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GPRNC’s
3rd Annual Appreciation Picnic was held July 13, 2002 and was
a roaring success! Thanks to all who
attended…. We
reserved Central Park in Davis again this year and without being told found
that we were sharing it with the community Farmer’s Market. That made parking a little more than
challenging but we all seemed to find a spot and get settled. And the public stopped by to ask about the
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| Buddy LaChapell doing his 'wait' part of the CGC testing. | Emmy and Mary Watt getting instructions for the test. |
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Randy
Carpadus and Evelyn DiMarco got the BBQ lunch together as Elisa Ungerman
coordinated the “Pyr-dash”. What a
hoot! She made a long chute and
painted lines on the grass to stand behind…. then we lined the dogs up one at a
time. The owner then went to the other end of the chute to call his or her dog
to them while someone else held the dog at the starting line. Elisa then started her stopwatch and the dog
was let go. Yes they actually stayed
inside the guidelines…. much to everyone’s surprise. Elisa was confident that they would, “I’ve never lost one yet!”
she claimed. And today was no
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| Randy greeting those coming to get signed in. | Carol with Thumper, Elisa in the background and Mary Watt, Catherine and Ginger talking. |
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We
then ate, and ate, and ate…Randy BBQ’d hamburgers and hotdogs while Evelyn got
the salads, chips and cookies ready for 44 people while the 23 pyrs in
attendance laid around in the shade. GPRNC
uses this event to hand out its Certificates of Appreciation. We handed out a total of 54 Certificates and
of those 11 were for Volunteers of Excellence. We
had gathered raffle items and had a good time (and laugh) getting them all
drawn and awarded. There
was a presentation made of $250.00 to GPRNC.
This money was won by submitting a grant to the company this volunteer
works for for his service to our organization.
Many companies offer grants to its employees for service within the
community. He applied and won and we
thank him for this. You might want to
check with your company for a similar program. Thank
you to all who give of themselves, their money, their hearts and homes to
rescue. We couldn’t do as much as we do
for these dogs if not for people like you. Come
and join us next year. Same place,
Central Park in Davis, close to the same time, usually 2nd weekend
in July.
More pictures of the event to follow:
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| Cherish Sabo could not wait for a hamburger....she wanted her chips first! | Ed DiMarco and Pat Sabo enjoy the shade. |
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| Elisa strolls the park with Louie and Sierra. | Caitlin and Frosty Hess share the shade. |
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| George tries to get Vivaldi to look at the camera! | Jennifer and Richard Swoop talk to Marie Susa about their two pyrs, Sophie and Newton. |
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| Elisa Ungerman's Louie...what a pretty boy! | Jeannie and John pose with their two proud boys. |
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| Mary and Oren Halley stop to pose for a pretty pic. | I (in the red) talk with new Pyr owners Tod and Dyane while Pat and Elisa have a conversation about Louie as Diane Sorel walks past with True. |
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| Picnic goers enjoying the shade. | More milling and talking and enjoying..... |
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| Terry Garratt talks while Rosie tries to play. | Rosie finally gets someone to play with her. |
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| Diane Sorel and Jeannie LaChapell compare notes on their 'big boys'. | Marie Sousa stands with her girls and Richie to see what the CGC testing is all about. |
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| New pyr owners Tod and Dyane petting their new puppy, Quizzy, while Mary Watt looks at the CGC testing going on. | True...you are such a good boy! |
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| Tyler Carpadus tries to get Ginger Hess to buy some raffle tickets for the pyr sweater. | |