Stray Thoughts Fall 2017
A BIG THANKS to all of Our Barkapalooza Sponsors!
Grand Champion of the Show
$5,000 Sponsors
Hinsdale Animal Cemetery
BMO Harris
Best in Show – $3,000 Sponsor
The Friendly Vet Animal Hospital
Volunteer T-Shirt Sponsor – $3,000
Doggie Depot
Water Sponsor – $1,000
Suburban K9 This Year’s Barkapalooza Walk-A-Thon
and Pet Expo Top Pledge Contributors
Contributing Sponsors – $500
Happy Dog Barkery
Artistic Grooming
Furry Expressions
Sign Now 1st Place – Carolyn Mossberger of
Romeoville raised $7,300. She donated
the $500 prize for Top Pledge Collector
back to the shelter.
Bandana Sponsor – $500
Blue Ribbon Winners – $2,500 Sponsors Crystal’s Underground Hair Design
Shaw Media
Give Away Bag Sponsor – $500
Gerald Subaru of Naperville
Robert Bair Plumbing
Top Dog – $1,500 Sponsors
All Creatures Great & Small
Bark Avenue Daycamp
Dog’s Best Friend – $1,000 Sponsors
West Suburban Veterinary Associates
Partners and Paws Veterinary Clinic
Pitty Que
Community Bank of Downers Grove
Pledge Prize Sponsor – $500
Two Boston’s Burr Ridge
Cat’s Meow – $500 Sponsors
Harke Insurance Agency
Downers Grove Animal Hospital
Camp Bow Wow
2nd Place – Colette Loesher of Addison
raised $5,125.
3rd Place – Cindy Johnson of Downers
Grove raised $2,745.
4th Place – Gail Monick of Bensenville
raised $2,305.
Congratulations to our 2017 Wags to
Riches Raffle Winner!
Michael Cardilli of Crest Hill won our
$1,000 raffle. He generously donated
$150 back to the shelter.
Volunteer Spotlight
O
ne thing that’s clear about the Monday mid-day
kennel crew is that they enjoy having food and parties
on their shift almost as much as they enjoy helping the
dogs find their forever homes. In fact, Rosie DiCianni says,
“We are known for our parties.” Anne Fadzi agrees, noting
that most of the shift mates have been together a long
time and work well together as a team.
Linda Marrandino, who started volunteering at West
Suburban 25 years ago, enjoys playing with the dogs
at West Suburban, as well as her own two German
shepherds, both adopted from WSHS. Ed Jakubas adopted
his white shepherd Jack (FKA Echo) from WSHS in 2007
and says he’s still going strong! Anne is currently fostering
cattle dog mix, Kroger. Rosie also has a cattle dog mix,
Chloe, adopted from West Suburban, along with Mitzie,
a 9-year old golden retriever. Newest shift member Mark
Havey, who started volunteering last March, has three
dogs, a rabbit and a rat at home.
enjoys gardening, horseback riding, and yoga. You might
find Rosie spending time with her kids and her dogs when
she is not working as a nurse at Loyola. Anne’s hobbies
include photography and reading mysteries, while Ed
enjoys volunteering with the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
While all the shift mates have a love of animals in
common, their other interests are a bit more diverse.
When she is not at volunteering at West Suburban, Linda
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