Bark-A-Bout - PLUNGE FOR PAWS

PLUNGE FOR PAWS

Since opening our doors in 2009, each holiday season, Bark-A-Bout proudly sponsors a pet rescue through our annual Christmas “PAWS IN NEED” fundraiser.

We work hard each year to support local pets in desperate need by collaborating with local pet stores and our valued customers to collect truckloads of much-needed pet care supplies and monetary donations in the thousands to donate to one sPAWcial pet rescue.

In honor of Bark-A-Bout’s 10-year Anniversary this year, our goal is to raise the most money EVER for TEN of our favorite local pet rescues!

This winter Bark-A-Bout is taking the famous “Polar Plunge” to a whole new level!

“Plunge For Paws In Need”
December 14th & 15th, 2019

We invite all 2-legged and 4-legged supporters to raise donations to #PlungeForPaws in Bark-A-Bout’s indoor pool.
Each dog or human registered plunger who raises $100 or more can #TakeThePlunge alongside other supporters of your pet rescue.
Dogs take the warm plunge on Saturday, December 14th, and Human plungers will have the chance to show their brrrravery Sunday, December 15th once Bark-A-Bout’s Aquatic Center is transformed into an arctic blast. Whether paw’ticipants go knee-deep, waist high, take the full plunge, or stay dry, each dollar raised will help keep local pets stay warm and healthy this winter!Main Event Guests who are too chicken to plunge can also enjoy the teeth-chattering event by paw’chasing a $5 ticket here, or with a $7 admission at the door.

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#PlungeForPaws, Part 1:
Pup’r Plunge
Saturday, December 14th, (12-3PM)
Dogs Make A Warm Splash in Bark-A-Bout’s Indoor-Heated Pool

It’s a splish-splashing, tail-wagging PAWty as dogs #TakeThePlunge!!
Dogs start out the fundraiser celebarktion weekend on Saturday!* Dogs that have raised $100 or more have the oPAWtunity to take a warm plunge into Bark-A-Bout’s heated-indoor pool. Tune in live to Bark-A-Bout’s Facebook page Live for all the tail-wagging, splish-splashing fun! Each dog will receive a complimentary #PlungeForPaws bandana, and complimentary admission for one human at tomorrow’s #PlungeForPaws Main Event featuring the humans!

*For the safety of all dogs, please arrive only during your dog’s specified plunge time, which will be posted on Bark-A-Bout’s #PlungeForPaws Webpage on December 12th, 2019. Dogs who #TakeThePlunge must be human and dog fur’endly and be experienced swimmers who can enter and exit the pool without human assistance.

#PlungeForPaws, Part 2:
People Plunge, Main Event
Sunday, December 15th, (2-5PM)
Bark-A-Bout’s Indoor Pool Will Be Transformed Into A Teeth-Chattering Arctic Blast Only The Brrrrrravest Humans Will Enter.

Humans 18+ that raise $100 or more can choose to #TakeThePlunge!
During Bark-A-Bout’s #PlungeForPaws Main Event, human plungers will have a chance to show their brrrravery and goosebumps once Bark-A-Bout’s Aquatic Center is transformed into an arctic blast! Each human that raises $100 or more will receive free Main Event entry for themselves, a free t-shirt, and the option to #TakeThePlunge to earn a medal of completion.

During the Main Event, all paw’ticipants and guests are invited to warm up from the inside out by enjoying complimentary hot beverages and winter-themed snacks and desserts. Plungers, Fundraisers and Guests can browse through each pet rescue’s information table and shower love onto the adorable adoptable pets awaiting their fur’ever home. Be sure to enter various gift basket raffles, winners announced on Bark-A-Bout’s Facebook Page, Friday, December 20th at 12pm.

Too Chicken To Plunge?

No problem! Register now to start raising money on behalf of your favorite rescue, no amount is too small! Fundraisers who raise $100 or more by December 15th, will enjoy free admission to the Sunday’s Main Event, as well as a free t-shirt upon check-in. For other non-registered guests, enjoy all the fun of the a #PlungeForPaws Main Event with a $7 admission at the door.

