Event Summary
Events that make a difference in our community
HSMC strives to work very closely with the community - hosting and participating in a wide variety of events that promote the humane treatment of all living beings. By partnering fun with education and outreach, HSMC hopes to make a difference in our community. What is really exciting is when the community lets us know we are needed and appreciated and take us under their wing in so many thoughtful ways.
Charter Communications held a pet supply roundup for HSMC which ended July 31. Customers were encouraged to drop off items from our shelter wish list or make a cash donation to help our orgnaization at the local Charter office. As a thank you, Charter gave each participant one free Charter on Demand movie coupon, Field & Stream magazine, and an entry to win a 42" HDTV! Along with the roundup, Charter encouraged its employees to volunteer hours and as a result of that effort, our shelter recieved a check for $250 along with all the donations! Charter took us under their wing last year when they kicked off Paws on Demand, found local businesses to sponsor the feature, and have ever since made our pets available to be seen with voice-over descriptions 24 hours a day! Pictured is HSMC Executive Director Kirlin (r) receiving the check and donations from Charter Communications Kerrie Wiemsin, Department Assistant and Caitlin Breuer, Public Relations Coordinator. THANKS CHARTER & EVERYONE WHO HELPED SUPPORT OUR PETS ALONG THE WAY!
Saturday June 4 HSMC was invited along with a few of our adoptable dogs to the Leigh Yawkey W
oodson Art Museum for their beautiful canine portrait exhibits. Visitors were encouraged to bring slightly used or new balls and toys for the shelter dogs. A little rain didn't deter visitors from spending time with us oustide and vsiting with Heidi and Sadie. We left with an amazing amount of toys and treats for both our dogs and cats at the shelter! Here is our attempt at canine photography with a picture of some young visitors under the display table having fun with Heidi! We will always be thankful that the museum decided to "go to the dogs" for the month!
Riverview Elementary School 5th grade students took a field trip here and brought much needed donations, too! We had the opportunity to give them a tour of the shelter and speak with them about issues concerning the welfare of companion pets in our county and the country. Our hats are off to the parents and teachers of this amazing group of students. We feel a little better knowing that the future voices for the animals are in safe hands!
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murder mystery was a fun filled time with proceeds from the event equally supporting the HSMC and the Wausau Community Theatre. Our thanks to our media sponsors FOX55 * NEW RADIO GROUP * WAUSAU DAILY HERALD; all the fabulous businesses and donors for auction, raffle and door prize items; Jefferson St Inn and City Grill for the perfect setting and dining fare; Wausau Community Theatre for accepting our invitation to join forces: and all of the attendees who made this first attempt at a dinner theatre fundraiser a success and FUN! We already have people asking to be included on a mailing notice next year, so it must have been a FUN-raiser as well! Here's a few shots from before the event:
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AT -N-CHRISSY'S 153 PUB held its 2nd animal frozen turkey bowl to benefit the critters of the HSMC! Raising over $1000 and a pile of much needed donations, our hats are off to Pat, Chrissy and all the folks who opened their hearts to help make this
fundraiser a huge success!
Journey Dog had fun watching the junior bowlers at the frozen turkey bowl on January 16, 2010!
ALL TURKEYS USED AT THE EVENT WERE DONATED TO HSMC WHERE THEY WERE BOILED, DE-BONED, SHREDDED AND FED TO ALL THE DOGS NEEDING A SPECIAL SOMETHING TO GET THEIR SPIRITS UP AND APPETITES RESTORED!!
Derrick and Abby (with HSMC mascot Sky) greeted visit
ors to the shelter and sold cookie cutters to raise money for the shelter. Appearing at multiple events as young volunteers, their mom helped with sales by utilizing the internet on their behalf. Whether washing dishes, folding laundry, watering pets or scooping poop...these two know the real meaning of volunteerism. Thanks guys!
December 8, 2009 HSMC hosted our second annual Santa Paws Open House and Love Light Tree lighting. What an exciting day with goodies from Emma Krumbees and Starbucks, awesome photos courtesy of Christi Rusch from Scott Street Studios www.scottstreetstudios.com , Santa Claus (Dean Talg and Marcie Jascor), and our ever reliable volunteer force! The weather was good, the friends even better, and we all left with wonderful memories of a special day.
To earn their next Boys Scouts merit badge, Andrew Blaschka, Theodore Johnson (Troop 439 and Lucas Barr (Troop 419) volunteered their services to the Humane Society’s Holiday Parade Float Team. These young men (with the assistance of their troop leaders/ fathers) constructed an AWESOME dog house that can be disassembled for storage and for easy transportation. This fantastic dog house will be used at future events. Also a special thanks to our Float Team, Lynn and Dean Talg, Amy and Tom Ciaccio, Sarah and Steve Paye for their hard work...and to HOME DEPOT for their generosity in providing so much of the material needed to make this a reality!
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h School Seniors (left) baked, promoted and sold cookies to benefit the pets at the shelter. On December 22 they brought their proceeds to HSMC and enjoyed a tour of the facility and spent some time with Mary and Christa discussing how these young people are the future and will be taking the reigns in solving the animal wlefare and overpopulation issues of Marathon County. A nicer group of students would be hard to find! Mary D Lemmer and Megan Ackley accompanied Tori Hoffman, Ben Leitzke, Matt Marquardt, Anthony Lake and Stephanie Hanson. Thanks for thinking of our pets this holiday season!
A BIG thank you to CoVantage Credit Union in Weston for collecting donations for the Humane Society of Marathon County. They accepted monetary donations and supplies for our pets in need. Thank you for your generosity!
