With all of this exposure plus the added benefit of knowing that your donation is going toward such a worthy cause, what better way for your company to show their community support?

We have six levels of sponsor packages, as detailed in the attached sponsorship form. You can select the level of participation that best meets your needs and be secure in the knowledge that 100% of the proceeds will be used to help homeless, neglected and abused animals rescued by ARF along with programs designed to educate and raise awareness in our area.

It’s Woofstock time again! ARF’s 11th annual event is set for October 25th and we look forward to the continued success we’ve enjoyed since the move to Bienville Square three years ago.

With an increase in attendance along with more vendors and more activities, Woofstock is THE non-profit fundraiser in Mobile - a force to be reckoned with and one yo6u definitely don’t want to miss!

This wildly popular phenomenon credits it’s success largely to our sponsors who lend their names and financial support to the event. By participating as a sponsor, your organization will benefit from extended exposure through media campaigns and promotional efforts. This may include the sponsor’s name on signs, billboards, banners and apparel along with advertisements in the local newspapers and media coverage on 3 news stations and 6 radio stations the day of the event.

Website: www.WoofstockMobile.comEmail: Woofstock@AnimalRescueMobile.org

Thank you in advance for making a difference in our community and for your willingness to support ARF, the Animal Rescue Foundation in Mobile, AL.

*All donations are tax deductible.*Please make checks payable to Animal Rescue Foundation, ARF.

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MOBILE, Alabama -- Kind weather and an even kinder dose of tree shade brought out a record number of people and dogs today to Bienville Square to benefit a soon-to-be-upgraded local animal shelter.

Nearly 4,000 people visited the square Sunday for the seventh annual Woofstock dog’s day out and benefit for the Animal Rescue Foundation, according to Amanda Kramer, the foundation’s event director.

A year ago, Woofstock was held in the smaller Cathedral Square, a few blocks west of Bienville Square. “Today, we’ve got more space and more shade, we’re up from seven vendor tents to 37, and look at all the people who came,” Kramer said.

It was a timely benefit for ARF as well. According to Kramer, the foundation is moving soon from its current facility on Holcombe Avenue.

Once the foundation can make a $42,000 payment, she said, ARF will operate from a larger complex with more shelter space on Commerce Boulevard off Rangeline Road, not far from the No. 7 fire station.

Sunday’s event got them much closer to opening the new facility, she said.

Record turnout comes to Bienville Square for 7th annual Woofstock animal shelter benefit

By Mark R. Kent, Press-Register

Dasey, the one-eyed black and tan coon hound owned by Darryl and Cindy Wilson of Theodore, won Best in Show for this year's Woofstock dog costume contest. Wilson said the dog wsa adopted from a grand Bay shelter called Lost Without You.

Some dogs simply flaunted their natural magnificence. Few did so better than Hugo, a snowy white great Pyrenees that Kristy Doss of Mobile brought to the square. The large breed comes from the mountainous border country of Spain, France and Andorra and were originally bred as livestock guard dogs, Doss said.

There were 2 race categories at this year’s Woofstock. A total of 34 dogs were signed up for the weiner dog race. After 6 heats and a final, the winning weiner was Molly, whose master is Melissa Stanford of Mobile. David and Dawn Bowers entered Bodhi, named after a character in a Steely Dan song, and they came away with the trophy in the small breed race earlier in the afternoon.

Booths promoting everything from pet food, boarding and grooming lined the walkways of the square. One booth offered vaccinations.

Four musical acts kept people entertained during the five-hour event. BreAnna Gray and Henry Hammer’s, and then the Mobile Songwriters, started things off with acoustic sounds before Top of the Orange and Redfield amped things up for Woofstock’s later hours.

Kramer said the new ARF shelter should be ready by the end of the year. •

All afternoon, the square’s oaks shielded the 80-degree sunny weather from human and dog alike. Many dogs, and a number of their two-legged companions, came dressed gaudily for a costume contest.

This year’s best of show winner was Dasey, a black and tan coon hound that is missing an eye. Darryl and Cindy Wilson adopted Dasey from Lost Without You, an animal shelter in Grand Bay, Darryl Wilson said.Dasey and Darryl Wilson came festooned in balloons in a clown theme.

While football allegiance dominated the dog costuming at Woofstock a year ago, the dress-ups were far more diversified this year. There was a pink “dog for the cause,” a Bob Marley dog, a 5-dog band called “MuttleyCrew,” A Willie Wonka entry and a number of pirate pups.

Image credit: Casey Toner/ctoner@al.com

What does Woofstock mean for ARF?

ARF went from this 1400 sq ft

building on Holcombe Ave…..

To this AMAZING 8,000 sq ft facility in just a few short

years. This, in part, thanks to Woofstock and YOUR support!

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Our Mission: Our mission is to bring about a time where there are no more homeless pets, to eliminate suffering of animals and to increase public awareness of the philosophy of reverence of life.

Animal Rescue Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in December 1995 and dedicated to promoting the welfare and humane treatment of animals, through rescue, fostering and placement. Adoptable cats and dogs awaiting a permanent, loving family are placed in our foster center, hence its name, the ARFanage.We operate solely from donations. Adoption donations are $95 for dogs, $70 for cats. All pets placed for adoption have been socialized, evaluated and seen by a vet. All are micro chipped, up to date on shots, up to date on heartworm preventative and spayed/neutered before placement.

ARF advocates on behalf of all individual animals about the humanity of sterilization, not euthanasia, as an effective solution to reproduction and unnecessary breeding. Over time, their numbers can be effectively reduced and their lives improved.

We care for all animals, regardless of age, breed, illness or disability, and believe these precious souls are to be given the respect of any other God-created life. Please join us in our mission to provide an animal-loving community, where pets are at home, not home-less!