Category Archives: Charities
Man and Dog Kayak 35 Miles Across Irish Sea for Charity
Martin Whitmill and his black Labrador Charlie made the 35-mile trip across the Irish Sea from St Bees in Cumbria to Ramsey on the Isle of Man in just over nine hours this last Sunday in a kayak.
The pair make a great team and have been practicing for the trip since the beginning of the [...]
Ricochet’s Newest Project for Summer
Ricochet, our favorite little SURFice girl, has taken on a new project for the summer. She very sweetly asked if we would help spread the news of what’s she’s working on to help get more people involved – so we interrupt own normally scheduled programing with a very important announcement from Ricochet . . .
RICOCHET’S [...]
World’s Ugliest Dog Passes Away
Miss Ellie, the Chinese Crested who won the 2009 Ugliest Dog Competition (pedigree division) at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, has died at the age of 17.
While Miss Ellie lived for most of her life like royalty, her early days were not so easy. She was rescued at the age of 7 by Dawn Goehring with whom [...]
SURFice Dog Ricochet Helps Her Mom & Others Like Her
Hey San Diego! Here’s a new announcement from Judy and Ricochet and you are going to want to get involved for this very good cause . . .
SURF DOG RICOCHET TEAMS UP WITH LEASH YOUR FITNESS
& I LOVE DOGS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR ARTHRITIS
WITH AN ARTHRITIS WALK & PHOTO CONTEST!
SAN DIEGO, CA, May 13, 2010… [...]
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and a Matter of Trust (video)
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is devastating to the environment – to the coastal plants, the animals on land and in the water and, ultimately, to us. The Deepwater Horizon well, the one affected by the explosion, is pushing out 5000 barrels of oil a day into the fragile ecosystem [...]
Ricochet Raises +$1800 for Canine Cancer Foundation
Our sweet friend Ricochet, super SURFice dog that she is, shows us all that even a pretty bad injury won’t slow her down in her mission to raise funds for worthy causes. This time she takes on raising cash for the Morris Animal Foundation’s Canine Cancer Campaign with a “virtual walk”. It shouldn’t surprise [...]
Ricochet’s Paw It Forward Day
Our girlfriend Ricochet the SURFice dog has a big announcement to share with everyone and we are thrilled to help spread her news . . . We hope that “Paw It Forward Day” will inspire many others to get involved and help when/where needed.
SAN DIEGO MAYOR JERRY SANDERS PROCLAIMS APRIL 29, 2010
“PAW (PAY) IT FORWARD [...]
K9 Units Have Vests Thanks to 11 Year Old Girl
We proudly reported the story of an 8 year old girl who raised money for a homeless dog’s much needed surgery. We follow that up with just as wonderful a story of Genevieve Lampert, an 11 year old girl from La Grange Park, IL who raises money to buy bulletproof vests for Illinois Vest-A-Dog, a nonprofit [...]
New Stamps Feature Shelter Animals
The US Postal Service has released a new series for their social awareness stamps. The set is called Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet, and its purpose is to raise awareness and champion the adoption of homeless animals, either in shelters or rescue groups .
The Postal Service has joined forces with Ellen DeGeneres to advertise [...]
Pawing it Forward
We have a new press release from our very favorite SURFice girl, Ricochet!
For those of you who don’t know who Ricochet is, she is just one of the most fun fundraising dogs out there hanging twenty. Ricochet and her mom, Judy, work very hard to raise money for people and causes that need that extra [...]