THE DAY AFTER :: Stroll In The Park For Kids Who Bark (in support of pet rescue)

While SITPFKWB 2018 has officially ended, we're accepting donations until October 5th by cash, cheque, e-transfer, or our GoFundMe account. Official totals will be announced on October 7th.

This 2018 Stroll In The Park For Kids Who Bark campaign has proved difficult; like starting from scratch! After a two year hiatus to raise money for the Parkinson's Society in honour of my mother, Peg Riese, who lost her battle to PD in February, it seems SITIPFKWB has become a distant memory to many.

My inspiration to form STROLL IN THE PARK FOR KIDS WHO BARK to raise sorely needed money for pet rescue began in the early Fall of 2013. I was introduced to rescue when I became a "foster failure" after bringing home a sweet cock-a-poo girl, once a backyard breeder's prisoner, dumped as "garbage" after churning out litters year after year. So, my first donation, a measly $715.00, was made to Bill Foundation.

The next two years, I focused my SITPFKWB fundraising on Animalert, the group through which I adopted our beloved Miss Joee. Over those two campaigns, 2014 & 15, I collected (with the help of my wonderful supporters) nearly $3,400.00!!

In 2016 and 17, I decided to switch gears temporarily to raise money for the Parkinson's Society of Southwestern Ontario and my fundraising efforts here, combined with the SITPFKWB dollars have near reached nearly $7,000.00.

This year however, I found that, after a two year absence from my canine-world supporters, I am starting from scratch in many ways. So, for this reason, I decided to look for a new and deserving group to become the recipient of my fundraising efforts. I found two: Paws United Dog Rescue (not for profit rescue) and Pee Wees Pals Animal Rescue.

I'm proud and excited to continue the SITPFKWB tradition and work had to cultivate this annual event. Making it bigger and better each and every year is important and raising awareness for homeless and abandoned animals in a daily concert. To those of my supporters who have already donated, THANK YOU SO MUCH FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. As ever, the focus of the campaign remains this; I am personally donating .50 cents per kilometer for every kilometer I walk in the month of September and I invite folks to show their support by sponsoring me either by cents/kilometer or in a lump sum.

So, as my 2018 campaign comes to a close, I hope you will find a way to show your support through a small contribution. Every penny will go directly to the care of homeless dogs in local rescue. To those who have already made a donation, once again, please accept my sincere thanks!

In the meantime, I will continue to STROLL IN THE PARK FOR KIDS WHO BARK!!!