We would like to thank Sandy Goulet for hosting a last minute Garage Sale for Gerdy’s Rescues as we finally got a break in the weather with no rain scheduled for last Saturday.  We all pitched in and was able to have a wonderful sale at her house in Kirkland from 9 til 4.  Our thanks once again to Yvette and Roger for all their help because we could not have done it without them!  And a very special thanks to Joy and her wonderful mum Thelma who showed us that with her  humour and persistence we could increase sales—Thelma, it was a delight having your help too as you made it so much FUN!

Thanks to those who dropped by to visit with us, most with their dogs in tow—always a delight to see old friends and our dogs!  A special thanks to those who donated so generously and made this sale possible, we appreciate your generosity to our animals, vet bills are high and you have helped make the load easier.  Our dogs & cats who needed help thank you.  Leila and Adam, thank you for your support when we needed extra hands.  We had a great sale, a great time—thanks to all of you and those who bought and supported our mission!

GERDY’S RESCUES was in Ste Dorothee, Quebec  on Saturday, June 28th in collaboration with the Pedigree Adopt a Shelter Dog drive.

We set up in front of the Walmart store and spent the afternoon meeting people and explaining the adoption process in order to adopt a dog.  Gerdy met many interested families, and also gave advice to them where needed.  We encouraged children to pet our representative dog, Tequila, a very tranquil and sweet Golden Retriever (since spoken for!)  Gerdy’s Rescues believes that children are the future protectors of animals in Quebec and we did all we could to encourage the kids to see that a dog has feelings just as they do.  Lovely Tequila was free with friendly kisses, rewarding the kids for their gentleness with her. 

It was a wonderful opportunity to educate the public of the plight of abandoned pets in our province and we thank Pedigree for the opportunity to be there as a member of their Adoption Drive Program in Canada.  We were joined by 2 representatives of Pedigree who did a marvelous job of greeting the public on behalf of Pedigree, encouraging them to donate to the Adoption Drive cause, and it was a good response. 

We also had our donation box there and were very pleased with the generosity of everyone, especially the kids who, without dog parental encouragement, donated both to Pedigree and our Rescue!  We thank our great volunteer Sandy, who brought the dog she is fostering for us at her home, Tequila.  The great news is that a family will be adopting Tequila soon.

We had a beautiful day for our garage sale, and a real good turnout!  We thank Sandra and Ed for all they did to help us pull this one off well—so much help without which we never could have had such a well presented sale. Sandra did the beautiful direction signs!  Ed moved all the items up the hill with his lawn tractor and saved us much effort in setting up.  They even supplied our hungry team with a wonderful lunch set up by Pamela!  We were spoiled! 

We had a wonderful time chatting with people about their dogs and cats, some people we knew, others we were delighted to meet and hope to see again.  Again our wonderful team—Gerdy, Yvette, Sandy, Kim, Joy, Leila, and Judy —made the whole event fun, and the time flew! 

We thank everyone who helped support us by buying items they did not know they needed!  And the people who shared the stories of their beloved animal’s lives—thank you, because we need to hear stories of people who loved their animals to balance what we see daily in unwanted souls who need love and commitment. 

Thank you to all who donated items to the cause—you keep us going—and we’ll see you at the next garage sale! 

Thank you, All!

PEACEFUL PLEASURES NON-PROFIT will be hosting the following event, with ALL PROCEEDS to benefit GERDY’S RESCUES and two other Rescue Groups:

LOBSTER or STEAK DINNER (Bring your own wine!)

Steak Dinner: $20.00 per person
Lobster Dinner: $25.00 per person

MEAL INCLUDES SALAD, DESSERT & COFFEE

The event will start at 5:30pm on Saturday, June 7th at:

St. Mary’s Church Parish Hall
273 Main Road
Hudson, Quebec

GERDY’S RESCUES THANKS PEACEFUL PLEASURES and WE HOPE THE EVENT IS WELL SUPPORTED BY OUR FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS.

We had a great day for our yearly Plant Sale and this year combined it with our spring garage sale.  On hand to donate a day of their time were our supporters Yvette and Sandy. 

