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Sanctuary News Archives
October 18th
2010
Thank you to Home Grown Market for their
generous donation of fat and meat scraps to our
sled dogs. They have been so generous to us and so
much fun to work with. Stop by and see them today
at 3568 Geraghty Avenue in Fairbanks, Alaska to
get your fresh meat and produce!
September 27th 2010
Our first large donation received from
Kiwanis to help support the Sanctuary sled dogs.
Thank you Kiwanis!!
September 22nd
2010
The final day of the Yukon Quest summer
show and the wrap up of an amazing summer of
donations and shared information about the Sled
Dog Sanctuary to thousands of tourists!!
Eleven total adoptions made possible by our public
presence behind the Yukon Quest building on the
corner of 1st and Cushman in downtown Fairbanks.
May
30th 2010
Offical logo created for the Sled Dog
Sanctuary
April 25th 2010
Plans forming for our rescue dogs to have a
presense at the Yukon Quest cabin during the
summer of 2010 mingling with thousands of tourists
that pass through every day. Miriam Cooper and her
volunteers will be on hand to talk with the public
about all of our dogs and our sport of dog
mushing. Exact days and times are being solidified
with the Yukon Quest.
April 17th 2010
Foster dogs headed into Kantishna Road House to work for the summer and spread the word about our sled dogs needing new forever homes and how great it is to adopt a working husky!
February 11th 2010
After many months of waiting the Sled Dog Sanctuary was accepted and approved by the state of Alaska to be a non-profit organization. Filing is currently being prepared to allow the Sanctuary to qualify for a 501c3 status which will make all donations given to the Sanctuary a tax write off for the generous donator.
December 1st 2010
Fourty
acres of raw land purchased at mile 90 of the Parks
Highway ten miles outside the town of Talkeetna.
Five acres or more (still to be decided) are
officially set aside as the new location of the Sled
Dog Sanctuary. The land is full with many, many acres of extremely tall birch trees, a natural drainage stream and wide open areas for the dogs to run and play. Boardering the property are 1000's of acres of state land that is easy to access for training of the Sanctuary dogs and for free time play.
The Alaska Railroad boarders the far edge of this property and provides a natural barrier to the property from recreational traffic insuring that even our shiest fosters will have a quiet place to recover during their rehabilitation.
This railroad will also offer a wonderful opportunity for hanging large advertising boards direct in view to the 1000's of tourists who travel through Alaska on the only north/south railroad that exists in our great state.
Along with the exposure on the railroad this location is key to increase public exposure to our Sanctuary sled dogs available for adoption and to offer the public easy access to information about our great sport of dog mushing! The Parks Highway is one of the busiest in the state and access to the Sanctuary will be as easy as a simple turn off the highway!
This property has approximately 1/4 mile of highway frontage, perfect for our advertising needs!
November 7th 2009
Offical website address reserved for the Sled Dog Sanctuary
Mission statement created
Data and introduction to the new site launched on-line