Our Pal’s Place Animal Rescue and Education

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Lucy and Brinks Updates

25 August 2008

Brinks’ Arrival Story
“From Shelter to Shelter”
Beginning in the summer of 2004, several of my family members and I began backpacking short sections of the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina.  My uncle Brant (now in his early eighties) and my father Lane had talked about doing this for at least 20 years, but only until Brant’s […]

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Help Us Get Brinks To A Safe Place

20 August 2008

Meet Brinks, one of our OPP dogs. Brinks was found by Brad during a hiking trip at Deep Gap. (Click here to read about how Brad found Brinks). Brinks has led a very troubled life that has left him with severe emotional wounds that has made it difficult for him to bond with many […]

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Help us Gather 1 Million Pennies to Save More Puppies

4 November 2007

Starting November 1, 2007 and running to February 14, 2008, Our Pal’s Place is running a campaign to collect 1 MILLION pennies. You can help by:

Starting a Family Penny Jar at home and collecting loose change.
Starting a Penny Jar at work and asking co-workers to contribute.
Picking one of the dogs at Our Pal’s Place […]

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Celebrate Animals! Event Update

4 October 2007

We had a great day at the Celebrate Animals! Run/Walk � Pet Expo � Super Adoption Event this past weekend. Over 60 pet vendors and pet rescue groups participated including OPP. The goal of the event was to raise money for a new animal welfare medical clinic and for the construction of a new dog […]

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Free Shipping on OPP Logo Totes

9 August 2007

As many of you know… we have set up a way for you to get cute OPP logo stuff at Zazzle.com. Up to 17% of the proceeds of such purchases go directly to OPP. So you get cute stuff and we get a little money for those cute doggies.
Right now Zazzle is offering free […]

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9 More Days to Help Us Spread the Word About 6 Degrees

22 March 2007

Time is running short. We’ve got 9 more days to get people to donate in our 6 Degrees campaign.
Remember if we can get in the top 6 Kevin Bacon will give us a matching grant.
If you haven’t donated, please do so by clicking here and clicking on the orange donate button.
***Remember the amount doesn’t […]

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Chip-in for Tiffany’s Heartworm Treatment

17 February 2007

Tiffany is a sweet girl from who was a favorite at Murray County Animal Control. OPP tracked her while in the county shelter, but knew she was safe because the lady in charge adored her! Tiffany eventually moved into a foster home. However, a couple of weeks after arriving, the foster home needed to give […]

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Our Pal’s Place is 6 degrees from Kevin Bacon

3 February 2007

Many of you may know of the game called 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon. If not, its that crazy party game based on the notion that any celebrity is only six social connections away from Kevin Bacon.
Well, Our Pal’s Place is now 6 Degrees from Kevin Bacon because we are participating in the fundraising partnership […]

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Wear the Logo & Support Our Pal’s Place

4 October 2006

We have finally set up an an account with a vendor who will can provide T-shirts and a variety of items for volunteers and supporters of Our Pal’s Place. The vendor generously has offered to return to OPP 17% of the proceeds.
Click Here to see the gallery of currently available items. Hopefully you will […]

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Make 12 Dinners in 2 hours and Help Our Pal’s Place

6 September 2006

Dinner Afare at the Avenues in West Cobb is hosting a private cooking party to benefit Our Pals Place.
Date: September 21, 2006
Time: 7:00 PM
Dinner Afare is a gourmet studio kitchen that makes dinner time less stressful by providing a more convenient way for you to create home cooked meals.
In just two hours you can make […]

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