Judy hosted the plant section and Gerdy, Sandy, and Yvette managed the garage sale—a great time was had by all!  Roger and Gerdy did the cash—just as the sale got nicely on, Gerdy received an emergency call to take on a 4 month old pup—so she left us in charge and went to pick him up.  Not having anywhere to take him to, she brought him back with her and did the world’s fastest adoption—Sandy took one look and fell for the little guy big time. Adoption was the result.  The family has named him Ollie!  And he is very happy in his new home.  Just another day in the life of Gerdy’s Rescues! 

We were fortunate enough as well to have supporters old and new, drop by, some with their dogs, for a visit.  We loved seeing both people and dogs.  We thank Yvette for providing all the tables, people who donated plants from their garden, and garage sale items—we could not have done it without your help! 

Thank you all for making it a successful fundraiser with ALL PROCEEDS going to Gerdy’s Rescues as usual.

Gerdy’s Rescues would like to thank Dominique for taking the initiative to do a dog nail clipping fundraiser today at GLOBAL on St Charles, Vaudreuil-Dorion.  Our thanks to Michel, owner of Global for providing the use of his premises for same, and everyone who came with a pet for nail trimming—we and our animals are grateful for your support.

We had a great turnout, and it was a great day’s outing for our dogs, who got to sniff at and chum with other dogs for adoption and gets fussed over.  By the day’s end, they were all ready for a good nap!

We again would like to thank our friends for volunteering to be handlers—Yvette (Pogo), Roger (Duke), Kitty (handling various dogs), Megan (Tiger), Jemima (Zorro), Debbie (PUGGY-BEAR), and Jaye. It was fun and very busy for us.  We placed some dogs and hope for calls on others we showed.

 People!!—DUKE still needs his family home—he is SUCH a good boy, not a mean bone, and a total sweetheart, very affectionate. TIGER is a good boy too and would also love a family home!  And wee SPENCER was brought in too—surprise, he does get along with friendly dogs!  He was just a little bit shy!  Is not a cat guy tho! And he is beautifully marked and can easily be carried!  Now THERE is a good little dog!

Even our new PASCHA made an appearance with his foster mum, and charmed the crowd.  And Basset baby CLIFFORD found a foster home after going to sleep on the stage as he was being presented! Pogo the Teckel  went to his new home as well!  And we got in another dog—this one is a SWEETIE!  A Lab/Dalmation cross—temperament and build of a LAB and the white with spots of a DALMATION—this 9 year old is active and gentle.  Coming up soon on our website.

Thanks to Vera for bringing a big amount of her famous FUDGE and superb CHERRY CAKES to sell as fund raisers!  Sold-out success!  Both homemade from scratch by a great cook!  Thank you to old friends for coming to see Gerdy and her gang, she enjoyed speaking with each of you.  Thank you EVERYONE with the support you again gave us donating your extra change to our “fish bowl”—every donation goes to help our animals!  Now here are some pictures:

Well, not only was it an Adoption Day for Gerdy’s Rescues, but Santa came early to greet his canine friends (and one rabbit!!) who had their picture taken with the Jolly Old Boy!!

The proceeds of which all went to Gerdy’s Rescues to enable us to continue with our work.  We are grateful to Daren Hodgson for donning suit and beard for the starring role of the day!

Well done, Daren!  And thanks to his wife Kim for taking the lovely photos, and daughter Jaye for handing out treats to Santa’s canine pals!  A huge thanks to Dina, mum Giselle, and sister Katia for hosting the event for us — and to the clientele of SPAWS and friends for supporting us in this fundraiser.  Tickets were sold for prizes and winners notified by telephone to pick up their prizes at SPAWS. 

Roger Cameron was Santa’s Helper and Elf of All Trades for the day.  Our dogs enjoyed themselves meeting prospective adopters and their families and were perfectly behaved! No lumps of coal in their stockings this year!  Gerdy would like to thank Judy and Kim for assisting her, along with Alanna and Katia being a huge help with the dogs.  It was a fun day for all there, and we thank all those who contributed prizes for our event and helped make it such a success in every way. Well done, Everybody — and thank you all so much!

