The BOWL-A-RAMA was initially conceived and organized in 2003 by local animal-loving businesswoman Eileen Proctor, Top Dog of It's a Ruff Life!, as part of her continued mission to "lend a paw" to animals that are living a "rough" life.  Now in it's seventh year, she continues to spearhead this very popular, successful and important annual fundraiser.

This event is one that doesn't cost the group any money, we have fun, and all the money we collect STAYS with our rescue.  All it takes is a little footwork on the part of our membership, friends and sponsors!  You don't have to bowl, all you have to do is help by gathering donations!  See below in yellow for more tips and tricks to gather donations.

AZRR welcomed $1,615 this year to our
bank account for the dogs in rescue!

We thank each of you for your kind donations!!!

Click here to download your pledge sheet

AZRR has the afternoon shift at this year's BOWL-A-RAMA for Animal Rescue on
Saturday, August 1, 2009.

Registration is 3-3:30, Bowling starts at 3:30-5:30

AMF Scottsdale Lanes, 7300 E. Thomas Road in Scottsdale
(one block east of Scottsdale Road on the north side of the road)

contact us at:  bar@azrr.org on July 30 or 31 with your donation totals
so we may include your count in our total donations.

A few reminders:
- there will be contests for best dressed team, best team cheer, and
loudest cheering squad so plan in advance and come prepared to pick up some extra money.
- there will be a silent auction and raffle with LOTS of great items
between 1:45PM-5 PM.

Arizona Retriever Rescue is a small but mighty group, relatively new to the rescue business.  This group has some of the most awesome people with heart to match their doggies and we hope you will jump on our bandwagon and help collect donations for our group.  We have in year's past received pledges of almost $4,000 so we'd like to keep that as our goal, but let's top that $4,000 mark and surpass it!

Some information to help you collect donations are:

• ASK anyone you come in contact with (friends, relatives, neighbors, walking partners, people at the dog parks, co-workers, your hair dresser, your doctors, teachers, the cashiers at the grocery stores, all your doggie friends' parents, the list could go on a mile!)
  
• Do you have a FACEBOOK, TWITTER or MYSPACE page?  Enter it there and refer to this page for further info!
  
  
• Tell them about your rescued pet and what rescue meant to you and your pet
  
• Does your company have matching funds?  If so, another addition to our donations!
  
• Tell them about the dogs in rescue:  each is given all their shots, spayed and neutered and a loving home is found.  Some dogs come in with medical needs such as surgeries and we do everything possible to be sure they receive the surgery or medications.
  
• Take a jar to your local stores and ask if you can set it up until July 31.
  
• Get a competition going with your friends, give them a donation sheet and see who can get the most donations
  
• Be crafty, anything to get donations!
  
• The donation sheet has 25 lines, but not to worry when you fill those up we have more pledge sheets available! 
  
• Arizona Retriever Rescue will accept cash, checks, PayPal or credit cards (see below).
  
• All checks should be made out to AZRR.  If your sponsor provides cash and wishes to have a donation letter for their tax files, just get their address and we'll send them one. 
  
• If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us at:  BAR@azrr.org  or by calling us at 480-946-8704

Remember, you don't have to live in the Phoenix area to gather donations, this can be done from anywhere in the world! 
All it takes is a little time and effort, lots of talking and a pledge form!

Pledge Amounts need to be tallied and emailed to me at:  BAR@azrr.org  by July 31, 2009.  We will add them all up and let you all know how we did after the event.  Donations can be collected as you are getting your pledges or as time gets closer for the event August 1.  All donations should be sent to our address below, please be sure to mark them all BAR 2009.

You make make a donation several ways:

By Check:
Arizona Retriever Rescue
8602 Heatherbrae Ave.
Scottsdale, AZ 85251

By Credit Card directly through our Treasurer:
contact Mike at:   treasurer@azrr.org or call
480-946-8704
Leave us a message with your name, phone number, full mailing address, credit card # and expiration date

OR

By
Paypal

The dogs below are some that had special needs this year.

Special needs = Dollars Spent Lovingly for truly special dogs by AZRR