Anti Cruelty Society's 17th Annual "Bark in the Park"

Bark in the Park is a 5K/3.1 mile walk—with or without your dog to raise funds and awareness for The Anti-Cruelty Society: Chicago’s oldest and largest, open-admission, animal welfare organization.

Date: Saturday, May 7th, 2011
Location: Montrose Harbor in Chicago (exit 4400 north Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, head east to the Lake and look for the tents)

Registration: 7 a.m.
Walk Steps off: 9 a.m.

Cost: In Advance - Adults $25, Kids $20
Event Day - Adults $30, Kids $25

Gatsby and I have already registered and created a team fundraising page, and we look forward to having everyone join the Get Pet team!

Register online at http://www.barkinthepark.org Select "Register for Bark" in the top menu and "Agree" to the waiver Select "Join a Team" and Choose "Get Pet" from the drop-down menu under "Join an Existing Team" Enter your information and complete your registration. If you can't make the event, but would still like to contribute, please visit the team fundraising page (http://barkinthepark.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=461321&lis=1&kntae461321=ABE6C62610234804841113B515B0064D&supId=0&team=4139233&cj=) to make a general donation.

About Bark in The Park

The first Bark in the Park was held on May 7, 1994, with 867 participants
(and 700 dogs) who raised $59,000 for the animals.

Bark in the Park 16 was held May 1, 2010 with 3,275 participants and almost 3,000 dogs—raising over $260,000 for the animals.

Over the past 16 years, Bark in the Park's Supporters (some 49,401 humans
and 40,560 dogs) have raised an astonishing $3,178,006!

Since the first Bark in the Park, The Anti-Cruelty Society:
• Has found homes for 92,000 animals
• Our veterinarians have performed 139,000 spay or neuter surgeries
• Presented humane messages to 366,000 children and community members
• Our humane investigatorshave responded to 33,919 cruelty complaints