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DTSTAMP:20171007T160000Z
DTSTART:20171007T160000Z
DTEND:20171007T200000Z
LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Mutt Strut will begin at the corner of:, 1350 W. Newport Ave, Chicago, IL
UID:muttstrut@chicagocaninerescue.com
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:  =0D=0A    =0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    At Chicago Canine Rescue, our=0D=0A      superpower is our uncanny ability to see the=0D=0A      SUPERMUTT inside=0D=0A     every, down on their luck, dog=0D=0A      that enters our program. Every day, we join forces with our=0D=0A    loyal supporters to fight the hopelessness facing hundreds of dogs=0D=0A    in Chicago and together, we?re helping these homeless pups become=0D=0A    SUPERHEROES to their adoptive families.  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  In 2017, CCR has=0D=0A    continued to use our powers for the good of the dogs, providing more=0D=0A    extensive and novel medical procedures than ever before, as well as=0D=0A    in our community, via our continued commitment to progressive=0D=0A    programming and assistance for Chicago?s dogs and dog owners. =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    So what?s your Superpower? =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    You don?t need to fly, have x-ray vision, no cape or a mask=0D=0A      needed. Join forces with us for Mutt Strut and=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A      be a hero for dogs in need!=0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A      =0D=0A      =0D=0A=0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A    JOIN US=0D=0A      FOR OUR 14TH ANNUAL MUTT STRUT=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    Presented by =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  Today, we invite=0D=0A    you to join CCR in our most important fundraiser =0D=0Aof the year,=0D=0A    where hundreds of animal lovers will fill the streets of=0D=0A    Wrigleyville in Chicago for a fun-filled,=0D=0ASuperhero themed block=0D=0A    party and 1.5-mile fun walk. =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    Saturday, October 7th, 2017=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    11:00AM - 3:00PM=0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  At Southport Ave=0D=0A    & Newport Ave, Chicago, IL=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  *Walk is at 1:00PM*=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A      =0D=0A        Dress your dog in a cape or=0D=0A          your favorite Superhero costume!=0D=0A      =0D=0A    =0D=0A    =0D=0A      =0D=0A=0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  At the Mutt Strut=0D=0A    get access to canine experts like dog trainers, veterinarians,=0D=0A    nutritionists, groomers and more! Plus, catch "real"=0D=0A    Superheros sneaking around the event for photo fun. The event will=0D=0A    also have food and refreshments, an extensive silent auction, dogs=0D=0A    availablef or adoption and so much more!=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A      Plus meet Steve Dale of Steve Dale,=0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A      long time CCR Supporter!=0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  Steve is a certified animal behavior=0D=0A    consultant (CABC) and has reached more pet owners over the past few=0D=0A    decades than any other pet journalist in America.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  He is the host of two nationally=0D=0A    syndicated radio shows, Steve Dale?s Pet World and The=0D=0A      Pet Minute (together heard on more than 100 radio stations,=0D=0A    syndicated Black Dog Radio Productions, since 2005). He?s also a=0D=0A    special contributor at WGN Radio, Chicago, and program host=0D=0A      of Steve Dale?s Pet World=0D=0A     (since 1997). He formerly hosted the nationally broadcast =0D=0A    Animal Planet Radio. He'll be helping us KICK off the walk=0D=0A    in true SUPERHERO style!=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A   =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A   =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A      =0D=0A        HERE'S HOW TO JOIN US...=0D=0A      =0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A      =0D=0A        REGISTER AS A PARTICIPANT -=0D=0A          VOLUNTEER - OR BE A SPONSOR=0D=0A      =0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    To registration for the event as Individuals, Couples or=0D=0A    Families - it's just $49/person or $79/family. Kids under=0D=0A    12 and dogs are free! Your registration fee includes an event=0D=0A    t-shirt, goody bag, food and refreshments at the event. Your entire=0D=0A    donation goes to Chicago Canine Rescue! Click the Red Bone below to=0D=0A    get signed up!=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    If you want to Volunteer for the event, email muttstrut@chicagocaninerescue.com.