Recent Activities

Pet First Aid Class

Thanks to Pat O'Neil, instructor for the class offered by the American Red Cross of the Blue Ridge, we had a half day course on how to help stabilize a seriously injured dog. Pat taught us how to muzzle, band- age, perform CPR and transport a seriously injured dog to the vet's office.

Many pet owners feel powerless when their pet or another dog is injured or ill. This class certainly helped us feel we might have more control over an otherwise helpless situation. We also received a DVD, book and written materials to keep as a home reference.

Pet Dog Extravaganza
Harrisonburg, VA.

Well. the Pet Dog Extravaganza finally arrived. The day was blessed with great weather, wonderful friends, and a whole lot of fabulous dogs.

We would like to thank all the sponsors, vendors, and volunteers that came out and made the day a great success. Without each and every one of you it would not have been possible to have pulled this together.

A special thanks belongs to the exceptional JMU group who worked tirelessly on this project; Caroline Farley, Caitlin Hart, Colleen Hooker, Wanda Fair and Fred Rose. They worked endlessly since the first of September with never a complaint, only enthusiasm for what we do....helping dogs in need.

A huge thank you to Pam Shuler and Vicki Soles, who helped plan and execute the event. Vicki went the extra mile by working with Annie Hoblob of Barnes & Noble and getting Ted Kerasote, nationally known best-selling author of Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog, to attend the event with a book signing and slide presentation. What a job that was! Thanks for the extra special work to: Kathy Farley, Maureen Hooker, Linda Link, Sheli Rhodes, Dr. Stacy Reeder, Theresa Harvey, Jeff Fitt, Ted Kerasote, Sue Bernston, Betty Oister, Dandylion Whine, and Megan & Bella.

And of course, those folks who helped us out with freebies & exposure: Domino's Pizza, Campbell Copy Center, Elizabeth Rome with the Daily News Record, James Jackson with WHSV TV3, and Dennis Cupp with the Rockingham County Fairgrounds.

And those volunteers who worked so hard with their own dogs and put on such wonderful demonstations:

Chat Turner, Lori Curry & Jan Larson - Rally, Obedience, Freestyle
Sheli Rhodes & Wendy Pendleton - Agility
Rod Pollard & Noble - K-9 Demo
Misty Sampson & Laurel Warren - Search & Rescue
Jana Brady - Herding
Judy Paris - CGC

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL – HARRISONBURG , VA

What a grand Saturday full of great food, music, and people at the International Festival in Harrisonburg , Va.   We were set up in a gorgeous park under huge Oak trees and had two of our Mosby mascots with us to entertain and educate people.  Thanks to Meagan and Sambuca for showing us all how to be kind, tolerant and giving.  Dogs are just the BEST!

PETS IN THE PARK – STAUNTON , VA

Dogs, dogs, and more dogs!  What a beautiful day for Pets in the Park at Staunton ’s Gypsy Hill Park .  A great big thank you to Cheryl Simmons, Chris Campbell, Molly Toth, Kelly Keech, and Bella for helping man our booth.  Also, Molly brought the beautiful quilt the Shenandoah Valley Quilter’s Guild is selling as a fundraiser to be shared with us.  We had a great time and met some great people.  Thanks to the SPCA for the invite!

VEGGIE FEST  - CHARLOTTESVILLE , VA

More than 6,000 visitors and 100 exhibitors were on hand for the Vegetarian Festival in Charlottesville , VA.   Thanks to Joi & Chris Brown, Whitney Deitz, Melanie & Isaac Sweeney, and Kelly Keech for helping man our booth.  And a special Bow Wow to Jack, a wonderful Pit Bull mix now ready for his forever home, for being our mascot for the day.  Jack is such a big love bug and truly a fun, fun dog.  Please if you’re looking for a new family member, give us a call and you can come and meet the next new love of your life……….he’s really a neat dog!!

