GGBR Waddle 2016 - July the 4th, Novato, CA - Register Now! 

Register Now! 

EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL BASSET HOUND WADDLE 2016

4TH OF JULY, NOVATO, CA

Please READ all this information!!  Sorry there is so much to tell you!

 

 

 

 

Check In will be AT THE PICNIC FIELD, Marion Park Baseball Field 

8:30-9:30am. 

If you register online (whether you already paid or not), please go to the "REGISTRATION" booth where you can CHECK IN, pay any outstanding entry fees, deliver pledges and buy/collect Waddle 2016 tshirts. 

On-the-day registrants also go to "REGISTRATION" booth, where you can pay your entry fees, deliver pledges, and buy tshirts etc.

After registration you can either walk, or catch a ride on one of our shuttle vans back to the Waddle start.  We would encourage you to drop off passengers and hounds near the start of the Parade and just the driver come to Marion Park.  That way, it will just be the drivers getting the uncomfortable ride back in the UHaul Van!!

During the Parade, it is important that we walk IN A GROUP, and that we do not delay the Parade.  We will walk at a slow and steady pace.  Do NOT stop unless the Parade has stopped.  Onlookers can pet the dogs as you pass, and you can spend more time socializing if the Parade pauses, but we need to keep moving.  The Parade marshals will not put us near the front of the Parade because they see us dawdling along.  It is a criticism we want to overcome.  It is also easier on the dogs to keep going on the hot pavement and not be standing still. 

We will have a trailer to serve as our 'Pooped Pup Truck' so there will be room for tired hounds.  If you are stopping because you think your dog is in distress, please get them onto the truck.  We'll have water on board and a vet or vet tech.  The Pooped Pup Truck driver will keep a steady pace, and be instructed not to stop for stragglers unless you are trying to hitch a ride.  You will be left behind, or encouraged to drop out and walk back on the sidewalk.

GOODY BAGS WILL BE GIVEN OUT AT THE END OF THE PARADE, BACK AT THE PICNIC FIELD.  We ask that you take just one per dog.  Gwen Dossey works hard to get us these donations and they are always great stuff!

Parade starts 10am - we need to be ready by 10am so we need a dedicated team of volunteers to come early to help decorate the vehicles and get the order of our contingent organized!  I need volunteers to help get the picnic site ready and to staff registration booths before the Parade.  I need volunteers to drive shuttle vans and the Pooped Pup Truck.  I need volunteers to marshall the Waddle, who will walk behind, just in front of the Pooped Pup Truck and will encourage stragglers to keep moving, or to jump onto the PPT.  Above all, I need volunteers to contact me NOW so I can assign them to tasks.  More information on the website HERE.

THIS IS A FUNDRAISER FOR RESCUE - please use this link to deposit donations and to share it with your friends, family and work colleagues:

 PAYPAL LINK 

• Entry is $10 for one hound and $15 for two or more hounds - each hound gets a goodie bag.
• Seraphim, Cherubim and Archangel Members STILL need to register.  There is a member code you will get via separate email to make sure you reduce your cart to zero cost registration.
• Tshirts - what a GREAT logo we have this year.  We have chosen not to make it 'Waddle Specific', so you can wear this one year-round and for years ahead.  Remember the Hot Dogs logo from a couple of years back? The artist, Cindy Kremsner, has taken the same dogs and created a 'Howl-a-Day' on the Bay!!
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• Limited tshirts supplies left - only available at registration.

 

REGISTER ONLINE USING THE LINK BELOW - OR CONTACT ADDY (REPLY TO THIS EMAIL) FOR A VERSION YOU CAN PRINT OFF - MAILED AND ONLINE ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2016 - THIS HELPS US PLAN! 

PRE-REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED... you are welcome to register on the day, but the charge increases to $15 for your first hound or $25 for multiple hounds. 

Registration/check in  desk will be AT THE PICNIC FIELD, MARION PARK, GRANT AVENUE (the end of the Waddle route).  We will run a shuttle bus, as usual, to take you back to the start line, or you will need to walk the ten blocks back yourself!  Come AT 9AM to make sure there is time to get you all back there by 10am.  Drivers can drop off their families and HOUNDS at the Parade start (Reichert and Grant) and then drive to the Lucky's parking lot where they will park, cross the road to the baseball field, register/check in for the family, and get the shuttle back, which will help give more people a ride! 

Please note, Basset Hounds only in the parade unless you have a service dog or special needs dog.

PLEDGES ARE WELCOME UP TO AND INCLUDING WADDLE DAY, and up to August 1. IF YOU ARE GIVING CHECKS AND CASH, PLEASE PUT THESE IN AN ENVELOPE LABELED 'WADDLE PLEDGES' (make sure your name/hound's name is on it also) AND HAND IN AT REGISTRATION. 

 

This is our major fundraiser of the year. Pledges are encouraged. If you want to do it the old fashioned way watch for our snail mail Waddle packets. Let your friends, family and work colleagues know that you are raising money for this Waddle and ask them to use our donation page PayPal Donate button to deliver their pledges. Your donors will know that their money is coming straight to the Rescue!

And here's a great offer for you... raise at least $100 and get a free tshirt.  Keep raising, and for every $100 you will get another tshirt if you want one. We may even consider a different style of shirt if tshirts are not your 'thing'! Pledges raised until June 8 qualify - on that day, or before, email Addy Dawes at ggbassetlovr@hotmail.com and identify the pledges that are yours or for your Waddle.

Follow these links for more detailed information (so much information!):

• Other information and map
• Directions and hotel information
• Checklist
• Registration and Pledge Forms (available on website or by email from Addy)