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Why Your Support is Needed

In 2009, ARF rescued an amazing 2,041 dogs and cats from death at local shelters. While this is indeed a remarkable number, thousands more who need ARF’s help will make their way through its doors in years to come. Each will require food, shelter, vaccinations, toys and love during their stay at ARF. Your hard-earned fundraising efforts for Paws on Parade will help ensure these precious creatures find new loving homes. That's why ARF needs your help!

Money raised from Paws on Parade will also help ARF animals rescue people. In the past fiscal year alone, 48,847 people benefitted through ARF’s innovative people connect programs, including Teaching Loving Care (TLC), Camp ARF, Pet Hug Pack’s visiting therapy animal visits, ARF’s Learning Center and others. Each program is a fine example of ARF’s mission — People Rescuing Animals…Animals Rescuing People®.

Every day an abandoned animal cries out for ARF’s help. Every day, people – children, seniors, low-income families, are also in need of ARF’s help. The good news is ARF is in the community helping both animals and people. However, ARF can’t do it alone – ARF needs support from people like you!

Paws on Parade Fundraising Facts

• Proceeds from Paws on Parade:
• Provide rescue and adoption efforts for animals in ARF’s care
• Provide humane related programs to children, teens, adults and seniors
• Forming a corporate or family/friends "Pack" (team of walkers) is a fun way for organizations, families and friends to come together for an important cause
• Individual walkers and Packs earn goodies - the more money raised, the more goodies earned!
• ARF receives no government funding from national organizations. ARF is funded 100 percent by private donations and through special fundraising events such as Paws on Parade.