2009.07.28
Bark for life
Over 20 years ago, I lost my dad, whom I loved dearly, to liver cancer. Almost 10 years ago, my good friend Robert Wall lost his battle with luekemia. Two years ago, we lost our dog Missy to a spinal tumor.
I will keep all of them in my heart at the Bark for Life relay on Saturday, Aug. 29 at Six Wags Dog Park in Salem from 5 to 9 p.m.
The event, intended to celebrate cancer survivors and honor those lost to the disease, both human and canine, will add to the fundraising efforts of the Roanoke Valley Relay for Life, which benefits the American Cancer Society.
A one-mile walk around the almost 6-acre park will be led by two- and four-legged cancer survivors and will be followed by games and contests, including:
- Best costume
- Best trick
- Dog/owner look-a-ike
- Longest tongue
- Best smile
- Best dancer
Baths and massages for the pooches will be offered, and the Roanoke City K9 unit will perform a demonstration. A Wall of Hope will be built of purchased paper bones in memory of those who bravely battled cancer.
To register you can click here, or call 774-2716 or visit the American Cancer Society office at 2840 Electric Road, Suite 106, in Roanoke.
Maltese dogs LuLu and LoLLy think this sounds like a wonderful event! We wish we could go! Keep up the great reporting! Your Maltese paLs, LuLu and LoLLy.
Comment by LuLu and LoLLy — July 28, 2009 @ 1:41 pm