DAYTON DAYS  -  DAYTON , VA

We set up for this event at 6:15am in the dark and wondered to ourselves why we were doing this.   But by 7:30am we had people over supporting our mission and by the time we left at 5:00pm we knew why we had done all of this.  Not only did we meet wonderful folks, we raised $1,400 to help dogs!  A very special thank you to the kind woman who opened up her home to us so we could use her restroom and offered us hot cider and cookies throughout the day.  This is what Dayton is all about!  And thank you to Vicki Soles, Phyllis Craig, Kenny Craig, and Carole Adams for manning our booth. 

BUDWEISER CLYDESDALES AND SHENANDOAH HARLEY DAVIDSON EVENT
Staunton, VA

Man, oh Man, it was hard to beat the funloving crowd at the Shenandoah Harley Davidson event on July 21st! Nothing but good old fashioned entertainment and a dedicated crowd to round out a perfect day of laughter and goodwill.

Tons of people vied for a gander at the Budweiser Clydesdales, along with Buddy the Dalmatian. Then there was the Battle of the Bands Competition, the Miss Shenandoah Harley Davidson Contest, and the Summer of Thunder Bike Giveaway. It was a lot to pack into one day. But, as always, Shenandoah Harley Davidson did it with style!

Best of all, with the hard work and support of our dedicated volunteers, many of whom are new to us, we raised a substantial amount of money! Yeah! And, of course, every penny will go to help dogs in need! We can’t thank Bob Ladd and his staff at SHD, John D. Eiland, and Reddy Ice enough for the opportunity to participate in this event. You guys rock!

None of this could have happened without ANGELA BROWN, COURTNEY LEACH, and BOB LADD. Thank you so much for your support!

A special mention to ADAM BRIGHT and KAY HENDERSON who drove here from Harper's Ferry, West Virginia to help us raise money for the dogs! Way beyond the call. A huge special thanks!

DAYLILY & WINE FESTIVAL
Fishersville, VA

If you love gardening, shopping and wine this was the event for you! There were gardening seminars all day long, fabulous Viette perennials for sale, arts & crafts, music, food, and lots of fun and laughter. A special thanks goes out to Kenny & Phyllis Craig for working this two day event almost completely by themselves and doubling last years donations, plus spreading the word on our foundation! Thanks also to Dr. Kathryn Dobyns for helping out and giving Kenny & Phyllis a much needed break.

SUMMER JAM
Massanutten Resort, VA

“Oh What a Night!” A summer mountain beach party was held July 3rd with a great fireworks display from the top of the mountain. The Landsharks, Jimmy Buffett’s house band, played while Parrot Heads were all around having fun, fun, fun! We were set up spreading our word and meeting some wonderful new people. A huge thank you for our very special and wonderful volunteers: Patty Bowers, Karen Organ, Vicki Soles, Joe Soles and Lonnie Soles. To Vicki, Lonnie and Joe a special thank you for staying until almost midnight working and breaking down our booth. All of you guys are wonderful!

SWEET DREAMS
Stuarts Draft, VA.

Sweet Dreams is a community sponsored event with an emphasis on families and children. There was a 5K run/walk, crafters, artisans, stage entertainment and of course “Granny’s famous funnel cake”! We all had a wonderful time meeting new folks and talking about dogs! A special thank you to Kelly Keech, Karen Organ, Patty Bowers and Connie Spitler for working this event for us. You ladies rock! Thank You!

DANCESPORT
Weyers Cave, VA

Thanks to Cher McCoy for inviting us! To Dr. Dobyns, Bonnie Hohn and Carole Adams for working our booth. Also, a huge Bow Wow to all the great dancing dogs and their partners! It takes a lot of hard work to put a dance routine together. A very special hug to our personal favorite, “Chip”. He is a very small Maltese rescue with severe spinal malformation who danced while in his wheelchair. He was only rescued three months before this incredible feat. What an inspiration!