The "Park" Holiday Fair and Antique Show at Marathon Park's East Gate Hall on November 14th and 15th was a HUGE Success! The Humane Society of Marathon County sold food and refreshments for two days, and thanks to the donations from the volunteers, staff and the following businesses:
Pick 'N Save on Bridge St. in Wausau
Town Line Market in Wausau
IGA Quality Foods in Rib Mountain
Kwik Trip on Bus. 51 in Schofield
Trigs in Wausau
R Store on Stewart Ave in Wausau
Zastrow the Beer Man
we raised approximatly $1,000! Thank you to everyone who attended, worked and ate at the event. We're looking forward to next year!
While these folks were here...look what was happening in Weston.....
November 7th we had a HOWLING good time at Howl-O-Ween at the Weston Dog Park! The HSMC acting Humane Officer Lisa Held was there with Journey Dog, HSMC volunteers and many friends. Thank you do much to the animal organizations that were on hand providing valuable information! Animal House Pet Care and Training Center, Canine River Rescue, Paper City Kennels Wausau Dog Walkers, Central Wisconsin Animal Emergency Center, Peaceful Pines, The Health Department, Therapy Dogs of Central Wisconsin and Portraits by Tiffany. We'll see you next year!
October 28 we hosted 120 8th grade students from John Muir school to a tour of the facility and a short talk about what we do, why we do it, and how they can make a difference in the lives of animals today and in the future. Students had a chance to see the "behind the scenes" of what makes the sheltr run and enteratin some very appreciaive shelter residents. In return, the students collected a small mountain of paper towels for us, something we can never have enough of! Thanks to John Muir for allowing us this wonderful opportunity!
October 17th-Our friends at Stable Hands invited us to their 3rd annual "Hoofbeats of the Heart" fundraiser. We enjoyed delicious pancakes, listen to some incredible yodeling and loved supporting such a great cause. To lear more about Stable Hands, please visit them online at www.stablehandstherapy.com.
October 17th-Thank you to Dave Kasten Motors for inviting us to their Adopt-A-Thon with the New Life Pet Adoption Center, the ASPCA and other animal welfare organizations. We had a wonderful time and had the chance to speak with many people about the Humane Society. Quite a few of our furry friends joined us as well, and they give it two paws up!
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October 1st-The Marathon Public Library invited us and our furry friends through their doors for a "Humane Society Showcase". We had a great time! We brought two dogs and three cats, as well as information on our volunteer and adoption opprotunities. One of our pups even found a home through a family that visited us during the event! Thank you to the Marathon Public Library for such a special afternoon.
WIPFLI CPA's and Consultants put down their red pens and calculators and worked their tails off for the HSMC critters on September 24th. Maria Bruggink, Mary Coates, Barb Dotson, Kelly Folkedahl, Erin Hunsader, Patricia Itzkowitz, David Jansen, Ed Koth, Cathy Kressel, Amy Libertoski, Paula Mayer, Gayle Otteson, Brian "Duke" Schlagenhaft and Jennifer West were a whirlwind of activity as they spent the day making a difference that only volunteers can make! Together they washed windows (inside and out), bathed dogs, scrubbed and organized the long suffering community room, hauled truckloads of cans to the ercycling station, raked the yard, watered the plants, caught us up on dishes and laundry, dragged stuff up to the attic for storage...all with a smile on their faces. This team spirit gave HSMC a facelift , and did more for the morale of the critters AND STAFF than words can ever express. TEAM WIPFLI YOU ROCK!
September 26th-Rescues and Runways!! Thank you to Maurices in the Wausau Center Mall for the innovative way to raise awareness and support local animal shelters. Animals at the HSMC were featured in a fashion show displaying Maurice's hottest clothes, and the store as been raising donations all month to support the Humane Society of Marathon County and New Life Animal Adoption Center. Thank you!
September 21st-Thank you to Christopher and Banks and C.J. Banks in the Wausau Center Mall who collected donations for the Humane Society of Marathon County. We're very fortunate for the support of their businesses as our animals make their journey to their forever homes.
September 21st-Animal House presented our First Annual Paws on the Path Pledge Walk and Family Fun Day on September 20th, and it raised over $11,000 for the Humane Society of Marathon County! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the day, our walkers, volunteers and sponsors. For the majority of the staff, this was their first pledge walk and we look forward to growing and improving in 2010.
September 1st-Puttin' for Pets has wrapped up for 2009! THANK YOU to everyone who bought a golf card to benefit the Humane Society of Marathon County, and the unbelievably generous golf courses that donated buy-one-get-ones and free rounds of golf!
July 6th-WOW!! What a great turn out for our 4th of July Celebration with the Wausau Area Jaycees at Marathon County Park! We had four days of pets, pet lovers, "Welcome Waggin'" gift shop sales, donations, games and lots and lots of Humane Society of Marathon County love! A very special thanks to the Wausau Area Jaycees for inviting us to the event, Brickner's of Wausau for loaning us the Mystery Machine (Scooby Van), Lynn Talg from our Volunteer Commitee for organizing the event and ALL of our volunteers, staff and friends that came to the park to help make the event a success!
June 26th-Per Mar Securities grilled up lunch with the proceeds benefiting the Humane Society of Marathon County and raised $500.00 for our animals on a journey! It was a HOT day to be grilling, and we want to thank Per Mar Securities for their hard work and generousity. Also, a big thank you to everyone that came out for lunch!!
June 8, 2009 The 5th grade class at Stettin Elementary, which had attended an eight week humane education program at HSMC, collected and donated cash and supplies to the pets at the shelter. Accepting the donations for HSMC were the Executive Director accompanied by Journey Dog
and Sky.