Hi everyone, it’s Millie here. I don’t know if any of you know but I have a big day coming up. This Saturday I will be one year old! Okay we don’t really know my exact birthday, but mom and dad have designated May 11th as my birthday.
Can you believe I am going to be 1 year old! My first year sure has been exciting. Of course the highlight was finding my forever home with Cindy and Charlie and most recently having Walter joining us.
To celebrate my birthday I hope you all can help me give back a little. You see before I found this home I ended up at Rochester Animal Services (RAS) the animal care and control organization for the city. The nice people at RAS saw how special I was and called the Big Dogs Big Hearts rescue to take me into their group.
RAS is a small shelter run by the City of Rochester and has a very limited budget to care for all the animals that come through their doors. Since they are a municipal organization they are not allowed to do any fundraising, but the Verona Street Animal Society (VSAS) was formed just 7 years ago to raise funds to help RAS better serve the animals in their care.
On June 8th I will be joining in the fun at The Fast and the Furriest! It is a walk and run to benefit RAS / VSAS. There are two ways you can help me.
The first is to visit my fundraising page and make a donation to our team. My mom and I are going to walk with some of her friends that she crochets with a couple times a month (some of the ladies knit too). The group is called Purl Jam (in case you didn’t know purl is a knitting term) and we hope to raise lots of money for the animals at RAS. Of course if you want to join me you can also register and walk with us too.
The second way you can help is to come back here on Saturday, my big day, and leave me a comment. I will make my mom donate $1 for each comment. Please only one comment per household. I want to make sure there is still some money to buy my treats. So I hope you will come back in a few days to help me celebrate and raise some money for a worthy cause. Oh yeah you could also help by telling your friends to donate or at least come over on Saturday for the comment-a-thon. Thanks!
WOW Millie a whole year old! And what a great way to celebrate. I will be here Saturday and on that day I will give you some of my treat money on your fundraising page.
Blessings,
Goose
Awww. If I was in the area I would walk with you. We will walk in your honor. 🙂 What a great way to honor your birthday.
Congrats on your successful trip around the sun! It has certainly been quite the adventure – so great of you to give back as you celebrate.
Barkdays are the BEST!! We will most definitely pop by on Saturday to wish you!
Wally & Sammy
Millie and Walter, we very proudly made a donation in your honor. I hope you have a wonderful gotcha day.
Loveys Sasha
One year old, already? You have grown into such a beautiful girl, Millie!
We’ll be back on Saturday!
Woofs,
Tommy
This is great news Millie!! Happy One Year Birthday a little early!! That is a great Animal Shelter…our mama’s stepson volunteers at that shelter.
xoxo Chloe and LadyBug
The time has gone so fast and now you are almost one, wow!
That is a wonderful thing you are doing and we will be happy to make a donation.
Dip Bridge and Elliot x
Where does the time go? Absolutely, we’ll be back on Saturday to wish you the happiest birthday ever, Millie!
Love ya lots♥
Mitch and Molly
Dawling Millie
How wondewful. Tis sounds like a pawfect way to celebwate yoow one yeaw Biwfday. I’m so happy you found yoow family and I hope thewe will be many othew happy tails as a wesult of yoow genewosity
Smoochie kisses
Asta
Can’t believe that you’re going to be 1 already Millie! You don’t look a day over 6 months!!
We’ll see what we can do on the donations. (Mommy’s saving our treat money so we can get back to NY in 2 weeks. She still hasn’t found that money tree she’s been looking for.)
Be sure Mom takes lot’s of pictures on the walk too so we can ooh and aah over all the puppers there.
Hugs,
Lily Belle & Muffin
OMD MILLIE…. OF COURSE we will be here on Saturday to help you celebrate your SPECIAL BIRFDAY!!! Will there be cake and I Scream??? ERNIE wanted me to ask that.
Millie OMDs May 11 is your b-day what a spectacular day….and my friend we can celebrate together…May 11th is my 11th Gotcha day!!
My peeps brought me on the Saturday before Mother’s Day in 2002.
Whoohoo
Hugs Madi and Mom
Millie!! We can’t believe you’ve been here in Blogville for a YEAR!! We’ll definitely be back on Saturday!
-Bart, Rubya nd Otto
Hey Millie!
Wow, congrats on your upcoming barkday! It’s so super that you are raising money for RAS. I’ll get your event added to the BCCalendar right away. 🙂
Grr and Woof,
Sarge, COP
OH, this is just pawesome, Millie – happy early birthday. And of course, we will come back on the real day too. We are also going to see if we can find Mom’s plastic card and make a small donation as well.
