OPEN DAY AND CHRISTMAS PARTY

Record Turnout At Open Day And Christmas Party

Wow! Each year the Animal Ark community continues to grow and this year was no exception with a record number joining in the fun of the Animal Ark Open Day and Christmas Party held on Sunday 4 December.

With a prize up for grabs for best room as voted by you, there was fierce competition between the crew to make 'the best room'.
The crew put a lot of passion into their rooms, from floating blood globules and informative blood displays, dental demonstrations, fascinating nutritional information and hydrotherapy demonstrations.  Congratulations to Mrs Graham, the lucky prize draw winner who helped select the Operating Theatre featuring the 'what's it feel like to put your hand inside a dog's stomach' experience voted as the best room.

It was our opportunity to say thank you for all your support throughout the year.  We hope everyone enjoyed the festive food and drink.

Many left with prizes under their arms from the various raffles, tombola and competitions.  A flat screen television, blu-ray disc player, ipod, bottles of wine, chocolates, purfumes, books and many more items were won on the day.  The lucky winners not in attendance at the draw have been notified by phone.

The Animal Ark community managed to raise over £2,000 for the stray fund and various local animal charities.  On behalf of our furry friends we say thank you for your support.

For the kids and big kids, face painting and Santa's Grotto returned as popular as ever. All sorts of species joined in on the fun, including a duck and a parrot getting to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what they want for Christmas! Visitors to Santa's Grotto can collect their momento photo from Animal Ark Reception.

A Day like this takes a lot of effort and preparation and it would not have been the success it was without the efforts of our crew and the fantastic support of numerous volunteers.  A big thank you goes out to all of you who helped, including Santa making his way down from the North Pole.

We trust everybody enjoyed themselves and we would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

From Ilford Recorder:

PET FOOD RUN

THE 8^TH ANNUAL BRITISH MOTORCYCLISTS FEDERATION (BMF) PET FOOD RUN

Singing in the Sun

With their music, Bonnie Diamond & Coe set the mood for the 8^th annual BMF (British Motorcyclists Federation) charity pet food run.

On Sunday 21 August 2011, the sun came out in force, along with the Animal Ark community to raise funds for local animal charities groups.

Bonnie Diamond & Coe kept the crowd entertained with their easy listening songs, from an era that matched the crowd.

As the bikers converged on Animal Ark, Scott who was assisted by Nikki, put his Aussie BBQ skills to the test, cooking up a storm.  

Charities were kept busy with bric-a-brac and other wares on offer. Kids and big kids got involved with the various games and prizes on offer.

Most importantly, over 100 items of food and over £900 was raised by the various charities.   Even in these austere times, it is so warming to witness firsthand people’s generosity.

Many thanks to all who participated and supported the day.  A special thanks to Graham and the bikers from the BMF, the numerous volunteers, Bonnie Diamond & Coe and the crew who kindly donated their time.

NOTICEBOARD

If you've got a message for the staff or would like to announce an animal-related event (birthday, birth of a litter, etc), let us know about it.

'Please add instructions for my owner, vet advises for the wellbeing of Bibi, a compulsory belly rub four times a day'

This lovely cake was made as a 'Thank You' to the Animal Ark staff from the Allsop family.

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