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July 26,  2021

 THANK YOU, DONORS, RUNNERS, AND SUPPORTERS!

CITY DOGS Runners raised almost $17,000! Thanks to everyone who supported the CITY DOGS Runners Burning River fundraiser! Congratulations to the team of 26 runners who collectively made it through a grueling 450 miles bringing awareness to City Dogs Cleveland and the Friends of City Dogs Cleveland mission. These funds will support Friends' mission to provide animals taken in by Cleveland Animal Care and Control with medical care and enrichment during their time at the kennel. Congratulations runners! You earned your medals and we are grateful for all you do for the dogs.  

July 15, 2021 

 This quarter was a busy one for Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland with fun filled events and fundraising. Here is how your donations helped to support the Friends’ mission in our second quarter of 2021:

-$11,479 was spent on medical care for the dogs
-8 dogs were treated for heartworm
-9 dogs received medical treatment
-1 dog received training support -$8,024 provided additional support to the CITY DOGS program like collars, leashes, and KONGS
-Clifford the big red van traveled 960 miles to transfer pups to rescue partners
-$44,091 was brought in through donations and fundraising efforts
-$3,579 was brought in through merchandise sales

Thank you for supporting Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland! Keep an eye on our page to see more updates on how your generosity helps the homeless pets of Cleveland

June 14, 2021

 What a race! Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland 5k planning committee would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made yesterday’s second annual event a success.

We are so excited to share some stats from the event.

-529 total participants
-Ruff-ly 350 in-person participants on race day
-50 volunteers who made the magic happen

And finally, our grand total! 

Over $36,000 total raised thanks to the collective efforts of our generous sponsors, wonderful participants, and outstanding fundraisers and donors! We are absolutely humbled and cannot wait to see what the future holds for this annual event!

Thank you sponsors: Embrace Pet Insurance, Firehouse Yoga, DEAFinitely Awesome - The Adventures of Acorn, Dog + Bone, Cold Nose Companions Dog Training, Robyn White Photography, Stay, Paws in the Land LLC, Greg Murray Photography, JLS Home Interiors, and Watson Power.

Thank you in-kind donors: Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization, Vertical Runner Brecksville, Posture & Poise, BioBag, Milk-Bone, Dewey's Pizza - Lakewood, Forest City Brewery, Jukebox, The Finnish Long Drink, Rick Roth, Mikey Nelson, and Pickles’ Pickles.

 March 15, 2021 

March was a busy month for Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland. Here is how your donations helped to support the Friends’ mission in March 2021: 

-$5,328 was spent on medical care for the dogs
-1 dog was treated for heartworm
-5 dog received medical treatment
-1 dog received training support
-8 dogs received health certificates for transfer
-$800 provided martingale collars to adoptable dogs
-$65 provided 2 healing hearts packs for adoptable heartworm positive dogs
-$256 provided enrichment staff with dog handling training

-Clifford the big red van traveled 270 miles to transfer pups to rescue partners

-Nearly $8,000 was brought in through donations and merchandise sales

Thank you for supporting Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland! Keep an eye on our page to see more updates on how your generosity helps the homeless pets of Cleveland.

March 8, 2021

Big shout out to 

Greg Murray Photography for raffling off this fantastic glamour shot of our very own CITY DOG Suzy benefiting Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland! We appreciate your continued support and generosity towards our mission. The pups at the kennel give you their biggest wiggle butt thank you! 

Congratulations to Brianne for winning the raffle and thank you to everyone who participated! 

January 21, 2021

Since May 2019 Cleveland Animal Care and Control (CACC) has treated and adopted over 35 heartworm positive dogs. To help keep the dogs calm during their recovery period, Friends is sending home a Healing Hearts Pack with each heartworm positive dog adopted from CACC. Each pack is filled with enrichment goodies to keep them busy during their critical rest and recovery period. Our supporters can now make a donation towards a Healing Hearts Pack here or on our website. In addition to goodies, we include tips for keeping dogs calm. These can also be found on our website at: https://friendsofcitydogscleveland.com/heart-worm-treatment
The heartworm positive dogs hold a special place at Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland. We’re proud to be part of each dog’s story. 

December 31, 2020

As 2020 comes to a close, Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland would like to extend a big tail waggin’, zoomie runnin’, barkin’ THANK YOU to all those who supported our mission this year! As part of our thanks, we want to offer some highlights of the year. More detailed information will be shared once the year is finalized. 2020 has been a wonderful year for Friends’, all thanks to supporters like YOU!
Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland was established in April of this year. Friends’ took over supplementing the needs of Cleveland Animal Care and Control in June. Since June, we have accomplished so much thanks to the generosity of the community and our supporters including:
-Received over $121,000 in donations (WOOF!)
-Over $45,000 supported the medical needs of hundreds of dogs at CACC
-Clifford the Big Red Van traveled over 3,500 miles transporting more than 30 dogs to partner rescue and more than 20 dogs for spay/neuter surgery
-3 pieces of agility equipment was provided to the kennel
-15 dogs received life saving Heartworm treatment through rescues partners
-Over 100 dogs were spayed or neutered Friends’ is looking forward to what 2021 will bring, we know BIG things are ahead for the dogs at CACC. 

December 6, 2020

Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland had a big month of supporting the pups down at City Dogs Cleveland/Cleveland Animal Care & Control. Here is how your donations helped to support the Friends’ mission in November 2020:
-$13,642.77 was spent on medical care for the dogs (85% of spending this month went to medical care)

-$5,500 helped spay/neuter 39 dogs
-1 dog was treated for heartworm
-$1,200 provided vet care for 3 foster dogs

-$1,500 provided necessary medications

-$1,300 provided flea and tick preventatives to dogs in the kennel

-7% of spending was on other program expenses including 55 martingale collars and 50 clip leads

-Clifford the Big Red Van traveled 500 miles to transport 9 dogs to rescue partners
-Over $8,700 was brought in through donations, merchandise sales, and fundraising

Thank you for supporting Friends of CITY DOGS Cleveland! Keep an eye on our page to see more updates on how your generosity helps the homeless pets of Cleveland. 

December 2, 2020

#GivingTuesday strives to build a world in which the catalytic power of generosity is at the heart of the society we build together, unlocking dignity, opportunity, and equity around the globe and Cleveland! Friends of CITY DOGS supporters unleashed generosity yesterday by contributing to our mission with a collective effort that raised $5,000 through online and Facebook donations. What can $5,000 do? For example, $5,000 can save the lives of 10 dogs by allowing us to purchase 10 heartworm-saving treatments! THANK YOU to everyone that donated and to those that created their own social media fundraisers. We are grateful for your partnership and your continued assistance to provide the dogs at Cleveland Animal Care and Control with enrichment, medical care, and support of the CITY DOGS adoption and volunteer programs.