Woos – Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning
Wow, that year went by fast! When me and Stanley turned a year old mom said it was time to help with chores. Did your mom give you chores to do? Stanley has to wash dishes and I have to clean floors. Happy ALMOST birfday!
Your Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
OMD! A year already Millie?! Wows, how time flies, huh?! I just loves your story, and I am soooo very glad you found your wunderfuls furever home!
I will see if I can sneak into Ma’s purse and steal her plastic to make a donation….I’m on a roll ya know! What’s a little more time in the Hoosegow anyhu?! BOL
Kisses,
Ruby
Wow a year old already? Happy soon to be barkday! 🙂
I want to wish you a wonderful barkday too!
love
tweedles
Good luck Millie!~!!!
Happy 1st Barkday, Ms. Millie! Have a pawrific time at the Fast and Furious Walk!!
Wyatt
Thank you for doing this! I manage the social media for VSAS as a volunteer. AND May 11 is my birthday! Hope to see you at The Fast and The Furriest!
Happy Birthday Millie………you are a very lucky human owner.
I tried to navigate away from this page, but my dogs Gizmo and Widget, both RAS “graduates,” wouldn’t let me until I commented! Happy Birthday Millie, and a big thank you to the people at RAS. They do a hard job very well.
Yay Millie! I came from RAS too and have been in my new home for a few months now. Let’s help more of our “brothers and sisters” out there!
-Mabel
Happy birthday Millie! You are a lucky dog and this is a wonderful gesture ❤
Happy Birthday Millie! Enjoy your Fast and Furriest walk 🙂
Happy Doggy Big one year Birthday, Millie! Bless both you and your generous owners!
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So glad to have helped you on your way through RAS! I am the veterinarian there and probably spayed you before you left for rescue. It’s wonderful to know that you blossomed in your new home and it sounds like you have a group of great friends and family that you call home now! Congrats, Milllie! All dogs deserve what you have! Have a wonderful birthday!
I’m thrilled that you found a forever home!
Happy Birthday Millie! What a lovely story and happy ending for you and your family. How nice of you to share with RAS!
Happy birthday, and I am so glad you found your humans! Kirby Ann and I are walking with our friends as well. Kirby was a rescue dog from the country and she is happy to give back to all the loveable mutts out there who still need help finding their humans. She would say hi, but she’s busy chewing on a Kong toy and running around the yard!
Happy Birthday Millie! You and your people are very generous to celebrate your birthday by thinking of all the animals at the shelter. I am so happy you have a loving family. I’ll look for you on June 8th when my pups and are on the dog walk.
Happy Birthday Millie! Isn’t furever love the best?! Hope you have a terrific day and good luck on your walk in June!!
With love,
Layla from PA.
6yo Boxer.
Happy Birthday Millie… Sounds like you have good parents!
That’s awesome!! What a great heart!! 🙂
You certainly are a beautiful and lucky dog! Happy Birthday!
We’re buying a house soon and plan on adding a dog to our family. I hope we find a sweetie like Millie at RAS!
Cutie!!!!!!!! Sending my love!!!!
Happy birthday Millie!!! I hope you have a great walk, and lots of puppy treats!!
Good luck Millie and congrats on getting a brother 🙂
Happy Birthday, the best years are just beginning.
What a wonderful story. I love hearing tails of rescue and the special people that make them happen. You will never get more love than from a rescued pet. Sometimes I wonder who benefits more. The pet or adopter. I know my life is personally much richer from having rescued dogs in my life. Happy birthday, Millie!
Hi Millie!
It was wonderful to see you today. You are wonderful and so happy!
Happy Birthday “Millie Midnight” :). I hope your brother Walter is extra special to you today.
Thanks for helping the dogs at RAS too! We know how you love all dogs.
PS. We will see you on June 8 also.
Happy Birthday! My family adopted a beautiful dog who was called Cookie, but renamed to Casey. She has been so happy and excited to be with us.
Sending Happy Birthday Wishes to Sweet Millie:-)
Happy Birthday Millie! You are so fortunate to have found your forever family. I love happy beginnings!
Great idea! I just adopted our 3rd dog from RAS.
we’ll see you at the Fast and the Furriest! happy birthday.
Happy Birthday, So glad you found a forever home ❤
Happy birthday Millie! See you at the fast and the furriest!
Hi there Mille, I can’t wait to meet you, and so happy you found a forever home! By walking the Fast and Furriest, you help to insure that all the orphans at the VSAS find a forever home, too! Love you, Sue with Pet Angels
Hi Millie! Happy Belated Birthday!
Happy Birthday Millie!