Showing posts with label Horse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Horse. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Spring-ish

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Elmer would like to welcome you to Spring-ish and the Lollypop Farm walk
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A few of the horses
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Don't play coy Emu...

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Sleepy pig

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Piggy pig

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This is how I thought all of Upstate New York looked before I moved here.

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Goose

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Someday this llama will come closer

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GOATS!!!

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And now all the Daffodils are out.

Enough blogging for now.  It's going to be nice for only a few more minutes.  So, I'm going outside to enjoy it...

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

New Digs

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Here's "Call Me Maebe," a newborn horse at Lollypop Farm.  She was less than 24 hours old when this was taken.  What a great event to have around the office!

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Speaking of events, here's the new wall that went up in the lobby to protect visitors, staff, and volunteers from the construction.

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ATTENTION!  New cat sanctuary being built behind this wall!!!

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It's been a long time since this office was this spotless.  Our old workspace will be a good space for others in the near future.

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Goodbye old friend!

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Hello new friend.  Here's my new workspace.  Still waiting for some new supplies to come in and complete the space.  But, it's shaping up and it's very exciting to see some of this renovation and expansion at Lollypop Farm come to completion!
That's all going on right now.  Been very, very busy lately with all kinds of projects.  So, it will be nice to watch some Modern Family (and possibly Lincoln) tonight.  Adios!

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Lollypop Farm Telethon 2013 Today!

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Join us as we celebrate our 17th year of Lollypop Farm’s Telethon, our largest fundraising event for homeless and abused animals in our community. This annual animal extravaganza will be broadcast live from Eastview Mall on 13 WHAM-TV, Rochester's CW, and 13wham.com from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m.. - See more at: http://www.lollypop.org/site/c.clKUI9OQIoJcH/b.8484615/k.352D/Telethon_2013.htm#sthash.RlryD2Lq.dpuf

The six-hour broadcast will showcase the diverse and meaningful work Lollypop Farm performs each and every day. Celebrate our far-reaching community programs, successful adoptions and hear stories of some of the special animals that have touched our lives.
Your support is critical! All funds raised help Lollypop Farm care for homeless and abused pets and continue to bring valuable services—including humane education, cruelty investigations, and much more—to the Rochester community.
Make a difference in the lives of homeless animals with your Telethon donation. Remember—every dollar raised stays in the Rochester community and helps change a pet's life for the better. See how your donation is put to work:
$25 = Spay/Neuter one animal
$50 = Purchases surgical instrument trays
$100 = Purchases animal capture gloves
$200 = Purchases a veterinary heating pad
$500 = Allows for surgical and rehabilitation of one animal cruelty victim
- See more at: http://www.lollypop.org/site/c.clKUI9OQIoJcH/b.8484615/k.352D/Telethon_2013.htm#sthash.RlryD2Lq.dpuf

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

A Horse Is a Horse Unless of Course

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I think he thought I had food for him.  The disappointment he must have experienced when he realized it was only a camera...

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Heeey Wilbur...

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Deer were celebrating President's Day in my back yard.  Nothing like making a pot of coffee and having nature come to you.

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My neighbor is my inspiration.  He builds all of these snow forts and other creations.  It's only a matter of time before our yard looks like it's from Calvin & Hobbes.

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Mural on the backside of the Catholic Family Center building in downtown Rochester.  I couldn't find anything on it.  Not sure if it was commissioned or anything.  Anyone who knows about it can put it in the comments.


That's all I can really report at this time.  So it goes...

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Raise the Woof!

Raise the "woof."  Get it?  Instead of roof because we're an animal shelter.  I'll be here all night folks...

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The new Training Center is going up real quickly at Lollypop Farm, Humane Society of Greater Rochester.  The roof is going up and the sides are getting covered!

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Backside of the training wing

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The new clinic has its roof too.  Lots of windows for lots of animals to look out of while they are recovering from spay, neuter, and other surgeries.  

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Look at these guys.  They laugh at Mother Nature!  Hurricane Sandy won't stop them from helping the animals in our community.  

