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UPCOMING EVENTS:
- NTSFI Celebrated
Its 5th Anniversary In 2007!
It's hard to believe that five years have passed since a small group of Samoyed
lovers gathered to discuss the possibility of forming a Samoyed breed club for
the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, but it's true! In those five short years, we
have grown from a small, informal group of approximately 10 people, to an AKC-affiliated
breed club boasting almost 40
members!!!
In May, 2007, North Texas Samoyed Fanciers, Inc. marked its
fifth anniversary. We
hope to celebrate this milestone by holding our AKC Sanctioned A/OA Match in the
very near future, putting us within reach of our goal to be fully licensed by
the AKC. Watch this space for more information as we firm up the Match
plans.
We have recently received
approval
from the American Kennel Club (AKC) for Sanctioned-A status, the last level
before reaching full-fledged AKC licensing! Watch this space for more
information about the first of our two required Sanctioned A/OA Matches, which we hope to hold
soon.
 Obedience
classes offered by North Texas
Samoyed Fanciers are currently on hiatus. They will resume
again soon. The classes will be taught by our President, Lynn Sluder,
and will be held at the Walnut Hill Recreation Center in Dallas on Sunday
afternoons. Watch this space for information on the classes
when they begin again.
Here's
What We've Been Up To Lately:
Fourth Annual Rescue Reunion
- Our Best Yet!!!
On Sunday, April
6, 2008, North Texas Samoyed Rescue, Inc., in conjunction with North Texas
Samoyed Fanciers, Inc., hosted its Fourth Annual Rescue Reunion Picnic at the
Stone Tables at White Rock Lake in Dallas. The
annual Rescue Reunion Picnic is our way of saying "THANK YOU" to all of the
loving families who have adopted our rescued Samoyeds over the years.
NTSRI supplied
the food (hamburgers, hot dogs and all the trimmings). Plenty of fun and
fellowship for all was the order of the day as approximately 45 people and
32 rescued Samoyeds who own them attended. It was a blizzard (of white fuzzies) in April!!!
Garage Sale
To Benefit Rescue
Reaps Great
Results!!!
On Saturday,
September 22, 2007, North Texas Samoyed Fanciers members came together to assist
North Texas Samoyed Rescue, Inc. in holding one of its major fundraisers of
the year: a multi-family garage sale. All proceeds from the sale
benefit NTSRI's rescue efforts and help save Sammy lives.
NTSFI members worked
tirelessly from early in the morning to set up the merchandise and keep the
tables replenished, as well as sell to the many, many customers that stopped
by and then clean up afterwards. The resulting grand total of more
than $800 equates to 1-1/2 heartworm treatments, 4 spay/neuters, or several
initial exams/vaccinations for rescued Samoyeds taken into NTSRI's program.
Our sincere thanks
to everyone who either donated items or came to help with the sale!
And big Sammy smiles from the deserving rescues who are the true
beneficiaries of your generosity.
Mystics,
Mutts & Moonpies
Was Fun In October
On Saturday, October
13, 2007, North Texas Samoyed Fanciers, in conjunction with North Texas Samoyed
Rescue, Inc., participated for the third straight year in the "Mystics,
Mutts & Moonpies" event at the Stone Tables at White Rock Lake in Dallas.
 This event is a
favorite among our members. There's plenty of fun to be had by dogs
and humans alike. Dog-related organizations from all over the
Metroplex were in attendance, and there was food, live bands, a pet
"psychic," and plenty of vendors to visit. NTSFI member Colleen FitzGerald offered Canine Good Citizen (CGC) testing to
attendees, the proceeds from which she generously donated to North Texas Samoyed Rescue, Inc.
OTHER NEWS
OF INTEREST:
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NTSRI IS TAX
EXEMPT!!! North Texas Samoyed Rescue, Inc., which
is affiliated with North Texas Samoyed Fanciers, received its 501(c)(3) (tax
exempt) approval from the Internal Revenue Service on March 15, 2005. This
means that donations to NTSRI are tax deductible. For more information
on how you can help rescued Sammies, please click
here to go to the NTSRI
website.
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Donations to North
Texas Samoyed Rescue, Inc. can be made via PayPal!
North Texas Samoyed Rescue, Inc. has established a
PayPal account and can now accept donations in this convenient manner.
It's never been faster, easier or more secure to support NTSRI's rescue
efforts. You do not have to have a PayPal account in order to make a
donation, and donations to NTSRI are tax deductible!
Click
here
to go
to the NTSRI website and the PayPal donation button.
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