We took a total of 7 dogs to the Pet Fair on Saturday Dec 1, in Hudson.  We enjoyed speaking with those who came to see us, and were thrilled to see familiar faces and the dogs they adopted from us, like Old Home Week! 

As usual, we have our wonderful volunteers who cared for the dogs that were brought:  Kim, Kitty, Roger. Yvette, Alanna, Colten, Catlin, Cody, Curtis, Megan, Sommer, Christi, Nikki and Tara. Gerdy and Judy manned the information table — by day’s end we had all had a turn doing both.   Fundraiser dog items for sale were kindly provided by Brenda,  books for sale by Peggy.   

The dogs were in good form as usual, and enjoyed their day out of being petted and fussed over.  Kim provided colourful Christmas design scarves for each dog to wear. Paddy took a chair to himself and oversaw the goings on like the king he thinks he is, grinning happily at his subjects!  Beau loved being on show and had a great old time. 

Dancer was her usual spirited happy self—enjoying the attention, oldsters Cocoa and Jackie  were their sweet dignified selves, Ladybug proved what a social dog she has turned out to be, and Moka the Brown Lab was a diplomatic success in charming everyone with his good manners. 

At day’s end all the dogs were pleasantly tired and had enjoyed their day out on a field trip with Gerdy’s Rescues.  And slept well that night!

A beautiful sunny day brought out owners and their long-nailed dogs to support Gerdy’s Rescues at the St Lazare Animal Hospital Nail Clipping Fundraiser. 

We’d like to thank Dr Morel for providing the space and the staff for providing the expertise of nail clipping done always  with a cheerful attitude and sometimes tired hands. 

The donation basket was for the owners to donate, the dogs — and one cat — donated their nail clippings.  We so thank the staff for their generosity in doing this fundraiser for us, it was a wonderful idea of yours and well received.  We appreciate this so very much.  Thank you.  The dogs left the clinic in silence where they had arrived with clicking nails on the floor — good job!   

We thank everyone who came and supported our cause and it was wonderful to see some of our Gerdy’s dogs come with their new families as well.

It was a perfect day when we arrived at the Pet Fest in NDG, with dogs Mr. Beasley the black pug and Banzai the Golden Retriever. Banzai spent a very pleasant few hours enjoying meeting the crowd as he awaited the arrival of his new adoptive family to pick him up. 

Mr. Beasley was front and center, having a ball greeting people very calmly and like a gentleman, charming all he met.  Later on Gerdy walked him as Gerdy’s Rescues entrant into the Dog Parade, as “Little Babushka”, to the cheers of the  appreciative crowd.

During the Fest, Roger Cameron served as dog handler at varying times with each dog.  Gerdy along with Judy manned the Gerdy’s Rescues information table.  We were able to give out advice on various subjects to interested people.  We also had a chance to greet old friends and have good chats.  And make some new friends for Gerdy’s Rescues.  All in all, a delightfully enjoyable day!

After a rainy start to the day on Saturday September 15, we took a chance at the first weather clearing to set up our sale around noon. Expecting at any moment weatherwise to have to pack things away again, we forged ahead with the sale. Gerdy even went and got Suki who got adopted that day. We were afraid to bring other dogs because of the uncertain weather. (We do not take cats to adoptions, it is too stressful on them.)   

We continued the sale on Sunday, and had a great day this time. Gerdy both days had the chance to meet friends old and new, dogs as well as their beloved people. Our thanks again to everyone who provided the donations for the sale, we could not have done it without your help.   

Yvette and Glen, our dear friends who brought in many items which bolstered our sale as well  in their handy truck, several truckloads! Yvette who as usual, stayed with us helping with sales both days. Thanks again to all who donated recently and kept our stock “fresh”! 

A huge thanks to Kim and Daren Hodgson for bringing everything in the llama trailer, which in itself caused interest, “what was Gerdy’s Rescues doing with a llama trailer in Pointe Claire?” Not llamas, but garage sale stuff all generously stored by Kim and Daren. Thanks Daren for the manpower too! It had to be unloaded! Thanks to Kim for taking care of an emergency for Gerdy during the sale, it was very much appreciated, you are a valued member of the group Kim!! 