=0D=0A    We need volunteers during the months leading up to the event to help=0D=0A    distribute posters, solicit auction items and more. We also need=0D=0A    volunteers on the day of the event. You must be available from=0D=0A    10:30a - 3:30p on October 7th, 2017 to be a volunteer on the day of.=0D=0A    We hope you can join us and appreciate your help!=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    To be a Sponsor, that includes cash and in-kind=0D=0A    donations of all shapes and sizes. If you have an item or access to=0D=0A    items that would make great silent auction gifts, goody bag items,=0D=0A    prizes for top fundraisers or activities for our event, please email=0D=0A    us at muttstrut@chicacagocaninerescue.com=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A      =0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    To date, Chicago Canine Rescue=0D=0Ahas saved, rehabilitated=0D=0A      and rehomed=0D=0A=0D=0A      over 6,100 dogs and cats!=0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A      And we can't continue to keep=0D=0A        doing that without your support. =0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  Our mission is=0D=0A    simple - save the lives of the MOST vulnerable animals in Chicago=0D=0A    and the surrounding area. We open our doors and our hearts to dogs=0D=0A    with treatable and chronic/manageable illnesses, broken bones,=0D=0A    injuries, or that simply need=0D=0Aa more comprehensive adoption=0D=0A    process. =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  Can you believe=0D=0A    that without our help a happy, friendly dog with canine flu or=0D=0A    dental disease could be euthanized? No? ? we couldn?t either and=0D=0A    that?s why we were founded in 2001. =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  We take in these=0D=0A    vulnerable animals, provide them with all-inclusive medical care and=0D=0A    then seek that perfect family connection for them. It?s a longer=0D=0A    process, but there is nothing better than seeing a dog like Rocko,=0D=0A    who arrived at CCR with a large tumor invading his nose and mouth,=0D=0A    received major surgery and a lengthy recovery, and then joined his=0D=0A    new family! =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    You can see Rocko,=0D=0A      here, enjoying a ride with his new brother ? Supermutts=0D=0A      in action!=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    Dogs who would make perfectly good friends and family=0D=0A      members, but just need someone to save them. To give them a=0D=0A      chance. A chance to survive. A chance to love. A chance to be loved.=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A      We have rehabilitated and rehomed=0D=0A      over 6,100 dogs=0D=0A      so that?s a lot of happy, healthy=0D=0A        people AND dogs because of everyone who supports CCR!=0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  You'll have a great=0D=0A    time and help save homeless pups with us!=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  Your donation to=0D=0A    this event will go directly to saving and improving the lives of=0D=0A    Chicago's neediest dogs. It is only with your help that we can make=0D=0A    it happen!! =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    11:00 AM - Event Opens=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  - Visit with=0D=0A    Vendors, check out the Silent Auction, play in the bouncy house or=0D=0A    work your way through the obstacle course and more.=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A    12:00 PM - Calling all CCR Alumni=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  - Group Photo at=0D=0A    the Stage=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  - SuperMutts=0D=0A    Recognition (our oldest/longest CCR adoptions)=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  - Meet our=0D=0A    adoptable dogs=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A    1:00 PM - The Walk Kicks Off with Steve Dale!=0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  - Sweet Sundance Preforms=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  - Recognize Top=0D=0A    Fundraisers & Fundraising Teams=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  - A Word from=0D=0A    Chicago Canine Rescue=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  - 1.5 Mile Walk=0D=0A    around Lakeview =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    2:00 PM - Games=0D=0A      & Raffle Prize Announcments=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  - Superhero &=0D=0A    Sidekicks Revealed=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  - Cake Eating Contest=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  - Super Pooch Power Race=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  - Raffle Tickets Pulled=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A    2:30 PM - Silent Auction Ends=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  - You do not need=0D=0A    to be present to win, we can take a credit card payment over the=0D=0A    phone and you can pick up the item back at the shelter later in the week.