Warm Up With Tasty Treats

During the #PlungeForPaws Main Event, take the frosty plunge or stay dry and enjoy everything this family fur’endly event offers! Warm up from the inside-out with complimentary hot beverages, food and winter-themed desserts.

Dogs And Humans, Get Started Fundraising, Today!

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Join Your Favorite Pet Rescue’s Team
Animals in need aPAWreciate every dollar you raise on their behalf. To start fundraising, please pick your favorite pet rescue from the list below and JOIN THEIR FUNDRAISING TEAM! To help you decide which sPAWcial pet rescue team to support, read each rescue’s unique bio to learn more about their mission statement and amazing accomplishments.

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Help Your Favorite Pet Rescue Team Win Bark-A-Bout’s GRAND PRIZE Donation!
The pet rescue that raises the most money during the #PlungeForPaws Fundraiser* will receive all of Bark-A-Bout’s collected donations, with an exciting minimum guaranteed prize donation of $1,000! If you can’t decide which pet rescue to choose to support, consider joining Bark-A-Bout’s Team! Every dollar raised goes towards saving a pet’s life!

*All cash donations must be submitted during Bark-A-Bout’s #PlungeForPaws Main Event, December 15th between 2-5pm at the Registration Area. Online donations must be made by December 19th, at 3pm. The pet rescue Grand Prize Donation WINNER will be announced via Bark-A-Bout’s Facebook page, Friday, December 20th at 12pm!

Download Your Step-By-Step #PlungeForPaws Fundraiser Guide and Tool Kit

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Check Out Each Pet Rescue Below and Join A Team

NBS Rescue

Please join NBS Animal Rescue’s Team and start fundraising today!

NBS Animal Rescue’s mission is to Foster, Love, and Adopt homeless dogs, one-by-one, until there are none.

Specifically, we focus on pulling small breed dogs from Michigan shelters. We take the seniors and medical needs dogs that are least likely to be adopted, and are at a high risk of euthanasia. All necessary medical care is provided for them until we find them a loving home.

Since 2011, even as a smaller foster-based rescue we have proudly adopted out over 600 dogs. We are a 5-star rescue certified by the Michigan Pet Fund Alliance, by always going above and beyond the best standardized rescue practices. Since 2011, we have been successful in securing grants that help fund our senior medical needs program, emergency medical outreach program, and post-adoption training programs. We proudly operate a pet food pantry that often supplies other rescues and outreach groups with dog food when the need arises. To date, we have supplied over 40,000 lbs. of dog food to animals in need.

Life-saving #PlungeForPaws donations will replenish one of our 3 main programs: Senior Medical Fund, Emergency Outreach Fund, or Post-Adoption Training fund. All of these programs are geared to help the neediest dogs receive the care they desperately deserve and keep them in loving homes.

Download Your Step-By-Step #PlungeForPaws Fundraiser Guide and Tool Kit

Want to #TakeThePlunge?
Dogs or humans that raise $100 can #TakeThePlunge in Bark-A-Bout’s indoor pool during the #PlungeForPaws weekend event, Dec. 14th and 15th! Guests too chicken to plunge can stay dry and enjoy all the fun that the family-friendly event offers.

Please join NBS Animal Rescue’s Team and start fundraising today!

C.H.A.I.N.E.D. Inc.

Join C.H.A.I.N.E.D. Inc.’s Team and start fundraising today!

C.H.A.I.N.E.D. Inc.’s mission is to get each outdoor chained dog off the chain, one dog at a time.

We enhance the lives of 24/7 chained/outside dogs by providing life enhancing supplies & services including: insulated dog houses, straw, safe fenced yards/kennels, spay/neuter assistance, vaccines, heartworm prevention, treats, toys, love and most importantly… owner education and resources. Correcting the problem where it originates decreases the number of homeless and neglected animals.

