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EIGHTH
Annual Hamster and Gerbil Races to Raise Funds for the
Mobile County Public School System is a
HUGE
Success!
September 13th |
The Mobile County Public School System is
$296.00
richer thanks to a nutty event held last weekend at B&B
Pet Stop. The 8th annual Herbie Derby – the
hamster and gerbil drag races to raise money for the
schools – took place on Saturday, September 13, 2008.
In case you were wondering – the fastest hamster in
Mobile is “Pringle”, owned by Jake Johnson.
Pringle-the-Hamster took off like a flash and - with the
crowd cheering – raced to the finish line before the
other hamsters even knew what happened! The fastest
dwarf hamster was “Squidward” owned by Justin Vaughan.
And the fastest gerbil? That would be the appropriately
named “Speedo”, owned by Timothy Dawes. All pets who
competed but didn’t win their heat had a chance to run
the “Last Chance” race. “Nellie” owned by a young guy
named Finn Cartmell won this race!
The hamsters and gerbils raced along a specially
designed 16-foot track in exercise-wheel-like racecars.
Due to the enthusiastic response, we had numerous heats
of both hamsters and gerbils. The heat winners raced
against each other to determine who was the fastest!
Great prizes of Habitrail™ small pet habitats were
distributed to the top two hamsters, the top two dwarf
hamsters, the top two gerbils and then the consolation
prizes for the “Last Chance” race. Each participant
received a “refuel pack” – filled with goodies for their
small pet.
The entry fees and the racecar rental fees amounted to
$148.00. B&B Pet Stop matched this amount resulting in
a donation of $296.00. We realize this is not a HUGE
amount – but just think if EVERY local business made a
similar donation!
Making the 8th
Annual Herbie Derby the success it was involved lots of
great people: Thank you to Joe Borgstede and our many
good friends at Hagen. You guys always say “yes”!
THANK YOU to the School Board and the City Council for
allowing “Herbie” the Giant Hamster to dance around
their meetings and invite them to participate, THANK YOU
to KayBee Toys in Bel Air Mall for inviting Herbie to
distribute flyers in front of their store in the mall,
and Thomas Praytor from MaxForce Racing for bringing a
REAL race car to the store on Race Day, and finally – a
HUGE THANK YOU to Segonya Wells a.k.a. “Herbie” for
tirelessly putting on the hamster suit and clowning
through lots of other events!
B&B Pet Stop Inc., is a
family owned and operated pet store and has been helping
Gulf Coast families keep their pets happy and healthy
for 27 years. We understand how important it is to
support our community and have a strong tradition of
giving back to the community by supporting the arts,
historic preservation, animal rescue organizations, and
through this event, the Mobile County Public Schools.
Join
us next year – for the NINTH annual Herbie Derby!
Gerbil Winner
"Speedo" owned by Timothy Dawes
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Gerbil First Runner-Up
"Rocky" owned by Colin Martin
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Hamster
Winner
"Pringle" owned by Jake Johnson
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Hamster
First Runner-Up
"Sam" owned by Layton Echols
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Dwarf Hamster
Race Winner
"Squidward" owned by Justin Vaughan
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Dwarf Hamster
First Runner-Up
"Daisy" owned by Aleigha Dykes
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Last Chance
Winner
"Nellie" owned by Finn Cartmell |
Last Chance First Runner-Up
"Buster" owned by Andrea Crockett |
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Friends of
the Mobile Animal Shelter Pet Adoption
June 28th |
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Pet Photos
with the Easter Bunny 2008
March 22nd |
a GRAND
success!
Over $500.00
donated to The Mobile Animal Shelter!
The Easter
Bunny was all smiles last Saturday as furry, feathered,
and four-legged creatures posed for the camera at B&B
Pet Stop!
In a festive
setting of bright spring flowers, over 100 pets and
children had their keepsake photograph taken. General
Manager, Sally Adams Trufant reports, "The turnout was
phenomenal! The event was scheduled from 1 - 3 pm, but
we were still snapping photos until well after 4:00.
Amazingly, all of the dogs, cats, and rabbits behaved
very nicely while they waited!"
Big thanks
to everyone who waited in line - we had some technical
difficulties with one of our camera memory cards - which
caused a bit of delay. That is all taken care of now,
so Pet Photos in the Pumpkin Patch this October should
run very smoothly!
Pet lovers
made a $5.00 donation to the spay / neuter fund at the
Mobile Animal Shelter, and as a result we were able to
donate over $500.00.
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Pet Photos
with Santa 2007
December 2nd |
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Pet Photos with Santa Claus
Benefits The Mobile Animal
Shelter!
Total of $370.00
donated!
