On Saturday, June 13th, an emergency fundraiser to benefit the many rescued animals of Happy Trails was held at Wilson Feed Mill in Valley View, Ohio,

Beth Rozman, co-organizer of this fundraiser and representing Babushka's Kitchen, talks with visitors at the raffle table.

thanks to compassionate, caring individuals and event organizers Beth Rozman of Babushka's Kitchen in Northfield Center and Eileen Roloff of Happy Trails.

The kind folks at Wilson Feed Mill were extremely gracious and welcoming, and encouraged the Happy Trails crew to take over their parking lot to set up our tents, displays and to make comfortable the animals who arrived to meet and greet their guests.

Natasha the goat, our community representative and all-around cute-as-a-button

Jennifer Sanderson, Humane Officer for Portage Animal Protecive League, pets Natasha the goat.

Happy Trails rep, politely walked around on her leash thanking everyone in person who stopped out to donate and support our animal rescue programs. Natasha was a fantastic role model for Odessa the goat, who made her first

Odessa the goat was extremely kind and gentle, and a bit hit with everyone.

public appearance in behalf of Happy Trails. Odessa took her role as a sanctuary reprsentative very seriously, and as her way of letting everyone know of her appreciation for their support, licked clean everyone hand, face, leg and item of clothing that she could get near. Odessa just had her right eye removed several weeks ago at OSU due to a severe eye infection, and she has recovered so wonderfully and has such a great attitude and outlook on life, that she insisted on attending the fundraiser on Saturday.

Swayzee and Downy Junior, two ducks who are best buddies, also attended

Swayzee and Downy Junior represented our feathered friends.

to represent our feathered friends in need of homes. The happily quacked to all the kids who admired them through their cage, and educated folks about the benefits of having ducks a part of your family.

Janet Cobb, Happy Trails volunteer, holds Chesney, an ex-cockfighting rooster, for visitors to pet.

Chesney and Sebastian, two ex-cockfighting roosters, LOVE people, and were more than happy to call out to everyone using their very best crowing ability which they had been practicing all week. Both of these colorful little creatures were more than happy to be held and passed around and pet, for they want to show the world how wonderful chickens are and how gentle some animals are who are forced into fighting situations.

Thanks to the many sponsors who made this event possible, there were some fantastic raffle prizes, refreshments and baked goods, fun things to purchase, and some great give-a-way items too. Logo apparel such as t-shirts, baseball hats and tank tops was on hand to purchase, and some really wonderful displays showing some of the rescued animals helped provide education about animal abuse and animal neglect situations. 

Annette Fisher, Executive Director of Happy Trails, gives a talk about the rescue efforts of Happy Trails.

Annette Fisher, Happy Trails Executive Director, gave a presentation on the rescue work of Happy Trails and took questions about several court cases, and talked about the way our laws here in Ohio relate to animal abuse.

MANY THANKS TO:

BABUSHKA'S KITCHEN of Northfield Center...
...who co-sponsored this event, and to Beth Rozman and Eileen and Bob Roloff who have put in many hours to coordinate this very special fundraiser for Happy Trails. Please help us thank the nice folks at Babushk'a Kitchen for their hard work and participation in this event. You can check out the website for Babushka's at www.babushkafoods.com or call them at 330-468-0402.

WILSON FEED MILL of Valley View...
Please help us also send a huge thank you to Wilson's Feed Mill for being our host and for being so supportive and welcoming! Check them out on-line at www.wilsonfeedmill.com, or call them at 216-524-7080. Let them know that you appreciate what

Kids who love animals too came out to support the rescue efforts of Happy Trails!

they are doing on behalf of the rescued animals at Happy Trails! 

BUSINESS WHO SPONSORED RAFFLE ITEMS

We truly appreciate the support of the businesses who so kindly provided items for our raffles:

• Wilson Feed Mill, Valley View
• Babushka's Kitchen, Northfield Center
• Pat Dees, Northfield Center
• Giant Eagle, Macedonia
• TWG, Sagamore Hills
• Liberty Harley Davidson North, Boston Heighta
• Starbucks, Brecksville
• Loose Moose Cafe, Sagamore Hills
• Kings Gym, Bedford Heights
• Post Hill Farm, Macedonia
• Hi-Class Cuts, Macedonia
• Able Truck Parts, Independence
• Advance Auto Parts, Macedonia

Please patronize our sponsors and thank them for supporting Happy Trails!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to visit, to support our rescue efforts, and who donated to make our fundraiser a success! Many many many thanks!!!!