Every dog is worth saving and this is our way of saving them!Since 2011, C.H.A.I.N.E.D. Inc. volunteers have assisted:
2,897 dogs/puppies (some cats/kittens too)
880 igloos/barns given to outside dogs
648 spay/neuter
347 surrendered/rescued
84 adoptions
68 freedom kennels built

Life-saving #PlungeForPaws donations will allow C.H.A.I.N.E.D. Inc. to purchase over 800 bales of straw for outdoor dog house insulation. Donations will also provide outdoor chained dogs with warm shelter and food for the winter. We plan to purchase insulated outdoor igloo dog houses, warm heating pads, heated water bowls so water doesn’t freeze over, dry kibble food, comfortable collars and lightweight leashes. Most importantly, we will provide pet owners with educational materials on how to keep their dogs safe and healthy during Michigan’s brutal and deadly cold winter weather. We encourage all pet owners to bring their dogs indoors during the coldest nights so we provide indoor crates.Please Register to #TakeThePlunge during the #PlungeForPaws Main Event or make a life-saving donation to an animal in need!

Services SW Detroit, Ecorse, River Rouge and Downriver Communities

Humane Society of Macomb

Join The Humane Society of Macomb’s Team and start fundraising today!

The Humane Society of Macomb proudly opened our doors over 52 years ago in May, 1967.
Our mission is to help animals who cannot speak for themselves.

The Humane Society of Macomb provides humane care to nearly 2,000 dogs and cats per year who are unwanted, abused or injured. We work to prevent cruelty to animals, and place adoptable pets into good, permanent homes with responsible owners. We promote spaying and neutering to prevent overpopulation through education.

JOIN OUR MISSION!
The Humane Society of Macomb and their supporters are made up of caring individuals, families, and organizations who believe in our mission in helping animals who cannot speak for themselves.

Please Register to #TakeThePlunge during the #PlungeForPaws Main Event or make a life-saving donation to an animal in need!

4 Paws 1 Heart

Join the 4 Paws 1 Heart team and start fundraising today!

4 Paws 1 Heart’s mission is to reduce the number of homeless animals on the streets by providing medical treatment for abandoned, stray and abused companion animals.

In 2010 we realized there was a serious need for medical assistance to homeless animals found on the streets. We founded our non-profit organization to help all stray/abandoned animals in need, even those originally taken in by rescue organizations, animal control officers, or good Samaritans. 4 Paws 1 Heart have proudly cared for paralyzed animals, those in need of surgery or critical emergency care, and animals who require the simple basics of testing, vaccines, and spay/neuter.

With the assistance of our donors, veterinarian partners, and the caring rescuers, we give these innocents a voice and work to make a difference in their lives.

Since August, 2010, 4 Paws 1 Heart has paid $850,000 in medical bills for over 6,000 animals. Not included in this number are the many animals who will NOT be born because every animal we touch is spayed/neutered. A 4 month-old cat can birth a litter (averaging 5 kittens) three times a year. So 15 kittens born per year for her entire lifespan could add up to thousands of homeless cats. So, by spaying/neutering, thousands of cats are being saved from facing the hardships of living and dying on the streets. 4 Paws 1 Heart is a very small organization. Because it is not a rescue which charges adoption fees for animals, the organization relies totally on individual donations and fundraisers. All dollars donated go directly to veterinarians for medical treatment.

4 Paws 1 Heart also graciously accepts tangible donations of food and supplies to distribute to rescues, shelters, and individuals who rescue abandoned/stray animals. We have personally purchased cat shelters for caretakers of cat communities and have worked diligently to make people aware of the needs of the abandoned/abused. By partnering with other businesses we have also been able to supply crates and carriers to rescues in need.

Please Register to #TakeThePlunge during the #PlungeForPaws Main Event or make a life-saving donation to an animal in need!

Detroit Animal Welfare Group (DAWG)

Join the Detroit Animal Welfare Group‘s Team and start fundraising today!

Detroit Animal Welfare Group (DAWG) is a nonprofit, NO KILL, foster-based rescue helping homeless, abandoned, and neglected animals of ALL kinds! We won’t rest until every animal is off the streets and dog fighting no longer exists!

Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome all varieties of animals in need or those at risk of euthanasia. We provide full medical care including spay/neuter and vaccinations. We focus our efforts on animals who have received severe neglect, abuse, dog fighting and obsolete vet care. We provide pet-owner education in hopes of stopping the vicious cycle of irresponsible pet ownership. We primarily service the Metro Detroit area.

We launched our organization in 2011 with an emphasis on rescuing dogs and cats from the Detroit area. We quickly found we needed much more space so that we could help other types of animals that had nowhere to go. We purchased our first 15 acres in Romeo 4 years ago in 2015 so that we could build a bigger kennel and also welcome our first farm animals coming from neglected or abandoned situations. A year later, we expanded once again by buying 10 more additional acres and became one of Macomb County’s first wildlife rehabilitators.

We would like to winterize our kennel in order to become more energy efficient and make our rescue dogs more comfortable during the cold weather of winter. Our indoor/outdoor kennel runs need new doors that will allow them access to the outside without letting the heat escape. Finally, our flooring is showing wear and needs a new coat of epoxy, which will provide a safer surface when the dogs enter from the snow outside.

Please Register to #TakeThePlunge during the #PlungeForPaws Main Event or make a life-saving donation to an animal in need!

Join the Detroit Animal Welfare Group’s Team and start fundraising today!

Furget Us Not Rescue

Join Furget Us Not Rescue’s Team and start fundraising today!

Furget Us Not Rescue‘s motto is “Lifetime Commitment. Unconditional Love. “

Our mission is to provide safe foster and permanent homes for companion animals who are rescued from shelters, owner surrenders, or found abandoned. We carry out this mission by providing compassionate care, owner education, and animal advocacy to save pet’s lives.

We believe that ALL pets deserve a loving home for the entirety of their lives, even in sickness and old age. We regularly take in senior dogs whose human family member may have passed away before their pet and find new homes for them to be loved for the remainder of their lives. *Like Patty, Pip, and Kramer.

Often times we take in animals who are sick or neglected and restore them to health so that they can enjoy their best life in a new home.

Frequently we pull animals from shelters who are heartworm positive and we keep them in foster homes for the duration of the long and expensive heartworm treatment. *Like Colorado

As a result of taking such cases, we often have large vet expenses, but regardless, we never charge more than a flat rate for an adoption fee. Instead we make up the shortfall through donations. We rely on these donations to allow us to continue our life-saving work.

Dogs or humans that raise $100 or more have the option to #TakeThePlunge in Bark-A-Bout’s indoor pool during the #PlungeForPaws weekend event!

START FUNDRAISING TODAY!

Dogs who raise $100 or more: Dogs start the celebarktion and #TakeThePlunge on Saturday, December 14th, 12-3pm. Visit here for your dog’s specific plunge time, posted Dec. 12th. Dogs who raise $100 or more also earn one free bandana and one free human admission to Sunday’s #PlungeForPaws Main Event, December 15th, 2-5pm where courageous humans can choose to take the chilly plunge after raising $100 or more for their team.

Humans that raise $100 or more: continue the celebration and have the teeth-chattering option to #TakeThePlunge, Sunday, December 15th, 2-5pm. Visit herefor your specific plunge time, posted Dec, 12th. Humans who raise $100 or more will receive free #PlungeForPaws Main Event admission for themselves, a free #PlungeForPaws t-shirt and the option to #TakeThePlunge to earn a free #PlungeForPaws medal of completion.

Main Event guests #TooChickenToPlunge: All #PlungeForPaws Main Event guests #TooChickenToPlunge can stay dry and enjoy all the fun that the family-friendly event offers by paw’chasing a Guest Ticketonline ($5 plus a $1 transaction fee), or by paying a $7 cash admission at the door.

Please JOIN OUR TEAM and start fundraising today! Raise $100 or more for the option to #TakeThePlunge during Bark-A-Bout’s #PlungeForPaws weekend event, or simply DONATE NOW to save a pet’s life this winter. Thank you!