Thanks to Roger, as usual, for his masterful technique developed over the years, of being our Keeper of the Purse during the sale, as well as Man Who Moved Stuff Around when we set up, great job! 

HUGE thanks to our dear friends Wendy & Bob McCabe who helped us pack up after each day’s sale when we were so tired, your help was invaluable at a time when we were all exhausted! 

The big news of the day is that our heartworm infected dog, Café, was placed in a loving home!!  His treatment will continue, he is doing well so far. A reminder to get your dog yearly heartworm preventative—it is here! 

Thank you ALL for helping Gerdy’s Rescues in so many ways to continue our mission!

Thanks to Judy Delaney and Beverley Auerbach, who organized and carried out a very successful STREET SALE and  DONATED ALL THE PROCEEDS to Gerdy’s Rescues & Adoptions!    

This happy event was held on Saturday the 8th of September in Westmount, and was held with assistance from Casey and Kevin Auerbach, Mackenna Palmer, Joanne Dubois, Paul & Beverly Delaney, Kirsten & Stephan Lamoureaux, Bernie Pool, Val Acland, Muffy Brown, Mariam Sheinberg, Esther Backler, Lynn Lefebvre, and Briar Lawrence.  GENEROUS DONATIONS were from Catherine Drummond, Diane Vachon, Ben & Tournesol. 

Gerdy gives a special thanks to the children who took the time to organize their own fundraiser for us, with a lemonade stand AND cookies baked and sold by Mai & Tyler Arsenault. The Lemonade Stand and Cards designed, drawn & sold by Liam Drummond, Mia Drummond and Charlotte Herbner.  Gerdy is especially touched by the children’s generosity of spirit in doing what they could to bring medical care and comfort into the lives of the dogs and cats who cannot speak THANKS! for themselves.  They are a credit to the generation who will follow in bringing animal cruelty legislation and stronger laws for the protection of future Quebec disadvantaged animals. 

Children who take the time out of their Saturday to do this very thoughtful and generous action are commended by everyone in Gerdy’s Rescues because you are the future of animal rescue and it will be you who accomplish what others have tried for years, to bring justice to the abusers, and an end to the belief that animals can feel no pain, no loss, no fear, and are just the personal property of those thinking they have the right to treat living, breathing cats and dogs as objects to be disposed of like old shoes, and thrown out without compassion or care. 

To all of you who took the time to contribute in any way by purchasing and thereby supporting the cause of Gerdy’s Rescues & Adoptions, we give our sincerest appreciation.  Most of all, our animals thank you—by being able to reclaim their lives as loved, sheltered, and valued members of new families. 

For their medication, vet care, spay/neuter, surgery to repair injuries accidental and deliberate — WE THANK YOU ALL BECAUSE WE CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT SUPPORT OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU!  

Gerdy Gouron, and all of us at Gerdy’s Rescues

It was a sunny morning August 25 when we set up our tables and loaded them up with goodies — thanks to all who donated to our cause. A special thanks to Kim Erassi for donating a huge number of lovely things for our sale, Yvette with her wonderful donations and help in selling them, and Karine, Linda and Sylvia also for their generous donation of sale items. They all added variety to our offerings and resulted in a very successful fundraiser! 

Our thanks go out again to The Connells for the use of their house and property.  And praise with thanks to our dedicated volunteers Lisa, Ginger, Justin, Katie, Dylan, Daren (hotdog chef extrordinaire, deliveryman, and llama trailerman), Jaye, John, and Mitch, our newest volunteer! Thanks to all your support, our dog adoption clinic was great fun for the dogs we brought and they got lots of exercise and enjoyment socializing. Thanks to the guys who pitched in at the end and did a super job of loading up with such enthusiasm and expertise.

