Saturday, June 14th event adds a twist to the American Cancer
Society’s traditional Relay For Life event, serving as a fundraising activity
to honor the care-giving qualities of canine companions while supporting the
mission of the American Cancer Society.
Photo WazMixPix / Everyone is invited to
join us Saturday, June 14th for the American Cancer Society's Bark For Life of
Clark County at Pacific Community Park in Vancouver, WA
The fight against cancer
has gone to the dogs as the American Cancer Society's Bark For Life of Clark
County takes place this June. Area pooches, with owners in tow, will take to
the park to take a bite out of cancer. Bark For Life adds a twist to the
society's traditional Relay For Life event, serving as a fundraising activity
to honor the care-giving qualities of canine companions while supporting the
mission of the American Cancer Society.
This noncompetitive one
mile dog walk is planned for Saturday, June 14th, at Pacific
Community Park. The event will include an opening ceremony at 9:30
a.m., goodie bags, a Law Enforcement K9 demonstration, contests, raffles,
prizes, giveaways and more.
Event organizers are
still recruiting dogs and their owners to take part in this year's Bark For Life.
To register visit www.clarkbark.org.
"Pet owners consider
their dogs a part of their family, and they lend a great amount of comfort and
support during a loved one's cancer battle," said Katy Myers, event chair.
"Bark For Life is the canine counterpart to Relay For Life. It is a very family-friendly movement that
celebrates our canine caregivers, just as we honor other family members who
support their loved ones who are fighting cancer, during Relay For Life."
Funds raised through Bark
For Life support the American Cancer Society's comprehensive cancer-fighting
mission to help people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early, to
help people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer
diagnosis, to find cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery, to
fight back against cancer by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer
and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight.
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