Santa Paws Visits Milford Power Station ! Next Visit December 11th

We had a great day at the historic Milford Power Station, 225 w. Liberty, on Saturday the 3rd. Please join us on December the 11th from 12 PM to4 PM.Santa will return to benefit the Pet Pantry. Bring a cash or pet food donation for the Community Sharing Pet Pantry and receive a beautiful photo of your pet/family with Santa and a digital image on a DVD to share with your family and friends.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS !!!

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Dogs Playing Poker, June 4th, Starting at the Milford Powerhouse

The Third

Annual Dogs Playing Poker Event Takes Place In Milford June 4^th!!

The event begins at 11 AM with contestants able to enroll until 2 PM at the Historic Milford Powerhouse. All the proceeds will go towards the Community Sharing Pet Pantry. The Pet Pantry is the first of its kind in Michigan. They provide pet food and basic veterinary care to the clients of the Community Sharing Food Bank. The Pet Food Pantry feeds 400-500 pets each month. Through their efforts, pets that might otherwise be abandoned can remain with their families and serve an important function of support and companionship to family members during difficult times.

How Does it Work? Each participant purchases at least one hand, this allows them to walk through beautiful downtown Milford collecting cards at participating businesses. When they return to the Powerhouse they then present the collected cards and this allows them to select their hand and, if they choose, they can purchase additional cards to improve their poker hand. The best poker hands win fabulous prizes donated by area businesses. This event not only benefits Community Sharing, but our wonderful area businesses and the Historic Powerhouse!!

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Pictures With Santa

2010 Pictures With Santa At The Milford Powerhouse

Pictures with Santa was a great success this year with many generous donations. We do not have the final numbers, but the Community Sharing Pet Pantry received over $ 2,000 in cash donations and at least one truck load of much needed food. The Pet Pantry is the first pet food bank in the State of Michigan to provide pet food to families in need, allowing pets to stay in the home and serve a vital support function for the family. Currently, the Pet Pantry feeds over 500 animals a month! Thank you to every one that helped~ Kathy and Don Hourican(Santa and Mrs Claus), Alex Dehne (our gifted photographer), Peter (the printer), Howard and Carol Dubin (Carol is the reason the Pet Pantry is in existence!), Patty Kutil (always willing to lend a hand and Community Sharing's event coordinator) and Hunter and Isabella - two of the most philanthropic kids I know. Lastly, Rich Harrison who offered the Powerhouse to us. What a beautiful spot to spend a winter day!
We are so fortunate to know such kind and giving people. We will see you all again next year!! Merry Holidays !

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Community Sharing's Pet Pantry Is In Desperate Need!!!!!

Our Task must be to free ourselves....by widening our circle of compassion to
embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.
Albert Einstein

Community Sharing continues to have new families coming to their doors for help. Each day they are open they add 5-8 new families to their already long list of people in need. Along with providing food and other services to the two footed members of the family, The Pet Pantry at Community Sharing is providing food to the four footed family members. This is a desperately important service to families, children, elderly persons that rely on their pets for solace during difficult times. The food provided to these pets is an important humanitarian outreach that prevents the pain and suffering of all living creatures.

The Pet Pantry's shelves are empty ! We need your help. Please bring donations to Apollo Center or to VCS and the food will be greatly appreciated.

We are all very fortunate to live in this great community. Thank you in advance for your help.

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Dogs Playing Poker Run for Community Sharing's Pet Pantry

If you live anywhere in Metro Detroit, please get your dog and join us in Milford, MI. We are holding a Poker Run with a pet friendly twist. The players are going to be walking through our beautiful down town, with their dogs and collecting their cards from merchants. They will end up at Central Park where the winners will be announced.
Milford has a picturesque downtown and some incredible shops and restaurants (we have a great dog bakery! Just Dogs Gourmet). It is a wonderful place to visit and an even better place to call home. Like the rest of Michigan we have been hit hard by the economic down turn. We have been hit longer than the rest of the US too. Our area food bank, Community Sharing, is over whelmed. What is extraordinary about Community Sharing is that a few years ago they began recognizing the need for the family pets and they have aided in preserving that human animal bond through good economic times and bad.
I have been lucky to have the chance to work with this organization over the past year. Between food, vaccines, spays and neuters, we have cared for over 750 animals! I think its great that we can focus on keeping these pets in their homes rather than adding to the already epidemic problem with stray and homeless dogs and cats.
Please come and get some exercise, walk your dog, meet new people, see our wonderful town and help a worthy cause.

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