Thank you to everyone who came and supported our cause with good words and cash donations — as you know 100% assists us in getting our animals adopted into loving homes. Gerdy and her group enjoyed “talking animals” with interested people. Our thanks to Kim and Daren for providing hot dogs and soft drinks as an additional fundraiser. A truly good time was had by all!!

Gerdy and the team of Gerdy’s Rescues & Adoptions have a very special word of thanks.  We feel strongly that children are the future of how animals are treated in Quebec and are our best hope for doing something to continue the efforts made by us as the years go by.  When every day brings us news of terrible abuses and neglect or abandonment of pets, it is a ray of sunshine to hear words of hope like this! 

A girl by the name of Zoe Fargnoli Brown decided to make her turning 8 years old into a August 24th Birthday Celebration Sharing Event by creating a special Certificate of Donation to Gerdy’s Rescues and placing it in every guest’s loot bag.  It  had the name of each child individually, with the wording that they had donated dog and cat food to Gerdy’s Rescues.  Zoe did the same herself. 

We are so proud of this 8 year old who showed us adults what children could accomplish with their ideas!   One is never too young to be of help in animal rescue!  Perhaps Zoe and her friends would like to know where a food donation goes in Gerdy’s Rescues.  We give donated food to senior citizens on fixed income, because they will go without food themselves to feed their animals.  We supply cat food to those kind people who do spay/neuter/release then supply food to the cat colonies, because without it those cats would starve to death. At least there are no new kittens to suffer in those colonies. 

Occasionally, we provide dry dog food to those feeding the foxes who every day are squeezed out of their natural habitat and are slowly starving to death as more and more development eats up their habitat.  It also keeps the foxes fed so they have no inclination to prey on cats who are strays or pets people still foolishly let outside.  Without donations of food, we could not do this at all! 

Zoe, we wish you could see the expressions of relief, joy, and gratitude on the faces of those who depend upon donations of food—what a birthday present that would be, a memory to last a lifetime!  Those who give receive much more in return.  So to you, Zoe, who also thought up the idea of the proceeds of the recent Westmount garage sales going to Gerdy’s Rescues, and to all your birthday guests who shared with their Certificates of Contribution—whose names appear below:

A HUGE THANK YOU! 

To:  Zoe Fargnoli Brown, Birthday Girl. 

GUESTS:  Libby Lassman, Emma Langburt, Sarah Waldron, Olivia Masella, Francesca Fargnoli, Alexa Papanastasiou, Evelyne Renzi, Alex Gardilcic, Danova Gardilcic, Katrina Gardilcic, Lucia Saragovi, Bianca Coletta, Julia Garfinkle, Zoe Doyle, and Laura Cohen.

A beautiful sunny summer day was the setting for the Antiques Appraisal Day at Stefina Antiques during the celebration street sale event.

Mona had 3 experts in their fields appraising people’s antiques, much to the delight of those seeking information about their family treasures. It was the Valois version of Antiques Roadshow and much enjoyed by those taking part. 

Our deepest thanks to Mona, her husband, and her team for creating a reasonable facsimile of Roadshow tables under sun umbrella and  donating to Gerdy’s Rescues and Adoptions the proceeds, as well as the proceeds of the Jellybean Count contest and the children’s old mechanical ride that parents put their quarters in to see their small children have the same ride that the parents used to enjoy. 

A special visitor was Pal, a german shepherd mix who Gerdy helped out in his time of need.  He came to support the cause and say thanks, along with his person Sheila.

We also thank all those who supported us by participating in the fun and enjoyment so generously provided by Stefina Antiques. Special thanks to Mike, David and Arthur who did the appraisals.

And Mona, your generosity is greatly appreciated by all of us at Gerdy’s Rescues!

A Garage Sale to benefit Gerdy's Rescues & Adoptions was held in Hudson, Quebec and as usual all proceeds benefited the animals.

Kim and family graciously invited us to their property to have one side for our garage sale while she had the other for her own sale. We thank them for their generosity in helping us. We did not bring any dogs this time, just Gerdy, Judy, Kim Hodgson, Yvette, and Mila — sales reps having fun! 

Gerdy talked shop (our animals)  as she darted from customer to customer — a very busy gal.  She was pleased to meet people she knew as well as new supporters who stopped by.

