year to start planning for K9Splash!, our premier and most publicly visible contribution to the community as well as our best opportunity to raise money for park needs. K9Splash! is of course our dog swim, a two-day event which takes place every year in August.
We are excited to start planning. We aren't scheduling volunteers quite yet, but we wanted to let everyone know that we're holding our first planning meeting on January 30th at 5:30 PM at Ambroz Rec Center on Mt. Vernon Road, on the SE side of town. We're going to make this year's K9Splash! the best yet! But only a handful of people have helped with planning in the past, and we really need some new faces and ideas to keep this great event going. We hope to see you there with your wonderful thoughts and ideas. Thanks again! K9COLA Volunteer Coordinator Jill
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SaPaDaPaSo
 SaPaDaPaSo is the annual Saint Patrick's Day parade, held every year in Cedar Rapids, rain or shine. Since time immemorial K9COLA has marched in the parade with our dogs dressed in festive Irish costumes. You can imagine how the spectators cheer for the dogs! And for us it's fun and also provides a little exposure for K9COLA and the existence of the dog parks. We're planning to do it again this year and hope you will participate, and so we wanted to give you a heads up. The date of the event is Sunday, March 17, and the parade starts at 1:00 pm. For more information, including when and where we meet on that day, see the next newsletter and watch the K9COLA website and our Facebook page. |
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Hot Soup - Cold Noses Benefit Supper
 Let the bidding begin! Iowa Humane Alliance will be holding the second annual Hot Soup - Cold Noses Benefit Supper on February 8th from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the American Legion, 625 31st Street, Marion, Iowa 52302. In this auction you bid to spend an evening with one of five fabulous local celebrities and animal heroes. Top bidders will have soup at the head table with their favorite celebrity. Your benefit dinner ticket is included in the top bid! Don't miss this chance to savor a bowl of home-made chili with someone you have always admired, or have burning questions for, or just want to hang out with.
All proceeds from the auction will go to support Iowa Humane Alliance's mission to provide affordable spay/neuter services to Eastern Iowa's pets.
So what are you waiting for? Place your bid now and spend a fabulous evening with one of your favorite animal heroes!
For more information about the Hot Soup - Cold Noses Benefit Supper, visit the IHA website.
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K9COLA Goals for 2013
 Site Committee- Hold three recall test sessions
- Identify the new projects for each park and present to board (Q1)
- Hold two clean up days at Cheyenne and one at the new park
Fundraising Committee
- Raise at least $16,545 in funds
- K9COLA's 4th Annual Wine for Good Cause!: increase revenue 10% over 2012 to $1853.50; increase attendance by 10% (65 people)
- Complete two grant applications
- Encourage a year-end campaign
Volunteer Committee- Accurately track volunteer hours (including K9Splash!)
- Report volunteer hours to the City quarterly
- Rebuild our group of core volunteers (20 people active)
Public Education/Social Media Committee- Participate in the St. Patrick's Day parade
- Host Grand Opening for new off-leash area
- Host 15 information tables
- Work with organizations to complete projects for park & to gain volunteers
- Maintain K9COLA's social media presence and explore new venues: grow Facebook likes by 25% or 88 people; grow Facebook check-ins; Increase number of posts, events, and pictures complete; hold contests
K9Splash! Committee- Host K9Splash! 2013: increase revenue by 10%; increase sponsorships 10% over 2011; increase attendance 30% (660 dogs)
Officers- Create a budget for 2014 : work towards minimizing expenses
- Complete 2014 goals and present at January board meeting: monitor progress of goals at least every other month.
- Provide support to committee chairs as required
At-large directors should assist committees and officers as needs require.
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