RICHMOND VEGGIE FEST
Richmond, VA

We were busy meeting new folks and playing with some fabulous shelter dogs. The Richmond area is well-known for being a leader in animal welfare. You folks are wonderful! This is a fun, well attended event that promotes a blended lifestyle of compassion and well being. Thanks to Carole & John Adams for driving so far to work our booth. A special hug to Pixie!

CANINE COUNTRY JAMBOREE
LEESBURG , VA.

What a potpourri of beautiful dogs, both rescued and owned, were on hand at the Canine Jamboree on Saturday April 21st. The event was held to benefit the Virginia Spay Neuter Alliance & Clinic and the opening of the Leesburg Canine Country Club. Events included dogs for adoption from a variety of Rescue organizations, live bluegrass, country cooking, silent auction, arts & crafts, pet goodies and special demonstrations by some amazing dogs. There were over 75 rescues and vendors, all dog-related, supporting each other and having fun on a beautiful spring day. We were honored to be part of such a worthwhile and fun event!

PET DOG EXTRAVAGANZA Harrisonburg, Va. What a fun event! To everyone who volunteered to help us and to everyone who came out with their dogs – you all have really Bow-Wowed us!  A special thank you to Toni Whitfield and her JMU group “Duke Dogs for The Mosby Foundation,” Maria Strachan, Danielle O’Connell, Vanessa Stevens, Tracy Perdew, and Evan Mayer. To Dr. Stacy Reeder for facilitating the event and to Sheli Rhodes for hosting the event at her business, Love-On-A-Leash. Thank You! To the following volunteers, we never could have done this without you! Pam Shuler, Gay Roderick, Christa Gitchell, Char Turner, Becky Lane, Louise Perdew, Judy Paris, Wendy Pendleton, Dana Roderick, Vicki Soles, Alison McElroy, Melanie and Issac Sweeney, Carole Adams, Dr. Brian Arneson, Dr. Stacy Reeder, and our hostess Sheli Rhodes.

GIFT WRAPPING FOR DONATIONS Shenandoah Harley Davidson Staunton, Va. Thanks to Kelly Keech and Cheryl Simmons for wrapping and raising a little over $300.00. Wow! Keep wrapping ladies!

The Craigs

SHENANDOAH VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON & WINE FESTIVAL  Longbranch, Va This was a fantastic fun-filled celebration held Oct. 20th and 21st amidst the brilliant fall foliage of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The sky was filled with over 30 Hot Air Balloons, bursting with color and special shapes as they glided morning and evening. Over 17 Virginia wineries were represented, along with great live entertainment, artisans, crafters, antique cars, mansion tours, children’s events, great festival food, and, of course, The Mosby Foundation. We sold our logo merchandise, passed out literature, met wonderful people and spread our word. If you’ve never been to this event, it’s a must!  So mark your calendars for Oct. 20 & 21st, 2007. We’ll see you there! BRAVO KENNY and PHYLLIS CRAIG for spending the night (on their own dime) so they could work our booth at the Hot Air Balloon & Wine Festival. They worked most of our “away events.” Thanks, you two!

 

Nola Cottle with “reindeer” Meagan

CERTIFIED THERAPY DOG Baldwin Park, Staunton, Va Certified Pet Therapy dog Meagan and her mom Pam Shuler volunteered to brighten up the day at Baldwin Park, an independent and assisted living community, during their Holiday Shop around. Meagan and Mom spread Mosby’s Mission of cheer and caring to both residents and staff. We love you guys!

 

Bravo to Henry & Sierra & Sloopy for raising $323.00 trick or treating for The Mosby Foundation.............. You two are AWESOME!

Nikita & Suzanne

Steppin' Out Blacksburg, VA If you've never been to blacksburg, Va. for their summer festival, you need to mark your calendars for next year! More than 30,000 people attend this fun filled 2-day festival put on by the Downtown Merchants of Blacksburg. We were there, represented by Virginia Tech's Vicki Walter and Cheryl Clark. We can't thank you enough ladies for helping us spread our word to the New River Valley - we love you, and all the folks associated with Virginia Tech's Veterinary Hospital. Steppin' Out offered us the opportunity to meet Suzanne Ament and Nikita. Suzanne is blind and teaches history at Radford University. Her seeing eye dog, Nikita, is literally her eyes to the world. Suzanne trained with Nikita in New Jersey for 30 days before bringing her back home. Seeing eye dogs, like Nikita, make their contribution every day, so people like Suzanne can make theirs! What a wonderful team!