We thank the people who attended for having supported us by their purchases and donations — and we thank all who have donated items for us to sell.

The Garage Sale and Adoption Day was just wonderful! We started our day with rain but it cleared and we were able to go ahead with all we planned.  A huge thanks to the Connell Family for letting us have our event on their property, and for the sweets and coffee provided, plus the use of their facilities. 

We were able to show some of our dogs for adoption due to the efforts provided by Sue, Kitty, Dylan, Katie and Jaye — and with Sue and Kitty fetching the dogs and Sandra of Sandra’s Chalet et SPA getting them ready to go — we had 3 nice dogs to show and provide a day’s outing which they enjoyed immensely!  Radar (since adopted), Saku, and Mollie put their best doggy feet forward and enjoyed all the fuss made of them by all attending.

Lisa was our resident artist face painter extraordinaire for the kids and assisted in any other ways to help out as well.  Daren was King of the barbecue and produced the greatest hot dogs in the world to the delight of all there — raising extra money for Gerdy’s donation box. 

Lucky winners of the door prizes were Nicholas, Aimee, Marilyn, Pauline and Lisa. A good time was had by all!

As always, thanks to Yvette for bringing extra stuff she collected for us and spending the day selling same to plump up the profits, and to Mila for helping out any way she could.  Always a pleasure to have friends like that around. 

Thanks EVERYONE!  

Gerdy, Judy, and Kim

The Garage Sale to benefit Gerdy's Rescues & Adoptions in Pointe Claire, Quebec was a resounding success! Gerdy wishes to thank everyone who helped out and everyone who contributed towards the animals! Thank You!

The Garage Sale to benefit Gerdy's Rescues & Adoptions was a fun event for all concerned! To the beat of old time rock n' roll and the 70's music, Gerdy's boombox provided the sound background to the delight of everyone who came.

We had a driveway full of donations on a beautiful day so we were off to a good start. Gerdy's "sales staff" consisted of Gerdy herself, Judy, Kim, Yvette, and Alana with trusty Roger as cashier and sometime holder of leash for dogwalking owners so they could peruse the goods available.

Gerdy enjoyed visits from former years of placement and being brought up to date on how the animals are now, as the dogs sniffed the goods (and each other). Our dog toys sold well, with this being the first year that no dog committed toy theft -- a fact that disappointed Gerdy who always got a kick out of an overenthused dog helping himself to what he wanted, and being allowed by Gerdy to get away with it.

Dina of SPAWS came and surprised us with pizzas at lunch time, thank you, Dina -- they were delicious and a welcome surprise! She also brought her two blonde labs who provided entertainment and comic relief to all.

And thank you to all who supported us in any way through donations of goods or cash, who helped bring over the heavy items, the visitors who were so thoughtful and supportive of our Rescue with kind words, people who make us able to do what we do because you get involved and help us achieve our goals -- thanks to us all, the animals will benefit.  And our thanks above all, to God, for the perfect weather for a change!

Hudson Pet Adoption Fair a success!

We are pleased to say that we enjoyed meeting both old and making new friends at the Hudson Pet Adoption Fair last Saturday, March 24th,  2007.  We were busy the whole day with adoptions, prospective adoptions, giving advice to those needing assistance with their animals (we were able to help a cat as well!)  Our mini-fundraiser went well with the sale of homemade catnip toys and dog cookies, we thank everyone who donated funds to help enable our animal rescue. 

Gerdy was touched by the affection shown her for what her mission in life is.  We say a huge thanks too for the generosity of Chez Sandra Chalet et SPA  boarding kennel in disrupting their business routine to help our volunteers pick up their assigned dogs to bring to the Fair.  Sandra and Ed -- you're the greatest in what you do to support us every step of the way!  Thank you to all the great people who stopped to give us kind words of encouragement and greetings.

