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6/28/08  Kids for Kritters Klub members Scott with his rescue dog, "Piper" and Britt with her rescue dog "Reggie", score big in Lake County's 2008 4-H Dog Show at the Lake County Fairgrounds.
Scott and Piper had 2 first place finishes, 1 second place and a Reserve Grand Champion. Britt and Reggie had 3 first place finishes, 1 Reserve Grand Champion and a Grand Champion. Give a rescue some love, turn them loose and they will walk away a winner everytime. Nice job guys. You have made this rescue very, very proud!

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A special thanks to  Roxanne and Pets Supplies Plus in Mundelein for hosting our "Fill That Truck" Pet Food Drive on June 22, 2008. Also, a big thanks to Gale, Tina and Doug of A- American Storage in Vernon Hills and Mundelein for donating Storage space for our "Old Mother Hubbards" project and the use of their truck for food collection and transportation during the event. Over 1300 pounds of food was donated to benefit our area township pantries to provide pet food for those who are experiencing economic hardship.

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Great minds being led by great people. Thank you Lynn and Jill for accepting the task of organizing and leading this amazing team of Kids for Kritters. Thank you also to the gals at Pets General Store and Double M Obedience in Libertyville for allowing us the opportunity to use their facility for our meetings. We simply could not do what we do without you ladies.

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A big shout out to PETCO in Vernon Hills for coming to the rescue !
Thank you to our store managers April and Russ for making us feel so welcome and thank you for helping out our Kids For Kritters in their food donation drive to benefit those families that may be struggling in our community.
Awesome job "lead dog Jill" and your little kritters, Maggie,Britt,Tori and John!

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Sam [6], Britt [11], Scott[16] and Maggie [9] make one of many deliveries of donated dog/cat food, litter and treats to the Libertyville Township Food Pantry. Their efforts may allow families experiencing hardship to keep their pets. So many of our animal companions are being turned into shelters because it is getting to expensive to feed them. "If we can help give them food, families will have more money to pay their other bills and the their pets can stay home with the ones that love them." said Britt

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Maggie sits in front of approximately 8001bs. of donated dog/cat food, litter and treats  that she collected during a recent food drive held at Pets Supplies Plus in Mundelein. A special THANK-YOU to Britt, Maggie and her Mom and Dad for their efforts and to Roxanne, the store's manager for allowing us this opportunity.
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  OLD MOTHER HUBBARD COLLECTION SITES
 PETS GENERAL STORE - LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS
TRES BONE BAKERY AND BOUTIQUE - MUNDELEIN, ILLINOIS
K-9 PLAYTIME DOGGIE DAYCARE - MUNDELEIN, ILLINOIS
FOOD COLLECTION DRIVES AND SPECIAL DATES
APRIL 12, 2008    9 A.M. - 9 P.M. PETCO IN VERNON HILLS, IL.
APRIL 20, 2008  10 A.M. - 6 P.M. PETS SUPPLIES PLUS IN MUNDELEIN, IL.

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THE POWER OF MYRON
Has anyone ever wondered what M&M stands for? Well, here at Our house of hope, it stands for Maggie & "Myron" and they recently teamed up to educate the public at Carson Pirie Scott in Vernon Hills. Myron is a 7 yr. old Shih Tzu that was rescued several months ago by Our House of Hope after being found wandering along a freeway in Georgia. If thats not scary enough, he was completely blind from severe Glaucoma at the time. When the pressure in his eyes couldn't be controlled, a decision to remove them had to be made. Myron now leads a completely normal life without pain. He was recently adopted by Maggie and her family and they want the whole world to know just how awesome it is to have a blind dog. He is totally normal and if he does get into a bind somewhere, he has a great "seeing eye" sister now in Maggie to help him. 

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2/11/08 Britt takes "Rescue Reggie" all of the way to the top. Under the leadership of Maria Betlinski, trainer for Double M Obedience, Reggie and his handler, Britt just passed their C.G.C. [Canine Good Citizen] Certification Program. The program is an intense 8 week course designed to prepare our canine companions for therapy work. Reggie was rescued last year shortly after Thanksgiving. Our House of Hope Executive Director, Lisa Krinninger states that "Reggie is a great goodwill ambassador for this rescue and that his amazing spirit must be shared". Nice work Britt and a BIG THANK YOU TO MARIA AND DOUBLE M OBEDIENCE for believing in this rescue and the work that we do.

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A big rescue "Thank You" goes out to Maggie and her family for braving the cold on Feb.9, 2007 while fundraising on our behalf to benefit our animals medical fund. Maggie was soooo creative when she turned herself into a walking human billboard. Much additional work was put into a beautiful sign featuring our animals currently up for adoption. Maggie and her family are a vital part of Our House of Hope's network of volunteers who consistantly fight for a better tomorrow for our animals.    Thank you!

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WE DID IT!
We reached our goal and presented Conservation Police Dog "Charlie" his new bullet proof and stab resistant police vest to keep him safe while he works to protect us.

On September 22, 2007, the KIDS FOR KRITTERS KLUB participated in a vesting ceremony sponsored by Illinois Vest- A - Dog. The kids klub had set a goal, researched the program, came up with a plan and over the course of several months, raised the $ 825.00 needed to buy Charlie his new custom made vest. The presentation of the vest was held in conjunction with THE RAYS AWARENESS RUN / WALK for MELANOMA RESEARCH at Independence Grove in Libertyville, Illinois.

Realizing that when there is a cure for cancer in humans, help for our canine companions will likely soon follow, Our House of Hope presented an additional $257.00 to the Koutny Family in honor of their mother whom they lost suddenly to cancer just 3 years ago. This donation will go to support Melanoma Research.

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RESCUE DOGS ARE WINNERS !
Kids for Kritters Klub members, Scott and Britt participated with their individual rescue dogs at the Lake County 4-H Dog Show. Both of them received Grand Champion status and will compete in August at the state level in Springfield, Illinois.
Scott [15] and his 2 yr. old Lurcher, "Piper", took Grand Champion in grooming and dog care and "Piper" won over all short hair breed dog.This was Scott and Piper's 1st attempt at competition. "Piper" was found as a stray that was chained to a tree in rural Missouri in 2006.
Britt [10] and her 3 year old long hair Chihuahua "Chico" won Grand Champion in both dog grooming  and showmanship. Chico was a Lake County,Il. rescue who was bought via the internet to be used for breeding purposes, abused and then discarded. This is Britt and Chico's first showing as well.
Congrats to both of you and a big THANKYOU to Maria  at Double M Obedience and Kym and Cathy at Kym's Canine College for all of their help and support over the last year. You are all true friends of this rescue and the best of role models for our children.
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