"SMALL
KIDS DOING BIG THINGS"
"RESCUE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN" GIRL SCOUT TROOP # 2395 - GURNEE
"OLD MOTHER HUBBARD" PROJECT Those benefiting from Our House of
Hope and the Kids for Kritter's Klub Food Drives are:
Libertyville Township Food Pantry / Libertyville
Lake County Animal Control St. Joseph's Parish Food Pantry - Formation Center / Libertyville United Presbyterian Church / Libertyville
* If you are part of a organization
that assists those who may be experiencing financial hardship and you could use our help, please call us at 1-773-552-4673
PET FOOD COLLECTION SITES:
PETS GENERAL STORE - LIBERTYVILLE,
IL.
DOUBLE M OBEDIENCE - LIBERTYVILLE, IL.
GREEN TREE ANIMAL HOSPITAL - LIBERTYVILLE, IL. [FREE NAIL TRIM] PETS SUPPLIES PLUS - MUNDELEIN,IL.
[NEXT TO TARGET ON 60&83]
K-9 PLAYTIME, INC. - MUNDELEIN, IL. *****5/27/10 MOST
IN NEED THIS WEEK IS DRY CAT AND DOG FOOD ALL BRANDS AND SIZES APPRECIATED
OUR HOUSE OF HOPE'S
VERY OWN KIDS FOR KRITTER'S KLUB RAISES $1032.00 TO HELP A FELLOW RESCUE RAISE FUNDS FOR THEIR NEW STATE OF THE ART ANIMAL
SANCTUARY. BY WORKING TOGETHER, OUR MESSAGES ARE BETTER HEARD. CHECK OUT YOUNG AT HEART PET RESCUE AT: WWW.YAHPETRESCUE.COM DEDICATED TO THE RESCUE AND
REHOMING OF MATURE DOGS AND CATS
OUR HOUSE OF HOPE K-9 RESCUE AND "THE KIDS FOR KRITTER'S KLUB"
LEAD
THE WAY IN MUNDELEINS 2008 PET PARADE SPONSORED BY TRES BONE BAKERY AND BOUTIQUE, SHEAR PARADISE PET SALON AND K-9 PLAYTIME,
INC.
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!
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 Self 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.
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. 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
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.
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.
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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