Holiday Photos with FIDO and Phoenix

Hi Everyone,

Sunday December 16th FIDO had our annual Holiday photo shoot. Even though the weather outside was frightful, inside the Phoenix Coffee House it sure was delightful. We had a great turnout and FIDO raised $419.00 towards our ground cover project. We are getting closer and closer to our main goal.

I would like to thank our wonderful and dedicated FIDO members who helped make the day a true pleasure to work.

First I would like to thank Sarah Wilson-Jones superbarista and CEO of Phoenix, her husband Carl Jones, Liz the store manager, and all their wonderful employees for allowing us to have our event in their Green and Mayfield rd. location. The coffee was a much needed pick me up on a cold and snowy day and the food was great!

I would also like to thank Marianne and Ashlee for taking the initiative to plan and implement the event in such a smooth and effortless manner. They also were able to bring the professional style photography lights to really make the pictures come alive. Kudos to Ashlee's Husband Billy for getting up early to bring the wicker settee for Santa to sit on.

I would also like to thank Denny for furnishing her laptop computer, photo printer and camera.
The pictures really came out GREAT!!! and we had quite a production line going with Jenn taking the pictures, Denny on the computer and Laura drying the pictures after they came out of the printer and producing the packets to give to the happy parents of the photographed pooches.

I would like to thank our interim/elected treasurer Judy for guarding the cash box and taking the donations.

Many thanks to Freddie and Jen for the wonderful dog treats they made. Our girls just loved them!

A big thank you to Rusty for putting up with us and wearing that hot Santa suit for 4 hours, and being so great with the dogs, and Santa's other Little Helpers Kevin, Danielle, and Kari for really getting some great looks from the pooches for their pictures.

I would also like to thank Lou, and Nina for their tireless help with setup and take down of all the stuff we had to bring in to make this all work so flawlessly.....

Thank you EVERYONE for a great time!!!!!

Chuck

December Happenings with FIDO

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to get everyone up to speed with the current happenings with FIDO and the South Euclid Dog Park.

The lights are now working after dark. It lights things up pretty well, but it is still a good idea to have a flashlight handy.

The water line is in!!!!! The water is turned off for the winter, but we will have water at the dog park in spring.

FIDO is well on it's way to achieve our goal of getting the ground cover for the dog park. We are just a few thousand away. So far we have raised over 8 Thousand Dollars!!! Our events and fundraising committees have been doing a terrific job. Keep up the great work!!!!

Be sure to check out Holiday Photos with FIDO and Phoenix on Sunday, December 16th 2007, at the Phoenix Coffee House. Their address is 4441 Mayfield Rd. South Euclid, Ohio 44121.
The event starts at 11:00 am and runs until 5:00 pm. Santa will be there from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm. For $10.00 you will receive 2 pictures and the file on CD.

Be sure to check out FIDO's auctions on the forums web site too. All proceeds go to the dog park groundcover fund. Bid early and bid often.

Also be sure to check out FIDO's Cafe Press site for some great Christmas gift ideas for the dog lover in your life.

That is about it for now.....

See you at the dog park........

Chuck