Past Northwest Regional Events
Top Brass & Tails To visit the Gold Rush Champions Chapter's website click here.
9th Annual Gift of Miracles The 9th annual Gift of Miracles gala was held on October 8, 2011 at the Lynnwood Convention Center in Lynnwood, WA. Hosted by the Puget Sound Volunteer Chapter, the event featured a live and silent auction, dinner and music, The event surpassed its goal by raising $108,000 for Canine Companions. To visit the Puget Sound Chapter's website click here. To visit the East Bay Miracles Chapter's website click here.
3rd Annual Zoom Zoom Woof Woof To visit the Gold Rush Champions Chapter's website click here.
1st Annual Paws to Celebrate - 35 Years of Making Miracles Held October 9, 2010 at Retzlaff Vineyard in Livermore, CA. The event featured a great silent auction, delicious food by the Livermore Lions Club and wine. Entertainment included Sterling Thomas doing his magic with bubles, doggie dancing from Motion Dynamics with Dogs can Dance, and live music by the Vachter Brothers. Thank you to the East Bay Miracles Chapter and supporters who rasied enough to sponsor a Team Training! To visit the East Bay Miracles Chapter's website click here.
"The Art of Independence" Held Satuday, October 9, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, WA. The event featured remarks by NW Graduate Andrew Pike, Retired Army Specialist and Iraqi War veteran, accompanied by his Service Dog, Yazmin, as well as wonderful silent and live auctions and many fun games of chance. Thank you to the Puget Sound Chapter and all the supporters that made this such a successful event! To visit the Puget Sound Chapter's website click here.
A special thank you to the Gold Rush Chapter of CCIfor all of your hard work and dedication to making this event a success! Held August 28, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 11650 Los Amigos Road, Healdsburg, California 95448 Calling all dogs! Wag your tail - The Dog Days of Summer are here. Guests entered into a contest for best human and dog look-a-like. Wag and smile for the free photographic portrait session. Dog tricks and stupid human tricks were rewarded. Everyone received tastes and treats. Four - legged friends got yummy biscuits while their two-legged friends were treated to hot dogs, veggie dogs and Polish dogs with delicious wine country gourmet toppings. Wines was poured by Merriam Vineyards "Best of Show" lineup and the admission fee of $10 was donated to Canine Companions for Independence. Thank you for coming to - Sit. Stay. Sip! Held Wednesday August 18, 2010 8:00a.m. to 9:00p.m. Five percent of all sales were donated to CCI, we received over $3,000!
Thanks Whole Foods and Whole Foods customers for your support!
Our volunteer appreciation party was a huge success!Volunteers were treated to an ice cream social served by CCI staff! Our volunteers are the heart of CCI, thank you for dedicating your time and talent to CCI!
Held Sunday, July 11, 2010 in Tacoma Washington Thank you to CCI's amazing Puget Sound Volunteer Chapter for coordinating the first ever Bark in the Park at the Tacoma Rainiers Cheney Stadium. Over 300 tickets to the Tacoma Rainiers vs. Fresno Grizzlies minor league baseball game were given to active and retired members of the military, their friends and family with the intent to increase awareness of CCI's Wounded Veterans Initiative. Also, many puppy raisers and graduates attended with their CCI dogs. Gabe Murfitt with his Service Dog Ruthie threw out the first pitch and attendees learned about CCI throughout the game and had an opportunity to meet one-on-one with CCI instructors to learn more the benefits of applying for an assistance dog. Thank you to the Pacific Life Foundation for funding CCI's outreach efforts to increase awareness of our Wounded Veterans Initiative.
Held Friday, June 25th from 12 to 8 p.m. at the Petaluma Fair Grounds CCI had an info booth at the Dog-Lover's Festival, where the Ugliest Dog Contest was held. There was plenty of fun activities such as kids reading to dogs, doggy cuisine, nose work for dogs, tips for adopting and dog training. It was a great awareness opportunity for CCI!
Northwest Board members Marlene Siminow, Charlie Krystofiak, Kathy Zastrow and Lin Nelson spearheaded CCI's first-ever booth at the Union Street Festival in San Francisco, June 5-6. With the help of CCI puppy raisers, graduate teams, breeder caretakers, facility dog handlers, and committed volunteers from Sacramento, Reno, and the East Bay, Festival attendees who passed the booth were treated to demonstrations, friendly exchanges of information and, of course, lots of hands-on petting of the many CCI dogs of all ages, sizes, and breeds present. One of San Francisco's largest free events, the Festival attracted approximately 100,000 attendees, and the Board's participation was aimed at increasing awareness of CCI as well as recruiting volunteers and puppy raisers in San Francisco. Both goals were achieved, with many people expressing interest and requesting further conversations. Spontaneous donations topped the $500 mark, a sum later matched by an anonymous friend of CCI for a total of more than $1000. Thank you, Northwest Board members. Keep up the great work!
Many CCI volunteers, graduates, supporters and staff members participated in the Sonoma County Human Race on Saturday, May 8th. We won best message for our t-shirt: "Giving from the Heart for 35 Years (That's 245 in Dog Years!)" Happy Birthday, CCI! So far, we are in second place and have raised almost $16,000.00 online and that does not could off-line pledges! Thank you to everyone who participated in the Human Race, either through collecting pledges, donating or walking, running or rolling in the race. We couldn't do it without you!
Held Saturday, May 8th, this fun event featured live music by Spotted Dog Revue, vendors, a raffle and t-shirt and lunch for participants. Riders with dogs on bikes during the received a free pin. For more information call 916-927-0232 or visit their event website. Proceeds from this event benefited Canine Companions!
The first Luck of the Irish held on Saturday, March 14 in Menlo Park was a big success! This fun-filled event featured lunch, raffle prizes, a silent auction and a special version of Bingo. The goal of this event was first and to have fun and secondly to increase awareness of CCI. Thank you to the South Bay Champions Chapter Group and the Redwood City Kiwanis Club for hosting this years event.
This event was held on Saturday, April 17th at the Jean and Charles Schulz Campus and it was a huge success with over $6,000 raised for CCI! Thank you to BobDog Wines for sponsoring the event! View Current Northwest Regional Events
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The Gold Rush Chapter hosted the Top Brass & Tails concert on October 21, 2011
The 2nd annual Paws to Celebrate event was held at Retzlaff Vineyards in Livermore, CA on October 1, 2011. Hosted by the East Bay Miracles Chapter, the event featured a silent auction, games, live music, as well as a demonstration by a Canine Companions trainer and graduate. W. Bruce Cameron was also on site to sign copies of his new book "A Dog's Purpose." The event surpassed its goal by raising over $22,500 for Canine Companions. 
The 3rd annual Bone App
The 3rd annual Zoom Zoom Woof Woof classic car show was held on September 3, 2011 at the El Dorado Hills Town Center. 
Held Sunday, August 22, 2010 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Gittinger Hall
Approximately 150 Peanuts enthusiasts from all over the world gathered in Santa Rosa over the July 4th holiday weekend for the tenth annual Beaglefest. Their auction efforts and generous members contributed a whopping $15,000 to CCI. We are doing the Snoopy happy dance. Thank you!