Santa Claus really had his hands full at B&B Pet Stop last
weekend! He posed for two hours with furry, feathered, and
four-legged creatures of all varieties while local
photographer, Cheryl Shifflet, snapped keepsake photos to
benefit the Mobile Animal Shelter. Each photo was $5.00 per
shot and anything that can fit in the shot was included:
kids, pets, grandma, birds, iguanas, dogs, ferrets and
kittens.
General Manager, Sally Adams Trufant reports, “this is the
16th year we’ve held this fun event and we are
thrilled with the results. Thank you to all of the patient
customers who waited - let’s just say some pets were more
cooperative than others!”
Pet lovers made a $5.00 donation to the spay / neuter fund
at the Mobile Animal Shelter, and as a result B&B Pet Stop
is able to donate $370.00.
B&B Pet Stop has long supported the Mobile Animal Shelter’s
efforts to fund spay / neuter gift certificates for those
adopting pets through the shelter. When more pets are
spayed or neutered – fewer unwanted litters end up at the
shelter – and fewer pets must be needlessly euthanized.
General Manager Sally Trufant explains, “Responsible pet
ownership is not only our business – it’s our passion ”
B&B Pet Stop is a family owned and operated pet
store and has been helping Gulf Coast families keep their
pets happy and healthy for 26 years.
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Bark
in the Park 2007
August 5th |
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The
first
annual
“Bark in
the
Park”
event at
Hank
Aaron
Stadium
on
Sunday,
August 5th,
was a
hot
adventure!
(If
anyone
EVER
asks me
to do an
outdoor
event on
an
August
afternoon,
someone
please
remind
me of
the
first
annual
Bark in
the Park
event at
Hank
Aaron
Stadium!)
We all
agreed
the
event is
a great
idea and
we got
lots of
exposure
(including
TV
coverage
from FOX
10 and
NBC 15
and news
coverage
from the
Mobile
Press-Register)
but NEXT
YEAR
we’re
going to
call it
“Hounds
at the
Hank”
and have
it in
late
April or
early
May.
That
being
said, we
had
wonderful
participation
from The
Friends
of the
Mobile
Animal
Shelter,
Greyhound
Pets of
America,
Lost
Without
You
Animal
Rescue
and the
Mobile
SPCA
(with
their
FABULOUS
trailer!).
We also
had P’s
and Q’s
Dog
Training,
Alabama
Dog
Magazine,
Walks
and Wags
Pet
Sitting,
Coastal
Pet
Sitting,
Ideal
Pet
Food,
NUTRO
Pet
Food,
and Dr.
Quentin
Meadows
in his
Mobile
Veterinary
Clinic
on hand
to
micro-chip.
It was a
wonderful
group of
very
hot,
very
sweaty,
but
very
dedicated
volunteers
and pet
lovers!
We gave
away
goody-bags
to the
first 50
dogs,
including
some of
the
rescue
dogs at
the
adoption
event.
The
goody
bags
were
jam-packed
with
great
stuff
due to
the
EXTRAORDINARY
generosity
of some
of our
best pet
industry
partners.
BIG
THANKS
go to
PetEdge
for
their
toothbrush
goody-bag
donations,
Natural
Balance
Pet Food
for
their
goody-bag
donations
and
their
GORGEOUS
gift
baskets,
NUTRO
Pet
Foods
for
their
coupons
for
free
5-lb
bags in
the
goody-bags
and
their
prizes
for the
pet
trick
contest,
and
Penn-Plax
for
their
dog toys
for the
goody-bags.
There
were
more
than 50
dogs on
the
field
for the
Pre-Game
Pooch
Parade,
which
was a
first
for the
BayBears.
I’m
happy to
report
there
was only
one
“accident”
near
first
base
which
was
PROMPTLY
handled
by the
official
B&B Pet
Stop
“Poop
Patrol”!
(Thank
you
Jamie
and
Ryan!)
The Pet
Trick
contest
was won
by Megan
Pineda
and her
dog,
Duga
Jack,
who
played
dead
when she
“shot”
him by
pointing
her
finger
at him!
Helping
the
event go
so
smoothly
was our
new best
friend,
Mike
Callahan,
the
Director
of
Entertainment
and
Sales
for the
BayBears.
For
Mike,
nothing
is a
problem
and
there
are no
obstacles
– he
makes
everything
seem so
easy!
Thanks
Mike –
we’re
looking
forward
to next
year!
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Lost
Without You Pet Adoption 2007
July 21st |
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"Help us out" - Adopt an adorable, loving
pet.
Lost Without You pet adoption is held in our store on the
third Saturday of every month.
