35th Annual Walk & Wag and Run - a Huge Success!
Saturday, May 24, 2014
By: Deborah Kern

Results are in from our largest fundraiser of the year!

Thank you to everyone involved in the 35th Annual Walk & Wag and RUN.

A big, heartfelt thank you to all of the participants, sponsors and volunteers who helped to make the 35th Annual Walk & Wag and RUN the most successful yet.

Together, we raised a record-breaking $252,619.00 for homeless, abused and injured animals in our community.

Over the next few days we will be uploading photos from the event to our Photobucket page. If you share any of your own Walk and Wag videos or photos on Twitter or Instagram, please use #WalkandWag so people can find them. Thank you to Sally + Rebecca Photography, Kat Ku Photograpghy and Eric Apollo for donating their time at Walk & Wag to take amazing photos.

You can still access the Walk & Wag page if you need to send thank you notes to people who donated to your fundraising efforts.

Fundraising Breakdown:

• Peer-to-peer fundraising = $180,873.00
• Sponsorships = $57,746.00
• Raffle Ticket Sales = $14,000.00
• TOTAL = $252,619.00

Congratulations to our top fundraisers!

Top Individual Fundraisers:
1st Place – Susan Kornfield = $13,260*
2^nd Place – Matt Schaecher = $4,185*
3^rd Place – Kate Murphy = $3,133
4^th Place – Linda Scibilia = $3,000
5^th Place – Anne Fischer= $2,905

Top Team Fundraisers:
1^st Place – HSHV Staff Team = $24,559*
2^nd Place – HSHV Volunteer Team = $24,454*
3^rd Place – Bark Vader & the Dog Stars = $5,821
4^th Place –  Truven Trotters = $5,760
5^th Place – The Fast & The Furriest = $2,765

Top Kid Fundraisers:
1^st Place – Aidan Smith = $604
2^nd Place – Rachel Drogs = $525
3^rd Place – Logan Otto = $312
4^th Place – Emma Hutton = $308
5^th Place – Madelynne Quinn = $275

Congratulations to the Raffle Drawing winners:
1^st prize: $1,000 cash (courtesy of Mr. Spots)  – Sarah Boegershusen
2^nd prize: Two Mich vs. M.S.U Football Tickets – S. Tighe
3^rd prize: Kindle Fire – Joe Cocangelo
4^th prize: $50 Mastercard Gift Card – Rudi Thun
5^th prize: $50 Plymouth Shopping Spree – R. Baker
6^th prize: $50 Ironwood Gift Card – C. Fischer
7^th prize: $50 Stella’s Black Dog Tavern Gift Card – Jeffery Loo
8^th prize: $50 Pet Supplies Plus Gift Card – Brad Bedell
9^th prize: 2 Gift Tickets to Performance Network – Carol Romej
10^th prize: Dinner for 2 to Zingerman’s  Roadhouse – Anne Fischer
11^th prize: Dinner for 2 to Seva – Abby Reichard
12^th prize: Michigan Theater Coupon Book - Damon
13^th prize: $45 Iconic Luxe Salon Gift Card – Becky McLaughlin
14^th prize: $30 Jay’s Stuffed Burgers Gift Card – Maureen Langes
15^th prize: $30 Mani Osteria/Insalita Gift Card – Cindi Shake
16^th prize: $25 Arbor Brewing Company Gift Card – Kim Blumenthal
17^th prize: $25 Quarter Bistro Gift Card – Sarah Boegershusen
18^th prize: $25 Buffalo Wild Wings Gift Card – Donna Fuga

We will be contacting all winners this week about their prizes.

*NOTE: HSHV Board Members and Staff Members will not be accepting fundraising prizes.

Results from the 5K Run:

• Men's Overall Winner: Kyle Ramthun (18:33)
• Women's Overall Winner: Jessie Benaglio (19:57)

Age Group Winners:

• Male under 19: Drew Rosales (19:34)
• Female under 19: Julio Wagner (24:29)
• Male 20-29: Carl Drache (19:53)
• Female 20-29: Melissa Boswell (21:44)
• Male 30-39: Joe Styrna (19:02)
• Female 30-39: Shelly Bodner (23:06)
• Male 40-49: Kent Purdy (20:23)
• Female 40-49: Val Stolberg (27:49)
• Male 50-59: Christopher Gillyard (20:58)
• Female 50-59: Lauren Rousseau (28:58)
• Male 60-69: John Gilbert (32:17)
• Female 60-69: (28:41)
• Male 70+: Jon Desenberg (31:14)
• Female 70+: Judy Bobrow (51:12)

Click here for complete results