Mo*Bee's Blog #9: 25 Years of Matchmaking!



Mo*Bee's Blog #9:  25 Years of Matchmaking!

Mo*Bee's helped Foothills Humane Society celebrate 25 of years matchmaking!

We were honored to help celebrate the Foothills Humane Society 25 year anniversary. Despite the snow on the mountain tops and the early morning high winds, with a few minor adjustments (we moved from outside tables to inside one of their storage buildings) the games went on as if nothing had happened.



Always fun to beat Dad in a game.





Volunteers arrived in droves to help the dogs be introduced & mingle with the crowd. The people who braved the cold were treated to such things as pony rides; free hot dogs, baked beans, chips, drinks and the best potato salad to ever grace a paper plate!  There were also some dog shows such as a demonstration from the Columbus Sheriff's Department and K-9 unit.

Mo*Bee's was happy to provide the "cardboard carnival" where anyone with mad gaming skills could try their luck and win a prize. Prizewinners were awarded animal treats (just in case your pets are not already happy to see when you get home), candy for the young and young at heart, and raffle tickets.  So, if winning once wasn't good enough, you could be given another chance to win again.



Boys being Boys



Once again I brought a knife to a gun fight.

Hearing of the fun and festivities, even crazy Ann stopped by on the way home from a relaxing 12 hour shift at work. Kelly came to help and so did my friend little Peggy. We played games like Pop & Win, where every (lolli)pop picked could be a bigger winner than the last one.

                                   Crazy Ann and Little Peggy

Match & Win, where contestants were given the names of 3 classes that can be found on Mo*Bee's Class Finder and they had to pick the correct school or facility where these classes are taught. We had to help a lot of contestants out with this game, which we were glad to do.  That's our job to help people find where they can take the class they are looking for.



YES! WNC Edutech does teach that class!



Next up was Coin Hole where people were challenged to roll, slide or ricochet a coin down a wooden slide and into one of the 4 brightly colored holes at the bottom. We liked this game a lot because it covered the 3 things we at Mo*Bee's aim to do according to our mission statement, "Make it easy. Make it fun. Make a difference.". It made a difference because all the change collected was donated to the Foothills Humane Society. It was fun and easy to play all while allowing people to rid themselves of that heavy change in their pockets in exchange for great pet treats and candy.

The only sad thing about the day was that the pony, who had come to give all the kids a ride, had gone home before I could get a photo of little Peg riding it. Maybe it heard that Crazy Ann was coming and it got scared that she might try to turn it into a work horse.

Before leaving, Ann did jump right in and help us do some work that the shelter needed even though like I said earlier she had already put in a long day at work. All of us there were not the least bit surprised, that's just another example of why we call her Crazy Ann.

People pick their friends for all different reasons. When I asked Kelly and Peggy if they would get up at 7 AM help me load up and be at the animal shelter by 8:30 AM to help the shelter put up tents, put up banners, set up a bunch of cardboard games and do all this in 30° temperatures and 45 mile an hour winds, neither of them hesitated even for a minute. So you pick your friends however you want to. I plan to continue to only pick the ones that have the hearts the size of Texas.

                                          Kelly and Little Peg

So when Mo*Bee's Class Finder helps you find the class you been looking for or it helps you get the word out about the class you are teaching, it's all my friends that you need to thank. It's their selfless hard work that has made Mo*Bee's Class Finder a reality.

We are happy to announce the winners from the raffle:  Lewis Aho won the dog toy and treat gift pack. Joan Gaw (who told me when I called her that she has "never won anything in her life before!" ) won the limited edition pen and ink print of Chimney Rock. Joan, now you can't say that anymore! Courtney Aho and Rou Gildersleeve both won a gift certificate to Open Road Coffee and Tea shop. Dana Mayer won the Bi–Lo gift card.

But the biggest winners of the day were the 4 families who adopted pets from the shelter that day. If you chose to stay in your warm home and you missed out on all the fun, it's not too late for you. Load up the family and ride on over to Foothills Humane Society or if you don't live around here visit your own local shelter where you too can collect the best prize you've ever won. It's an easy game that's fun and where you too can make a difference!

Until next time.

Dee
a.k.a. Mo*Bee

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