Stroll with (or without) your canine in 12th VOT Dog Walk

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WILMINGTON — Enjoy spring by strolling with your dog in the 12th annual Wilmington College Veterinarians of Tomorrow Dog Walk. The community is invited to participate in the event that benefits the Wilmington Area Humane Society (WAHS) on Sunday, April 30.

Wilmington College students have hosted this charitable benefit which has become a spring tradition for both people and their canine friends. The walk follows the 4-C Bicentennial Trail and the course is approximately 2.6 miles.

There also is a short course, approximately 1.3 miles, for older dogs that owners would like to have participate.

Anyone who doesn’t have a dog but would like to participate and help the Wilmington Area Humane Society is more than welcome to attend and participate in the walk.

The Dog Walk will be held rain or shine. Representatives from the Wilmington Area Humane Society will be in attendance. There will be dog walk t-shirts available, refreshments and a raffle.

The pre-registration fee is $12 per owner/dog team and includes a t-shirt and goodies bag. To pre-register or for questions, email [email protected]. If pre-registering, please include your name, address, email, t-shirt size, dog’s name and breed, age, if up-to-date with vaccinations and whether your pet has any aggressive behavior around other dogs.

You may also register the day of the event at the J.W. Williams Jr. Memorial Park Pavilion, Shelter D, between 1-2 p.m.

Cost is $15 per owner/dog t-team. Onsite registration is first-come, first-serve for the goodie bags as well as t-shirts. All participants should arrive at Shelter D in the park before 2 p.m., as the the walk will start then.

The Veterinarians of Tomorrow is a Wilmington College student organization for those who hope to work with animals in the future. The organization is led by Chelsea Argo as President and Alexis Funk, Treasurer. The advisor is Professor Douglas Burks.

The Wilmington Area Humane Society is an all-volunteer nonprofit formed to promote the welfare of dogs and cats in Clinton County and to provide programs to the residents of this area to nurture and strengthen the human/animal bond.

In October 2016 it moved into a new shelter located at 5312 US 68 North, Wilmington, which houses adoptable cats and dogs.

For more information about WAHS, or if you would like to make a donation or volunteer, please visit http://www.adoptapet.com/wahs.

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Annual event benefits Wilmington Area Humane Society

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