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Reptile
Show & Sale Extravaganza 2007
June 30th & July 1st |
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PondFest 2007
May 11th - 20th |
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Bob Burnett, Executive
Director of the Mobile Arts Council came to judge the
coloring contest on Saturday afternoon! The winners
are as follows: |
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Winner - Age Group
4 and under |
Winner - Age Group
5 to 7 |
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Caleb, Age 3 |
Treyh, Age 5 |
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The judge, Bob Burnett, noted, "I like the
way the artist filled the space. There's a strong personal
interpretation of fish thru line." |
Bob Burnett, Executive
Director of the Mobile Arts Council said, "There's a dynamic placement
of the object (fish). The coloration provides a sense of
movement." |
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Winner - Age Group
8 to 12 |
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Ryan, Age
12 |
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"I like the sense of movement, especially in
the fins. Good line. Encourage artist to
look at water more - notice how it picks up light and
color (not just one shade of blue).", explained Bob
Burnett. |
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The prize for each
age group winner is 4 tickets to a BayBears baseball game,
free parking and free hotdogs! |
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Super
Pet Super Speedway 2007
April 28th |
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First Place Hamster "Max"
with owner Julian Miller
and Sally Trufant - General
Manager |
Hamster Runner-Up "Hammie"
with owner Reese Tatum
and Sally Trufant - General
Manager |
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First Place Gerbil "Chip"
with owner Katie Poston
and Sally Trufant - General
Manager |
Gerbil Runner-Up
"Chip"
with owner Gavin Brown
and Sally Trufant - General
Manager |
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First Place Dwarf Hamster
"Gus-Gus"
with owner Amanda Hardy
and Sally Trufant - General
Manager |
Dwarf Hamster Runner-Up
"Cutie"
with owner Brookelynn Harkins
and Sally Trufant - General
Manager |
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Last Chance Race Winner
"Russell"
with owner Sara's brother
and Sally Trufant - General
Manager |
Last Chance Race Runner-Up
"Leslie"
with owner Chase
and Sally Trufant - General
Manager |
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SEVENTH Annual SuperPet “Super
Speedway”
Hamster and Gerbil Races to Raise Funds for the
Mobile County Public School System is a HUGE Success!
The Mobile
County Public School System is $1550.42
richer thanks to a nutty event held last weekend at B&B Pet Stop.
The 7th annual
SUPER PET “SUPER SPEEDWAY” – the hamster and gerbil drag races
to raise money
for the schools – took place on Saturday, April 28,
2007. In case you were wondering – the fastest hamster in Mobile is
“Max”, owned by Julian Miller. Max-the-Hamster took off like a flash and - with the
crowd cheering – raced to the finish line before the other hamsters
even knew what happened! The fastest dwarf hamster was
“Gus-Gus” owned by Amanda Hardy. And the fastest gerbil? That would
be “Chip”, owned by Katie Poston. All pets who competed but didn’t
win their heat had a chance to run the “Last Chance” race.
“Russell” owned by a young lady named Sara won this race!
The hamsters and gerbils raced along a specially designed 16-foot
track in exercise-wheel-like Super PetÔ
racecars manufactured by Super Pet.
Due to the enthusiastic response, we had numerous heats of both
hamsters and gerbils. The heat winners raced against each other to
determine who was the fastest!
Great prizes of Super PetÔ
small pet habitats were distributed to the top two hamsters, the top
two dwarf hamsters, the top two gerbils and then the consolation
prizes for the “Last Chance” race.. Each participant received a
“refuel pack” – filled with goodies for themselves and for their
small pet.
The entry fees and the racecar rental fees amounted to $112.00.
Throughout the month, however, the Mobile Public Schools were the
beneficiaries of our “Round Up for Charity” program at the
register. Customers are asked to “round up” to the next dollar and
donate the change to put pets in the classrooms of the Mobile Public
Schools. This netted $1438.52. Together this amounted to
$1550.42. We realize this is not a HUGE amount – but just think if
EVERY local business made a similar donation!
Making
the 7th Annual SuperPet Super Speedway the success it
was involved lots of great people: Thank you to Kim
Hirschfield and our many good friends at Super Pet. You guys always
say “yes”! THANK YOU to the School Board and the City Council for
allowing “Speedy” the Giant Hamster to dance around their meetings
and invite them to participate, THANK YOU to the BayBears for
inviting Speedy to participate at their game, and finally – a
HUGE THANK YOU to Ken
Schrock a.k.a. “Speedy” for tirelessly putting on the hamster suit
and clowning through lots of other events!
B&B Pet
Stop Inc., is a family owned and operated pet store and has been
helping Gulf Coast families keep their pets happy and healthy for 25
years. We understand how important it is to support our community
and have a strong tradition of giving back to the community by
supporting the arts, historic preservation, animal rescue
organizations, and through this event, the Mobile County Public
Schools.
Join us next year – for the
EIGHTH annual speedway! |
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