For Questions: Call Bark-A-Bout’s Marketing & Events Coordinator at (586)566-8900 ext 101 or email us at marketing@barkabout.net

Bright Point Rescue

Join Bright Point Rescue’s Team and start fundraising today!

Bright Point Rescue’s mission is to turn dark pasts into bright futures for the dogs we serve.
We rescue the unwanted, abandoned, neglected, abused and sick and we give them the love and care they need to thrive.

Since our start in 2015, Bright Point Rescue has helped hundreds of dogs go from sick, homeless, unwanted and unloved to treasured family pets. We do this through our foster network and our “rescue room” located in Southgate, Michigan.

In addition to rescuing, we love being involved in the community. It is not uncommon for us to help pet owners pay vet bills for their pets in need. We help pay for spay and neuters, pet food and other life-saving necessities. This year our additional goal is to grow our network outreach.

Please Register to #TakeThePlunge during the #PlungeForPaws Main Event or make a life-saving donation to an animal in need!

Join Bright Point Rescue’s Team and start fundraising today!

Michigan Animal Adoption Network

Join the Michigan Animal Adoption Network’s Team and start fundraising today!

The Michigan Animal Adoption Network (MAAN) is a Metro-Detroit non-profit organization founded in 1994 with a mission to decrease dog and cat homelessness and overpopulation. MAAN works very hard to provide proper housing, straw, food, supplies and sterilization to animals in need. It also provides important pet-owner education on proper pet-care.

To date, MAAN has impressively adopted out more than 6,500 dogs/cats through the Adopt-A-Pet program, and visited nearly 145,000 addresses to offer assistance through the Animal Care Network (ACN). ACN has rescued nearly 19,000 dogs/cats and spayed/neutered nearly 9,550 animals. These programs have proudly received national recognition from Nickelodeon News and Best Friends Animal Society. ACN even received an Animal Planet award nomination! This organization survives solely on donations from the public to continue lifesaving efforts.

MAAN frequently engages in special promotions and fundraising in an effort to grow their supporter base. The Michigan Animal Adoption Network continually strives for unique ways to fundraise, educate the public, and continue their street rescue efforts and low-cost spay/neuter program.

#PlungeForPaws donations will provide life-saving pet-food and pet-supplies for MAAN’s street rescue efforts for animals in need living in Pontiac, Michigan. Donations will provide straw for outdoor doghouse insulation, and much-needed winter pet supplies.

Please make a life-saving donation today, and help bring warmth to an animal in need this winter!
Each dollar raised through the #PlungeForPaws will give a pet in need a second chance at life and the Christmas miracle they deserve. Thank you!

Join the Michigan Animal Adoption Network’s Team and start fundraising today!

Canine Companions Rescue Center

Join the Canine Companions Rescue Center Team and start fundraising today!

Companions Rescue Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit, no-kill, volunteer dog rescue organization founded in 2004 to prevent dogs from going into public shelters, and then to help animals at high risk of being euthanized get out.

Over the past 15 years, CCRC has proudly given a second chance at life and a fresh start to over 8,500 pets in need. Our organization never discriminates and we proudly assist dogs in distress regardless of their age, breed or ease of placement. Dogs in the greatest need take first priority. We work hand-in-hand with the community and local animal control agencies to promote the adoption of dogs without families. If our adopters and our dogs are both happier after the match, than we’ve done our job!

Our Canine Companions Rescue Center volunteers are very proud of having helped so many dogs throughout the years. However, the harsh reality we recognize is that the true problem originates before a dog ever enters a shelter. To combat the vicious cycle of pet abandonment at it’s, roots, in 2016 we proudly launched a unique initiative called the “Paws Project”. Our “Paws Project” assists families in our community who need financial help to provide for their dogs. With this assistance program many dogs in Clarkston are spayed or neutered and receive ongoing free pet food. This invaluable program is still evolving and growing and a very critical part of Canine Companion’s rescue work.

