ARFlings!!

ARF Angels come in all shapes, sizes AND AGES! ARFlings in the community (kids under 18) find their own unique and heartfelt ways to help the rescued dogs and cats. Check out the wonderful work done by these ARFling heroes!

Marisa Davies celebrated her 11th birthday by inviting her friends to a party at Laser Quest and asked that they bring something from the ARF wishlist instead of a present. Pictured above are some of the items received from her generous friends for the kitties and pups in need. She would like to thank her friends - Selena, Jordan, Lexi, Vanessa, Emily and Tyler for their generous donations.

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Sisters Marley (age 5) and Kevay (age 3) had an art sale (by donation) and lemonade stand. All the money raised was to help ARF animals! They saved their money collected in their piggy bank and brought it all to present to ARF at the Children's Museum!

What a wonderful project for these young ladies to help save puppies and kitties through ARF! We could not do what we do without such wonderful events like this! Thank you Kevay and Marley for your hard work on behalf of the rescued animals.

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The Grade 7/8 classes at Harrisfield Public School in Ingersoll held a few fundraising events for ARF the past couple of weeks. They managed to collect:

Boxes of dog/cat treats

Cans of dog/cat food

2 bags of cat food

2 harnesses/collars

2 small coats

Dog/Cat Toys

Towels


-- $19.65 in Canadian Tire Money --

and

-- $145.31 !!!



Special thanks to Mrs. Shaes Grade 7/8 class for organizing the fundraiser. Woohoo!

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Little Safiya Griffith-Turcott came to the Children's Museum to bring gifts to ARF.

For her 5th birthday Safiya and her mom asked her birthday party guests to bring gifts for the dogs and cats of ARF, instead of gifts for her.

She brought all of these gifts...litter, kibble, canned food, leashes and collars, toys and dollars to the museum and presented it to the ARF volunteers. She stayed and played with the kitties on display, and fell in love with little kittie Chaplin while she was there!

Thanks so much Safiya! The kittens and puppies at ARF thank-you and the volunteers do as well!

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HOW CAN YOU HELP?

You can collect Canadian Tire money
and drop it off at any ARF event or
to an ARF volunteer.

Once you have a collection ready just e-mail arfontario1@gmail.com for a drop off spot.

(Thanks to Ms. Delion's class for this collection!)

Change DOES change a life!

Kids can keep a change jar and bit by bit

it's amazing how it adds up to CHANGE a dog or cat's life.

Your entire class can work towards CHANGE
and add it up at the end of the year.

Ms. Delion's class donated
HUNDREDS and hundreds of dollars to save
lives, by selling popcorn thought the year!!

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The students and teachers at Parkview P.S. in Komoka held their annual Bazaar with half of the proceeds going to ARF. ARF foster puppy "Rockstar" and foster mom Kara accepted a cheque on behalf of ARF for $1,309.85 !!

Huge Thanks to families and staff at Parkview for their kindness and generosity towards ARF puppies and kitties!!

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These three young gals, along with their teacher at Ryerson P.S., wanted to raise money for ARF so they donned their aprons and fired up the ovens! They rounded up a whopping $266.00 for the ARF puppies and kitties.

Hooray for these Ryerson ladies!!

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Robert Foster celebrated his 11th birthday by asking 19 of his closest friends to play floor hockey at the local gym. In lieu of gifts Robert asked for Dog Food for the Animal Rescue Foundation and regular food for the Dorchester Food Bank. He also raised $26 in Canadian Tire money for ARF!
Way to go Rob!

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Ella came to the London Children's Museum in February with a huge overflowing bag for the ARF puppies and kitties. She asked her friends to bring ARF donations for her Birthday Party!!

Thank you everyone!!!

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From ARFIE Susan Elgie:

I had a visit from a darling little boy who brough me things for ARF from his birthday.
Sam just turned six and for his birthday he asked for donations to ARF. He collected dog and cat food, toys, Kittie litter and $60.00 instead of presents for himself. Sam wanted to see where his donations would go and visited a foster home in London where he played the afternoon away with 4 ARF cats and asked a lot of very good questions about animal rescue.

Thanks Sam for your hard work in making the donation boxes and for your generous spirit!!

Thank you to our friends at International Name Plate Supplies!

Click here to visit the INPS website

The great people at INPS donated some awesome bumper stickers to help spread the word that
"Rescue Pets Rock!"
They'll be available at our events, so if you'd like one, come on out, meet some great puppies
and pick up a sticker to proudly display on your vehicle!
All the funds raised go to helping our rescued friends.

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