September 8th seems
like a long time ago, but dad likes to wait until the last of the donations
come in before telling me how much was raised, so I can now officially announce
that we raised $4,095 in our 2012 Canines For Kids Walk. While this is a little less than last year,
it brings our 6 year total to………
$23,300!!!!!
If you think about it, with just a few little
pups doing the hard one-mile Walk, this is amazing.
We had a first-time Walker this
year, ABBY, and I must admit she really is a hottie. She has promised that she’ll come back next
year and I’m excited about seeing her again and maybe she’ll be able to bring a
friend or two. I’m pretty sure she’ll
not bring anyone cuter than me so I have no concerns about having her attention. We are also pretty optimistic that another
newbie… Avery… will be able to come next year!
Mom and dad are talking about
moving the 2013 Walk to the Spring so maybe it will be in May next year. They keep changing this and it drives me a
bit bonkers, but they feed me so I pretty much do what they want.
The money we raised this year has
an amazing goal….one of our schools has a 100 foot walkway between their
classroom area and their small cafeteria but it has no overhead
protection. So, when it rains (which
is all the time…. Costa Rica gets 23+ FEET
of rain per year) they all get soaked and then have to spend the rest of their
school day wet. So, we dogs are building
them an overhead metal roof. In addition
to that, we will be buying them a huge amount of equipment, including a computer,
printers, desks and on and on.
So, that’s where we stand at this point. I’m pretty pumped up that our 7th Walk will be the best ever!!
Tails Wags and Licks,
Bismark
