WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - Thank you Wildlife Lovers

On Sunday, October 2nd, close to 100 Wildlife Lovers and their furry friends gathered at 11:15 a.m. for our third Annual Walk "Walk on the Wild Side" in Campbell Valley Regional Park.

It was a great morning – perfect for a stroll around the Park. After a rousing send off from The Old Orchid Group Picnic Area, walkers grabbed some water and granola bars and headed off to stroll around the Little River Loop. At the end of their walk, they were greeted with a delicious Burger, chips and drink served up by our Langley Lions Club Sponsor.

We are excited to announce that we met our match! Our Walk-a-Thon was a great success and raised $ 10,800 to help Critter Care Wildlife Society to accomplish their mission to Rescue, Rehabilitate and Release native mammals of British Columbia and the Lower Mainland, from Black Bears to Fawns. This money will go directly towards projects that will benefit animals at our facility. Fundraising is essential to Critter Care Wildlife Society in order for us to maintain the quality services the mammals need and we rely on the generosity of our donors to help make this happen.

Thanks so much to everyone who walked – and everyone who sponsored our walkers, for your dedication to helping out the animals !  

With special thanks and appreciation to our corporate and individual donors, because of their support, the barbeque and prizes were a big hit:

- Animal Actors
- Bear aware, Drake Stephens, Coquitlam
- Campbell Valley Regional Park, Langley
- Metro Vancouver, Lori Bartley, Langley

- Langley Lions Club, Langley

- Safeway, Philip Warburton, Maple Ridge

"We appreciate and thank all the volunteers who worked so hard to help make this Walk-a-Thon a success!" Volunteers are crucial to the success of any event and as always, we are appreciative for the help. Whether it was cleaning a table when setting up, hanging a sign, sitting at a checkpoint, flipping burgers or cleaning up after the event, every little bit helps and the day would not have been as successful without the team effort. But, above all, our volunteers do it with a big smile and with a big heart!

Next year's our Walk-a-Thon “Walk on the wild Side” will be taking place Sunday, October 7th, 2012, and we want to make it even bigger and better ! We are looking forward to seeing you again !