Well, there sure was a gang, some that transported, some that showed or held dogs and some that came to show support! So, in no particular order, thank you on behalf of our dogs, 7 out of 9 who got adopted over the weekend! The enthusiasm everyone of you had, reflected the wholehearted support that Gerdy's Rescues deeply appreciates and we couldn't have done it without you -- from the bottom of our hearts THANK YOU: Kitty, Cody, Curtis, Catlin, Sue, Katie, Dylan, Ross, Jaye, Megan, Tom and Kenny. 

Gerdy also thanks personally Kim and Judy for their able assistance. Kim and Judy thank Gerdy for the opportunity to work  beside Gerdy for a cause they believe in. And the ones who benefited the most, our deserving wonderful dogs, they thank everyone most of all!

Garage Sale in Pointe Claire

Thank you to everyone for a successful sale. Joan for lending us your driveway, Ellen, Judy, Roger and Betty for lending a helping hand and Joyce, for the delicious bagel, salmon and cream cheese brunch.

Garage Sale in St. Lambert

Despite the pouring rain, we held a very successful inside-the-garage sale! Thank you Patricia for lending us our garage and Liz, Antoinette and Bill for all your hard work and encouragement!

8th Annual Plant Sale - Pointe Claire

Avid gardeners were not deterred by the 'on and off' rain. A lot of work goes into organizing the event and the result was a very successful plant sale. Thank you Judy and Roger for all the digging, potting and watering you do in the weeks running up to the sale. It is greatly appreciated.

Fundraiser - Thank you Emma, Andrea and Elizabeth for caring and for making a difference.

Emma, Andrea and Elizabeth seasoned dog walkers all - and yes, the girls have their own dogwalking service - seen here with Gerdy and adoptees Micky and Hamish, capped a very successful fundraising on behalf of Gerdy's Rescues & Adoptions. The three girls, who are 11 years old, presented Gerdy with more than $500 collected from friends, family and neighbours. And, they told us they haven't finished fundraising!

Holiday Raffle 2005

Congratulations to the lucky winners of the raffle held at the end of December 2005 our Holiday gift baskets!

• Dina L., TMR
• Andrée B., Boucherville
• Moneen B., Dorval

A very special thank you to Debbie Bartlett and Diana Hains for making the beautiful gift baskets and to Hill's Science Diet for their donation of great pet items and toys.

Kiss My Cabaret Fundraiser

A very raucous and hilarious time was had by all. Thank you Danette for dedicating your December 17, 2005 show to Gerdy's Rescues & Adoptions. It was hard to top last year's "Afternoon Delight", but you certainly managed to do it with the Christmas carollers!

2nd Annual Antique Sale & Garage Sale

After postponing our scheduled September 17 sale because of rain, Mother Nature gave us a beautiful fall day; crisp, clear and lots of sun. We had many visitors and were delighted to welcome old friends, make lots of new ones, including a number of four-footed ones.

Thank you everyone for another successful fundraiser. Judy and Roger for all your hard work in organizing the sale, as well as our volunteer crew - Mila, Johanne and Patricia.

Street Sale & Garage Sale, 9 am to 4 pm in N.D.G.

(south-west corner of N.D.G. Avenue and Hampton)
Something for everyone!

All proceeds to Gerdy's Rescues & Adoptions

Garage Sale, Legacé Street, Dorval

Yet another hot and sunny day and very successful sale! It was lovely to see old friends and meet new ones. Thank you Darlene for hosting this event and keeping us entertained!

Garage Sale, Murray St., Greenfield Park

A sunny hot day brought friends and visitors alike. A good time was had by all! Thank you, Shirley, for lending us your driveway.

Garage Sale, Lakeview St., Pointe-Claire

Thank you to everyone for making this a successful and fun day and especially to Joan for hosting the event!

Garage Sale, Chester Avenue, TMR

The temperature hit C30+ and, yes, we could have used a swimming pool, or at least a wading pool, but we all nevertheless had a good time. Thank you to all for making it a successful day.

Street Sale - Winchester Avenue, Westmount

We started off our summer of fundraisers with a very successful street sale as neighbours, friends and pets joined in the fun. Our friend JD, shown here modelling his new coat, charmed everyone.

7th Annual Plant Sale

The rain stayed away, the sun was out and we all had a great time. Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time and good humour.