Bella & Kelly Crystal & Cheryl

Hopkins Green Lexington, VA If you love spending fun time with your dog, you really need to attend one of these events. There were dog games, obedience demos, agility run thru's, and a great presentation by Dr. Stacy Reeder for all those poor dogs that need physical therapy. A special thank you to Virginia Tech's Cheryl Clark for bringing us one of our favorite "Mosby Dogs" to this event --Crystal. And thank you to all the Rockbridge Kennel Club members for inviting us.

Carmen & Miranda Mozart

Veggie Fest Charlottesville, VA It was a perfect September Saturday for the Veggie Fest. A wonderful blend of vegetarian lifestyle, conservation and environmental awareness, the fest is a celebration of all of God's creatures. We had lots of fun, as you can tell, with some of the "folks" who stopped by our booth -little "Mozart" and Carmen Miranda. The next time you consider bringing a dog into your life and home, Don't Shop-Adopt. You can find the love of your life at a shelter, a breed specific rescue, an event such as this, or visit Petfinders.com. Just look at Mozart, who's patiently waiting for a new family. He's begging you -- Save a life. Opt to Adopt! Please give a dog a second chance!

Dogs enjoy the pool. Phyllis, Lara, & Red

Dog Day in August Middleburg, VA. What a spectacular August Day! Many humane organizations were represented. And of course, lots of great dogs in every size and shape imaginable. All were having a great time with their best friends! A huge thank you to all of our Northern Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania supporters for showing up -- we loved meeting you. And a special thank you to Wylie Wagg's Laura & Larry Clark and the town of Middleburg, VA for their hospitality. To Bill and Kim Purshe, you are really exceptional people -- And to board member Kenny Craig, and his wife, Phyllis, for driving 3 hours each way to help spread our word... Thank you!

Willow & Dylan enjoy the vocals of Jennifer Kirkland & guitar of Bert Carlson at Jazz on the Green RIGHT- Mac just doesn’t listen. His Mom says that English is his second language!

Jazz on the Green Man and dog had a lot of fun in Lexington on July 22nd thanks to THE ROCKBRIDGE KENNEL CLUB, CHER MCCOY and BONNIE HOHN.  Great live music was provided by JENNIFER KIRKLAND and BERT CARLSON.  Obedience demo's, swimming pools, dog goodies, music and comaraderie were all part of the fun.

Dylan, Cameron, Carson & Caitlain Sellers pet Jeb.

The Hogs Do It Again BUELL- SHENANDOAH VALLEY HARLEY DAVIDSON came through with another fun-filled event and lots of support! Rally in the Valley Two showed us all once again that the hearts of bikers are just plain huge. (a lot like their bikes!) A tremendous thank you to PHYLLIS & KENNY CRAIG, ANGELA BROWN, KELLY KEECH, JANET WILLSON, SUE BERNSTEN, VICKI EDELMANN, CAROLE & JOHN ADAMS and "JEB".  It seems no matter if you love motorcycles or gardening, everybody love dogs! And that seems to be especially true of our Harley-Davidson friends. The Mosby Foundation would also like to give a very special thank you to JUSTIN SHIFFLET and CODY WOOD for collecting SO MUCH money for us!  Way to go guys!  We sure wish you could come to every event!

Kenny Craig, Vice President of The Mosby Foundation, enjoys a pose with Miss Virginia, USA, Amber Copley.

