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Planet Dog Foundation PSA Wins Maine 7DAYPSA Contest
National Competition Brings Filmmakers and Non-Profit Organizations Together
The Planet Dog Foundation (PDF), Planet Dog's non-profit, is thrilled to announce that the PSA made about their grantmaking organization has won the Maine 7 Day PSA Contest. Team Hurf Durf, the winning filmmakers, was awarded a cash prize for their work and the PSA will run on Maine-based TV stations for a full year.
Portland, Maine was the second stop of the National 7DAYPSA competition which begun in Rhode Island and is headed to cities across the nation. The competition is the brainchild of Duncan Putney and Andre Stark, of OCD Associates in Providence, RI. It was created to draw attention to nonprofit organizations and filmmakers by bringing them together to provide deserving organizations a broadcast quality PSA along with a commitment from local media outlets to air it.
Filmmakers are given seven days to write, cast, direct and edit a public service announcement for a local non-profit. The Hurf Durf team that won top prize for the Planet Dog Foundation PSA, was led by director Tim Lazimov. Team Hurf Durf also received awards for best editing, best animation and best director. Click here to watch Watch PDF PSA.
Click here to download the full press release.
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Planet Dog Foundation awards $25,000 in new grants After reviewing nearly 100 proposals, the Board of Directors is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2010 Spring Grant Cycle. Click here to download the full press release .
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We Did It!
Thanks to our loyal retailers and consumers, we reached the goal of our 2010 Romp-a-Thon by selling over 20,000 Orbee-Tuff® Glow for Good Balls last year. Our Romp-a-Thon was a national fundraising campaign to raise awareness about canine service and to raise funds to enable dogs to help more people in need. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of every Glow for Good Ball are donated to our non-profit arm, the Planet Dog Foundation (PDF), to provide cash grants to programs throughout the country that train, place, and support service dogs.
The fundraising campaign took place at retailers that sell Planet Dog products across the country, and consumers also supported the challenge by purchasing Glow for Good Balls through www.planetdog.com and other online retail outlets. Moochie & Co., a retailer with stores in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, embraced and won the challenge by selling the most Glow for Good Balls. They will receive a custom run of 100 FREE, Orbee-Tuff "2010 Romp-a-Thon Winner Balls" with their logo featured on them. By purchasing the most Glow for Good Balls through their stores, their customers also earned them the opportunity to help the Planet Dog Foundation select a canine service organization to be the recipient of a Romp-a-Thon grant, to be announced in March. Whole Earth Provisions, a retailer based in Texas, and Elite Dogtique, a retailer based in King of Prussia, PA received Runner-Up and Honorable Mention awards for their enthusiastic participation.
Many thanks to all of our customers and partners for helping us to spread the woof and help dogs helping people in need.
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PDF Spearheads Matching Grant Campaign to Assist in Canine Search & Rescue Efforts in Haiti The Planet Dog Foundation (PDF) is proud to announce that its Haiti Matching Grant Fund raised a total of $16,000 for the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation thanks to the generous support of donors and an $8,000 matching grant by the Joanne Woodward Newman and the Newman's Own Foundations. Click here to download the full press release.
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PDF Teams Up with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation to award a Matching Grant PDF is happy to announce the award of a grant of $5,400 to Canine Support Teams, in Menifee, CA to support their Paws for Wounded Veterans Program. This grant is being matched by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation as one of their only service dog grants this year.
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Outside in Aspen
June 8-10th
Aspen, Colorado
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6th Annual Bark in the Park:
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Seadogs vs. the Reading Phillies (RE), (Class AA Affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies)
What:
Dogs and their families are invited to enjoy an evening of baseball while raising valuable funds to support the Maine Medical Center Therapy Dog Program.
Mike Piazza and his dogs will perform Frisbee catching tricks between innings.
Bark in the Park ticket holders sit in the 3rd base bleacher section with all access to the "birthday section" behind the bleachers. There will be a grassy relief area, wading pool, canine watering station, dog treats and games for pups and their families. Dog valets will also be on hand to care for pets so people can visit the concessions.
When:
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
6:15 pm - pre-game parade for pups and people led by Slugger, the Sea Dog's mascot.
7:00 pm - game starts
Where:
Hadlock Field, Portland
How:
Tickets are available beginning May 25. They are $7.00 for people and $7.00 for dogs (children under 2 free). They can be purchased at the Planet Dog Company Store at 211 Marginal Way, Portland (207-347-8606) or by calling Planet Dog at 800-381-1516.
Every ticket holder with a tail gets a free Planet Dog Orbee-Tuff® Baseball chew toy and admission to the pre-game on field parade with Slugger.
All dogs must have a ticket and dog tickets are limited and MUST be purchased in advance.
Who:
Planet Dog is a Portland-based designer, developer and retailer of award-winning and socially responsible products for dogs. Planet Dog is proud to donate 2% of every sale to the Planet Dog Foundation (PDF). PDF provides cash grants to non-profit programs throughout the country that train, place and support dogs who help people in need. Since 2006, PDF has given over $850,000 in cash grants and in-kind product donations to non-profits in Maine and across the nation.
Information:
Katie LeBel, Planet Friendly Public Relations
207-563-7695 or katie@planetfriendlypr.com
Kristen Smith, Planet Dog
207-761-1515 or Kristen@planetdog.com
Our Annual Woofminster
September 29th
Camp Ketcha, Scarborough, Maine
Stay tuned for more information!
Bayside Trail 5k
November 4th
Marginal Way, Portland, Maine
Stay tuned for more information!
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