We have still not identified the 'mystery' tree! There's always next year....

Winners of the Draw prizes:

1st Prize - Golden Retriever deck figure ● Valery A.
2nd Prize - Primrose yellow lilac ● Brent H.
3rd Prize - Fragrant tea rose plant ● Ellen H.

Raffle

We'd like to congratulate the lucky winners of the raffle held at the end of December 2004 for our Christmas baskets and gifts.

• Mrs. A. N., Montreal, (dog bed)
• Valerie A., TMR (dog basket)
• Hana K., Montreal, (cat basket)
• Evelyn H., Pointe Claire (pet food)

Also, a very special thank you to Debbie Bartlett and Diana Hains for making the beautiful dog and cat baskets, to Celia Edmonds for sewing the comfortable and eye-catching pet bed and to Hill's Science Diet for their donation of pet food.

Garage/Antique Sale in Pointe-Claire

A huge turnout of garage sale enthusiasts and antique collectors, combined with superb weather conditions (thank you, dear Saints!) made our garage sale on Saturday, September 18th a wonderful success.

I had many visitors to my table and enjoyed seeing old friends – canine and human – and meeting new, interested animal lovers. We were blessed by the presence of wonderful people, and we thank them all for their generosity of spirit and support.


 

Of course, a big fund-raiser like this requires the help of a lot of good people and I would first like to thank all who donated goods to help us out. Many thanks to Frank and Marilyn for their pricing expertise and encouragement. A special word of thanks to Alana for helping clean out Judy and Roger’s basement, thus uncovering more “treasures” for the sale.

And to the “Saturday Helpers” – Alana, Mila, Joan, Patricia, Judy, and to the best walking cashier/salesman, Roger – I am so grateful to all of you for enabling me to continue to do what I love most!

Gerdy

Garage Sale in Dorval

It was oh so hot!  But, we got through the day without melting away...  

Thank you Eileen for hosting the sale and making a delicious lunch. A big thank you to Betty and Mila for all their help. And to Russ Stuart for his generous donation of books.

Adoption Day - Success!

We were very encouraged with the good turnout for this our first-ever adoption day.  The dogs and cats loved all the attention they got.  Our canine friends made quite a fashion statement, as they showed off their new designer skerchiefs in orange, green and purple, our colours. Three families went home with their new pets on Sunday, while others have come in this week to finalize their adoptions.

A special thank you to Dr. Floyd and Dr. Rouleau for letting us hold the Adoption Day at their clinic. Thanks also to Laurie and Tara for coming in on their day off, and to Tracy and Karen for their patience and good humour.  Our usual gang of volunteers was there to lend us a hand; thank you Debbie, Juanita, Joan, Judy, Maggie, Mila and Patricia.

Gerdy

Despite the deluge, the July 31 garage sale in Pointe Claire failed to dampen our spirits.

The “Liquid-ation” Sale

T'was so bleak and soggy a day
That even ducks and fishes stayed away

Garage Sale In Pointe Claire -  A Great Success

We had another very well-attended and lively garage sale, this time in Pointe Claire, capping a run of successful fundraisers. Thankfully, the weather held out for most of the day as we welcomed a steady stream of visitors. Our regular crew of volunteers were also there helping out. Gizmo, Travis and Oscar paid us a special visit, coming to say hello and snack on dog cookies. It is always gratifying to see our adoptees (and their owners) so happy and loved.

Our thanks to Joan for hosting the event and for organizing lunch. A special thanks to Greer and Bill who came from Ottawa, by way of Calgary, and who donated many of the items in the sale. Thanks also to Pearl, Joyce, Ellen and Isabel for their help and donations and to William for being such a good dog! All the proceeds will be used to help the cats and dogs in our care.

Happy Tails,

Gerdy

Garage Sale in Hudson

It was a perfect day by the lake in Hudson, with great company, both human and canine. We made new friends and met quite a few old supporters. Many of the items donated to us found new homes, and there were some great buys in the book department. We would love to hear back from the lady who bought the “203 ways to …” manual!