Last weekend a favorite Lake of the Ozarks annual event took place down by the water at Dog Days Bar & Grill - the Canine Cannonball. Not only is this awesome event fun to both watch and participate in, but it also allows us to raise awareness and some much-needed funds for the Dogwood Animal Shelter.
The Dogwood Animal Shelter
Each year our Lake of the Ozarks waterfront restaurant & bar uses the Canine Cannonball as a chance to let our local animal shelter share their mission with everyone in attendance. The Dogwood Animal Shelter sets up a booth with items for sale and pets that are waiting to be adopted.
The Dogwood Animal Shelter has been around for more than 4 decades. In 1997 it was declared a no-kill facility. They were able to build a long-awaited new shelter facility in 2005 allowing them to offer spay/neuter surgeries on-site.
Dogwood receives no public assistance funding. Volunteers and donations keep the shelter running and it is dependent on them to stay open. Fundraising events are held throughout the year and the Dogwood Thrift Store is open 6 days a week at 311 S. Business Rte. 5 in Camdenton too.
At the 2019 Canine Cannonball
Verna Cooper, a Dogwood representative, recently wrote to let us know how successful their Canine Cannonball appearance was for the shelter this year. She reported that:
- $3,308 was raised at their booth!
- Two new volunteers were recruited!
- Two dogs, Rocco & Panda, both found fur-ever homes! (Rocco makes a quick appearance in the video shared below.)
"First, I want to tell you how thankful we are at Dogwood for your support. The ability to raise money and adoption awareness in such a wonderful environment is priceless. You have assembled a truly wonderful team at Dog Days and it was a pleasure interacting with them. As I noted during our conversation, we could very well end up with more adoptions as these events start family conversations about adopting a pet.
Again thank you so much for everything."Warm regards,
Verna Cooper
Dogwood Animal Shelter
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| photo from the Dogwood Animal Shelter's Facebook page |
A Donation From the Dog to the Dogs
In addition to the money Dogwood raised at their own booth, we at Dog Days Bar & Grill along with Tito's Vodka were able to present the animal shelter with an initial donation of $10,000 this year!
A portion of our Canine Cannonball event t-shirt sales goes to Dogwood every year. We also offer Tito's dog toys and collars for a limited time in the Dog Days Gift Shop for $10 each. All of that money goes directly to the local shelter plus Tito's Vodka matches that amount with a $10 donation of their own!
Who knows, you just may end up adopting next year's big winner at Dog Days Bar & Grill's 2020 Canine Cannonball event! Head on over to Dogwood soon so you have plenty of time to bond with each other and start training for next year.
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