=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A    3:00 PM - Event Ends - See you next year!=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    WIN PRIZES=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  If you help=0D=0A    raise additional funds for Chicago Canine Rescue before the=0D=0A    event...you can win prizes when you hit the $500+ in additional=0D=0A    donations raised!! =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    T=0D=0A    he highest overall fundraisers and=0D=0A      highest fundraising team will each win prizes, too! =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    Plus all registered particpants=0D=0A      have a chance for their dog to be our "secret superhero"!!=0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    SPONSOR A PARTICIPANT=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  Click "Sponsor=0D=0A    a Participant" in the red bar above to find the person and/or=0D=0A    team you would like to support.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A   =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A      CORPORATE GIVE BACK=0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    =0D=0A      =0D=0A        Does your company offer=0D=0A          corporate donation matching? Or would your company want to=0D=0A          great their own team activity and have competing teams?  If=0D=0A          yes to either of these questions, please e=0D=0A      =0D=0A    =0D=0A    mail:  muttstrut@chicagocaninerescue.com =0D=0A       with your contact information to register your corporate group. =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A     =0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A     EVENT DETAILS =0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    EXACT ADDRESS:=0D=0A=0D=0A    1350 W. Newport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A   =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    WEATHER:=0D=0A    =0D=0AThis event is rain our shine! Warm or Cold!=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A   =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    EVENT SITE:=0D=0A=0D=0A    We clear a residential street in Lakeview of all parked=0D=0A    vehicles and fill it with great doggy supply vendors, silent auction=0D=0A    items and activities! =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    CHECK IN:=0D=0A=0D=0A    You can arrive any time after 11am the day of the event.=0D=0A    There will be two designated areas under our registration tent at=0D=0A    the corner of Southport & Newport - "PRE-REGISTERED"=0D=0A    and a "DAY OF SIGN UP". =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    PRE-REGISTERED: If=0D=0A    you registered in advance online or emailed=0D=0A    muttstrut@chicagocaninerescue.com to register, then you will go to=0D=0A    the pre-registered side.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  There you will... =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    Check in by your=0D=0A      Last Name, Company or Team Captain=0D=0A  =0D=0A    Turn in any=0D=0A      additional cash or check donations you've collected=0D=0A  =0D=0A    Get your food,=0D=0A      beverage and activity tickets=0D=0A  =0D=0A    You can nominate=0D=0A      your dog for Secret Superhero=0D=0A=0D=0A    =0D=0A  =0D=0A    You'll receive=0D=0A      your goody bag and t-shirt=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    DAY OF=0D=0A    REGISTRATION: If you are showing up the day of, then you walk=0D=0A    up to the SIGN UP side, give your donation and depending on the size=0D=0A    of the donation will allow you access to food, beverage and activity=0D=0A    tickets and also depending on availability will get you an event=0D=0A    t-shirt and goody bag. =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    $10 requested=0D=0A      donation to enter the event=0D=0A  =0D=0A    $20 donation to=0D=0A      receive food, beverage and activity tickets=0D=0A  =0D=0A    $49 donation to=0D=0A      receive above tickets, t-shirt, goody bag + can nominate your dog=0D=0A      for Secret Superhero!=0D=0A=0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A   =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    PARKING: Parking near this event is limited. Please=0D=0A    allow extra time when arriving by car. Southport Ave is a metered=0D=0A    parking street. The meters run from 9:00am until 9:00pm on Saturday.=0D=0A    We recommend you park on any other street besides Southport Ave, as=0D=0A    all neighboring streets are free and do not require a permit until=0D=0A    6:00pm. Unfortunately the closest paid parking lot is about 4 blocks=0D=0A    north at Grace & Southport in the Blaine School Parking.=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A    RESTROOMS: We'll have a port-a-potty and a=0D=0A    volunteer to help with your dog on site.=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A  =0D=0A
SUMMARY:14th Annual Mutt Strut - Oct 7, 2017
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