Join us for our 11th Annual Bichon Picnic & Rescue Reunion

1:00 PM to ?????
Saturday, June 6, 2008
Cinnaminson, New Jersey
(Rain date: Sunday, June 7, 2008)
Cost: $7/ person or $20 for familes of three or more.

Delaware Valley Bichon Rescue's 11th annual rescue reunion is scheduled for Saturday, June 6, 2009 with a raindate of Sunday, June 7. This year due to financial constraints being experienced by the rescue, we are forced to charge guests a very small "entrance fee". This is common practice among many other rescues but we have been able to avoid this in past years. Unfortunately, the rescue cannot absorb 100% of the costs involved in hosting an event such as this one any longer. The entrance fee is $7.00 per person with a maximum of $20.00 for parties of three or more. The entrance fee MUST be paid in advance, using either Paypal, a personal check made payable to DVBR, OR our Facebook donation link. Personal checks should be made out to DVBR and mailed to: P.O. Box 2411, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077. Entry fees can also be paid via Paypal or Facebook by following those links. This small entry fee will help us offset the various costs involved in hosting an event such as this one.

If you are interested in attending the picnic, please click on the sign-up link and fill in the sign-up form. Then make your donation to cover your entry fee. AFTER we have received your entry fee we will post your sign-up information on our guest list, as usual. We will not be collecting entry fees on picnic day - these fees must be paid in advance in order for you to be included on our picnic guest list. Please note that unfortunately, entry fees are not refundable, so if you do not attend the picnic for any reason, please consider your entry fee a donation to the rescue. This year we will be cutting off registration one week prior to the date of the picnic, so all sign-ups and entry fees must be received by Sunday, May 31st if you would like to attend this year's reunion.

The following events are currently planned for this year's picnic. As always, we need organizers to help with these events. If you would be interested in organizing one of these events, or assisting one of our event organizers as a helper, please note your interest on the sign-up page. We hope to include the following events during this year's reunion, but can only do so if we have volunteers willing to run these events:

* Silent auction/raffle
* 50/50 raffle
* Costume contest
* Bichon games
* Yankee Swap

Again, if you would be willing to act as organizer or helper for any of the events listed above, please note that when you sign up and we will contact you right away!

Guests should bring a dish to share, such as a main dish, side dish, salad, dessert or other item. This should be similar to something you would bring to a family gathering - enough to serve perhaps 15 to 20 people. We always have more than enough food. Please bring these items in a disposable dish. If your dish is NOT disposable, please bring it home with you when you leave. We cannot be responsible for keeping track of which dishes and utensils belong to which guests. Also, please bring comfortable chairs to sit on. We will have extras but if you have lawn chairs you should bring them along. Only spayed/neutered dogs are welcome to attend the picnic. If you have an unspayed or unneutered pet, please leave him or her at home.

Hope to see you all at the picnic!!!

Planned events include:

• Spare Change Collection
• 50/50 Raffle
• Swimming! (bring a bathing suit & towel, weather permitting)
• And more, pending volunteer availability

SPARE CHANGE

THIRD YEAR!!! This year DVBR is once again asking that picnic guests start saving their spare change. This is a PAINLESS way to donate money to the rescue. All donations will go to help pay veterinary expenses for the dogs in our care. If you are willing to participate in this fundraising effort, pls. start saving your spare change NOW. On picnic day we will have a large water-cooler type bottle located in a prominent area where everyone can watch their donations grow! Last year we raised nearly $100 in this way. That may not sound a lot, but when you consider that it represents just a few coins from each family, it's actually pretty impressive. At least we think so! $100 can pay for shots, a heartworm test and a check-up for one dog. It can also help pay for one neutering. $100 can purchase two large, 30-pound bags of special diet dog food such as C/D (for dogs with bladder stones) or W/D (for dogs with diabetes). Every little bit helps! Start saving your pennies & other coins now to participate in this great effort! You'll barely miss them, but they'll make a BIG difference to a needy dog!