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Health & Fitness

Walk & Wag-a-Thon and Pet Fair

Mark your calendar for Saturday, October 12th from 1-6pm at the Harford County Equestrian Center!

You're invited to Harford County's premier pet event - the Walk & Wag-a-Thon and Pet Fair, sponsored by Animal Emergency Hospital. We’ve got lots of exciting things planned this year. In addition to the popular vendor fair, pet contests, microchipping for $20, a mobile adoption unit, raffles and more, we have some NEW activities. Tempt your taste buds with The Gathering, a coalition of Baltimore's fabulous food trucks. They're bringing music, beer & wine, and activities for children. Plus, help make history as we attempt to set a Guinness World Record for "Most Dogs Wearing Bandanas in One Place!"

So how can you get involved and participate in this exciting event?
• We’re challenging folks of all ages to get out now and collect as many pledges as possible to support the animals. Students can challenge their classmates, employees can compete against other departments, neighbors can challenge each other! Download and print copies of the PLEDGE SHEET.
• You can also FUNDRAISE ONLINE. Click the link to set up your own personalized fundraising page, and email the link to everyone you know so they can donate quickly and easily online.
• Get as many people as you can to sponsor you. Ask family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors to donate for the animals. Seek donations early and often! Remember—the biggest reason people don’t donate is because they aren’t asked!
• Print the EVENT POSTER and hang it at work and in your community.
• Are you part of a business that wants to get involved? HSHC has a variety of SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES that provide recognition on promotional materials, inside the program, online and more.
• HSHC also has VENDOR SPACE inside the pavilion for businesses to showcase their goods and services to hundreds of participants. Vendors can participate for a minimal $40 fee.

So lace up your tennis shoes, put a leash on Fido and head out to the Harford County Equestrian Center in Bel Air for a fun-filled afternoon – all in support of a great cause! We look forward to walking and wagging with you!

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