Our Adoption Screening Process means “No Pet Left Behind”! Once removed from the local shelter, animals in our care are placed with a nurturing volunteer foster family. Meanwhile, we work hard to align a loving, responsible and committed fur-ever home. Our thorough adoption screening process includes taking considerable care in finding good matches, and simultaneously educating prospective adopters about the responsibilities and realistic costs associated with bringing a pet into their home and daily lives. After adoption, our CCRC team continually follows up and remains committed to the health and welfare of each animal far beyond the adoption process.

Join us on our mission! We work tremendously hard to keep administrative expenses extremely low so that virtually every dollar CCRC takes in goes directly to the care of the animals. Our CCRC Team is always eager to collaborate with local animal shelters, pet rescues and humane organizations to develop a wide network of support volunteers. Every day, more than 9,000 pets are killed in America’s shelters – but if we work together we can drastically decrease this number. We hope you will join us on our mission to create a better world for homeless pets!

Please Register to #TakeThePlunge during the #PlungeForPaws Main Event or make a life-saving donation to an animal in need!

Join the Canine Companions Rescue Center Team and start fundraising today!

A ReJoyceful Animal Rescue

Join A ReJoyceful Animal Rescue’s Team and start fundraising today!

A ReJoyceful Animal Rescue’s mission is to help all the homeless, neglected, abused animals and find them forever homes and educate the public on how important spaying and neutering is.

A ReJoyceful Animal Rescue is a no-kill, foster-based cat and dog rescue. We are a non-profit charity located in the Metro-Detroit area. All of the animals that come into in our care have been rescued from one place or another. We pull from high-kill animal shelters, we take in the sick, unwanted, aggressive, abandoned, abused and neglected animals. We place them in a foster home with someone who will understand them, rehabilitate them and show them what it is like to be loved again. We feel that all animals deserve better and we strive to give them a life full of love and happiness.

Each animal that comes into our organization is a part of someone’s family until they find their forever homes. Fostering is probably one of the most rewarding experiences ever! To see an animal come to you that is helpless, lonely, lost, abused and neglected go from underdog to wonderdog is the greatest feeling in the whole world. While in a loving foster home, it is easier to determine a pet’s as they receive the one-on-one attention that they deserve.

A ReJoyceful Animal Rescue also runs a community outreach project, helping 24/7 chained dogs, stray/feral cats and more. We provide medical care (including TNR), food, treats, toys, bones, proper tie outs, collars, shelter, straw and more!

Our volunteers are essential to aid in fundraising, follow-ups, fostering, event planning, administrative work or just say a prayer for the babies we are trying to save. If you want to volunteer we can always use your help. It does not matter if you can devote as little as 4 hours a week or 40 hours a week. Please visit our webpage here to learn the ways you can volunteer, or make a life-saving donation and become an integral part of an animal’s second chance at life!

Please Register to #TakeThePlunge during the #PlungeForPaws Main Event or make a life-saving donation to an animal in need!

Join A ReJoyceful Animal Rescue’s Team and start fundraising today!

Bark-A-Bout's GRAND PRIZE Donation

Can’t decide which amazing pet rescue you’d like to support? That’s okay! Bark-A-Bout is excited to give all the #PlungeForPaws donations we pull in this winter to whichever pet rescue raises the most cash and online donations during the #PlungeForPaws, 2019 Fundraiser! One of the lucky ten #PlungeForPaws pet rescues will take home Bark-A-Bout’s grand prize winnings added to their total!

A ReJoyceful Animal Rescue

NBS Animal Rescue

C.H.A.I.N.E.D. Inc

Bright Point Rescue

Humane Society of Macomb

Detroit Animal Welfare Group

4 Paws 1 Heart

Michigan Animal Adoption Network

Canine Companions Rescue Center

Furget Us Not Rescue

Bark-A-Bout’s Grand Prize Donation

Pick A Team And Start Fundraising Today!
For Questions, call Bark-A-Bout’s Marketing Coordinator at (586)566-8900 ext 101 or email marketing@barkabout.net