Thanks again for all of your support.  None of this would be possible with the support of the community.  And, I promise, more updates to come.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Last Gasp of Summer

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Lollypop Farm's Barktober Fest 2012 raised $110,000 to help homeless and abused pets in the Greater Rochester community!  Thanks to all of you who donated to the festival, to me personally (even you "anonymous" whoever you are), to all of our volunteers, staff, and everyone else who participated.  

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People hanging out in Egypt Park

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AND THEIR OFF!  Runners on their 5-mile race

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I believe this is a back-to-back win for our first place runner.

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THE FINISH.  Thanks to Fleet Feet/Yellowjacket Racing!  Great job and thanks for all your hard work

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Sinzibukwud rockin' out the park

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Fairport Lions Club making up some delicious hamburgers and hot dogs!

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Ate at Tournedos restaurant at the Inn on Broadway before going to the Fringe Festival


.  Awesome meal.  But, how can I go wrong with steak and potatoes? 

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Bandaloop dancing on the side of the HSBC building on the Manhattan Square Park side.

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Tiny Dancers...

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An old Irish Blessing says: "May your puppy be tired before you go home."

That's all for now.  THANKS again to everyone who participated at Barktober Fest.  It was a great time and you helped a lot of animals by having fun!





Friday, September 21, 2012

Please Join Us For BarktoberFest 2012 On Saturday!

Please join us for Barktoberfest 2012 on Saturday, September 22 from 8:30am to 3pm at Egypt Park (intersection of Pittsford-Palmyra Rd (Route 31) & Victor Road next to Lollypop Farm).  Now entering its 15th year, Barktober Fest 2012 Presented by Pet$aver Healthy Pet Superstore is Greater Rochester's most popular event for pet lovers! Over 2,500 people and their pets will come together in an effort to raise $144,500 to support homeless and abused animals in our community.

Some of the fun activities include:


5-mile race
1.5 mile nature Walk for the Animals
pet portraits
agility course and demonstrations
The Kid Zone
Kissing Booth
Flea Market
Food
Shopping
music by Sinzibukwud
and much, much more!!!


For More Information, please visit:

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Lollypop Farm Construction Update

Here's a little update on the construction going on at Lollypop Farm!
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This is the foundation for the new "cat patio."  Where the auditorium is now will become the new cat room.  The cat patio will be a place for cats to look outside and for people to look in.  Endless entertainment!

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This is the new Training Center wing.  

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It won't be long before the new Clinic will have walls going up!  We just set a new record of 54 spay/neuter surgeries today with only three operation tables.  So, the quicker this is up the more animals we can help!

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The new barn!  It's so shiny and red!

We can do great things for the animals of Greater Rochester with your support.  Our next big event is below.  I hope you can join or donate!


Barktoberfest
September 22, 2012, Lollypop Farm from 8:30am to 3pm

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

My 2nd Dog and Pony Show

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Telethon 2012 for Lollypop Farm was a great success thanks to the Rochester community and beyond.  Our goal of $210,000 was exceeded as we reached 237,230!!!  Here's a WHAM 13/Rochester CW interview.


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Info in case you didn't see it earlier


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Setting up for the big show


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The phone bank volunteers I trained.  They did an awesome job this year.  They had very nice handwriting, which was complimented on by a lot of people


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Not-so-behind the scenes at Eastview Mall


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The kissing booth


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Our first customer!


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Mercy the Mini Horse!  She's already a star at Lollypop, but the pink shoes really capture the diva in her.


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Joanna doing an awesome job training more phone bank volunteers.  TEAMWORK!


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Busy answering the phones


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Behind the scenes with all the "overflow" phone bank volunteers.  That's a lot of phone calls!


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The show's over...


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The set was taken down in a matter of minutes.  As Karen said, "It's like Christmas.  You spend months shopping and weeks to get everything ready and then all the gifts are opened and forgotten about within five minutes."


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Another great Telethon!  Lots of "good jobs" and "congrats" to go around.  The Rochester community for their support of our animals.  To all the volunteers who poured their time and energy into this effort.  To all the staff that dedicated countless hours during the Telethon and year-round.  It's moments like this that show why Lollypop Farm is such a wonderful and unique place for animals!

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