COLLIELIFE ONLINE PHOTO COMPETITION 2022
IN AID OF CURE4DM
DEAR ALL, I personally wanted to write to say a very big Thank You to all who participated in the recent 'Photo Competition' to raise funds for Cure4DM and the UK DM Fundraisers. The amount raised by you all was amazing. This donation will be used to support UK owners of dogs with DM with carts and other mobility aids for their journey throughout the insidious disease of Degenerative Myelopathy, also to create greater awareness about DM to UK dog owners and the general public, it will also go towards research to help find treatments to slow or halt DM and eventually we all hope, for a Cure for DM.
I was honoured to be invited to judge 'Best In Show' for the competition, and I have to say what an incredibly difficult task this has been as for the past week or so. My inbox has been flooded with the most gorgeous photos of all your dogs. On a positive note, it bought smiles to my face every day, which is good, but I knew the task of choosing the winners would not be easy. In the end, I had to make decisions, based on my own gut feelings, but it still wasn't easy, as all our dogs are winners in so many ways.
Again, thank you so much to all of you, entrants - owners and the beautiful dogs - Julie Growcott and to 'Collie Life' for your support.
Julie will shortly be receiving an official Cure4dm receipt and I will be posting a Donation T
hank you in the UK DM Fundraiser group, that you are all welcome to join https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKDMFUNDRAISERS
Kathryn Everson
RECEIPT FOR MONIES
COMMPETITION RAISED £900
PLUS ANOTHER £100 DONATIONS RECEIVED
TOTAL £1000 |
Degenerative myelopathy (DM) is a progressively degenerative disease of the spinal cord which causes hind limb weakness, lameness and eventual paralysis. The precise cause of degenerative myelopathy is unknown but we can now do DNA tests prior to mating to test for the status of stud dogs and bitches.
I wanted to do something not only in Tei's memory but in the memory of all the other dogs who's lives have been taken short by this dreadful disease.
PRIZES
I have had some other very generous offers of M & S Vouchers to the value of £20 for Best in Show, and £10 for Best Puppy in Show from Michelle Mitchell, and £10 for Best Veteran in Show from Sophie Wray Ramsden.
Lesley Chalmers and Lyn Maxwell (Aintshe) are also donating a rosette for BIS and BPIS, and very kind donations from Marina McLaughlin, Mae Melvin and Joan Jopson, Penny and Julie Sewell, Tina May and Elaine Page.
Judges
Kathryn Everson
will be the Best in Show Judge and is also donating two polo shirts
Kathryn is involved with the Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) UK Fundraising Group
More information HERE
Marina McLaughlin will judge the Rough/Smooth Collie classes
Susan Coulter the all breed classes
YOU CAN VIEW ALL THE ENTRIES ON OUR FACEBOOK GROUP HERE
A TOTAL OF GBP£900 HAS BEEN SENT OVER TO THE UK CURE4DM CHARITY AND
US$46.42 WAS SENT TO THE UKCURE4DM CHARITY DIRECT BY SOME OF THE ENTRANTS
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!
RESULTS FOR THE CLASS WINNERS ARE BELOW
CLICK ON CLASS NUMBER TO TAKE YOU TO NEW PAGE
If you wish to make a donation to this worthy cause you can do via myself
via paypal friends and family option to
collielife1@gmail.com,
I will update the fund total and forward the monies on directly to Kathryn Everson.
https://www.cure4dm.org/
You can find more about DM HERE
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