Sipping Wine and Smelling Flowers What a way to spend a weekend! We were honored to be a part of the nationally known Andre Viette Daylily & Wine Festival on July 15th & 16th, sponsored by the Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce.  It was a beautiful weekend with families and friends enjoying all the activities. And, as luck would have it, The Mosby Foundation was set up right next to a big pond with gorgeous daylilies all around us.  Everyone had a fabulous time tasting Virginia wines and Virginia beer brewed in small batches.  There were wonderful lectures on gardening, offered by nationally known gardener and author Andre Viette. The food was great and the vendors excellent. And once again, we were overwhelmed by such wonderful community support.  A huge thank you goes out to Kenny & Phyllis Craig, Vicki Edelmann and Carole Adams.  You can tell by the picture of board member Kenny Craig and Miss Virginia USA, Amber Copley, that Kenny was certainly enjoying himself! We want to especially thank Andre Viette and his family for hosting such a great event.  Plus, all of the Virginia wineries, South River Grill, and The Chamber of Commerce for supporting us!

Bravo to the Bridgewater College Women! The Mosby Foundation has been adopted! As part of a class project with Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Virginia, Cassandra Thompson, Kristen Knippenberg, Amanda Coffey and Brittany Higgins volunteered to help a non-profit organization. And they chose us! Thanks so much, ladies! We greatly appreciate your support. Here’s hoping you’ll stay with us once the semester ends!

Virginia Tech Rocks! What a great time we had on April 1st at Virginia Tech Veterinary Hospital's Open House.  A huge thank you to Vicki Walter and Cheryl Clark for all their hard work especially on such a busy day! The tour of the Vet Hospital was incredible.  The students, doctors, and staff were wonderful.  And I know we spread the message of our mission to the New River Valley.  Thank You All!

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FREE KISSES  A fun time was had by all on February 21, 2006 at The Valley Community Services Board, Community Participation Program (for adults with mental retardation).  On hand were staff members Amy Hammer, Stacy Griffin and Lori Huffman.  Giving out free "kisses" and lots of love were "Owen", "Doc", and "Willy" escorted by Mosby volunteers Vicki Edelmann and Carole Adams.  We had so much fun.....we'll be back...once a month!!!

Rolling Thunder! Once again the business of having good fun was provided by Shenandoah Harley Davidson. Two great events, the East Coast Hawaiian Tropic contest and Biker Bob’s BBQ Bash gave the whole community good food, good music and great support of The Mosby Foundation. Thanks once again to our dedicated group of volunteers, Carole & John Adams. Phyllis & Kenny Craig, and Sarah & Libby Nutty, and Courtney. What red-blooded American male can resist a beauty contest? But Jeb had the best seat in the house. And by the looks of things, he knew how good he had it! Jeb enjoys the limelight with a few other beauties at the Harley-Davidson East Coast Tropic finals.

Theta Chi Fraternity - JMU - Harrisonburg VA
Ben Rosenburg - hat, sunglasses, Mosby T-Shirt
Ian McCleory - white shirt, tall, sunglasses
Vicki Edelmann - jeans and hat
John Adams - with Willy
Willy - Black Dog
Sophie - Blonde Dog

JMU Fraternity adopts The Mosby Foundation
Theta Chi Fraternity at James Madison University has adopted The Mosby Foundation as their Spring Charity fund drive. The week long event on the commons sold The Foundation's logo T-Shirts, jewelry, and dog scarves.

The enthusiastic fraternity has great fund raising plans for next year in support of The Foundation. We look forward to their participation. A special thank you to Wyatt Brown for bringing us to the fraternity's attention.



K-9 Units
The Mosby Foundation spent a sun-fun-filled day at The Blue Ridge Emporium in Madison, VA. on Saturday, April 9th. The day was shared with K-9 Units throughout Virginia. Trainers and handlers gave demonstrations to educate the public on the importance of dedicated canine work. The Mosby Foundation promoted T-Shirts, dog scarves and literature.

Special thanks to Debbie Sisk who graciously invited us to participate in such a worthwhile and productive event.







"Karmel" from Culpepper County