It is Wagapalooza time again!!! Saturday evening, May 16, 2009 from 5 PM to 9PM at Winston Wells Ball Field in the heart of Cruz Bay, the Animal Care Center of St. John once again held its island version of the Westminster Dog Show. We were looking for those perfect coconut retrievers to win the much coveted prizes of: Best Trick; Biggest Lap Dog; Best Dancer; Best Spots; Best Old Timer; Best Puppy Love; Best Costume; Best Jumper; and Best Tail. The dog events were $20 each. Registration the day of Wagapalooza (May 16) was held from 4 PM to 5 PM. And best of all, admission is free to all. |
| This was the ninth year of Wagapalooza. Thanks to Jeff and Jen Donnelly of Jolly Dog and Moe Chabuz and the late Doug Sica of Skinny Legs, Wagapalooza has become the major fundraising event for the Animal Care Center. Wagapalooza had always been held at Skinny's in Coral Bay, but it finally outgrew that venue. This year marks the fourth time in Cruz Bay and this year was even bigger and better. Wagapalooza organizers had some new ideas to combine with the good old standards. With Waga in the evening we attract more families and more dogs (it was cooler!!!!). There was great food and drink. |  2008 |
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Volunteers solicited ads for the much coveted Waga t-shirt, on sale at the event. You can also get a t-shirt on-line or at Marketplace on Adoption Clinic Days. Volunteers the day of were numerous, and the event could not have succeeded without them. Plan to help us next year, call the ACC to volunteer. |
| In order to keep things running smoothly, we had several days of pre-registration for the dog events. Every Thursday in April and May we held pre-registration at the Marketplace from 10 AM to 2 PM. The ACC adoption clinic is held every Thursday, so we incorporated pre-registration with that event. |  2008 |
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All monies donated for this event will go to the Animal Care Center. This is the big money-raiser to keep the ACC going. |
Wagapalooza 2009 Raised $25,000 for the ACC Thirty-nine four legged registrants strutted their stuff into the hearts of the enthusiastic crowd. With almost twice as many non-competing dogs on hand to wag on their four legged friends, the day was filled with lots of nose sniffing, tail wagging and great fun by both the dogs as well as their human pets.
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With dogs registered from St. John and St. Thomas, The Parade of Pooches was a howling success with MC Erika Kellerhalls.
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Wagapalooza 2009 - benefiting the St. John Animal Care Center
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