Read the Chain Off 2007 Final Press Release in .pdf format

Read the Chain Off 2007 Preliminary Press Release in .pdf format
Read all about the Chain Off 2006 Contest Last Year

The Dogs Deserve Better Chain Off, held every July 4th for the past 5 years, has evolved from one woman chaining herself to a doghouse for 33 hours in Pennsylvania in 2004, to 11 contestants chaining themselves for as long as 13 days to win a new car in 2006.

Along the way others have joined in the crusade, with last year separate events being held in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Maine.

This year we want to make it even easier to participate, and we need at least 50 people or local rescue groups to join us! That's right, at least ONE from every state. Here's how we've made it easy for you...

Last year's participant, Erin Blais of Maine, BLAZED a trail for you...She lived chained to a doghouse for 24 hours IN HER VERY OWN YARD! That's right, no event to plan, location to get permission for, funds to raise...nothing. And the media STILL CAME.

Many of you have been telling us you want to do this for years, but when it came to planning the event, it proved to be too much for you. (We understand, it can be VERY daunting.) So this year, DON'T PLAN. Just get yourself a doghouse, let us know where and when you will be joining us, get a few friends to sponsor you on this hourly 'sponsor sheet' (like a walk-a-thon), and be done with it.

We will alert your local media and include your details on our website. Each person who chains her/himself for 8 hours or more will receive a FREE CHAIN OFF 2007 T-shirt, as well as brochures to hand out to any interested passers-by.

Just a few simple rules to live by:

1. If you say you'll do it, don't back out. (OK, we've heard some of you are backing out, please refer back here to Rule #1!)

2. Get friends and family to sponsor you on this sheet (like a walk-a-thon) so you can raise money for our work while you're whiling away the hours.

3. Make sure to take photos and send us a write up of your success for the website.

4. Chain yourself from 8-24 hours anytime from June 30th through July 8th.

AND THAT'S IT! Could it get any simpler?

Join us today.
E-mail Dawn@dogsdeservebetter.org with all your details.

Unchain the 50 - State and Canadian Information in Alphabetical Order, Main Events First. We need at least ONE per state (More are welcome!)

East Coast Unchain the 50 - Atlanta, Georgia
Weekend of June 30- July 1, 2007 (Sat-Sun)
Location:
Piedmont Park, Atlanta GA
400 Park Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
404-875-7275

Piedmont Park is located about 2 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta
We will be outside of the off-leash Dog Park, located north of the meadow, on the East Side of the park by Monroe Drive, North of the Park Drive underpass.
http://www.piedmontpark.org/visit/directions.html

Event times:
Both Days (Sat-Sun):
Setup will be from: 7-9:30 AM,
Event Hours 10AM-8:30 PM
Breakdown and cleanup will run from 8:30 – 10PM.
Park is open daily from 6AM – 11PM

Atlanta Event Press Release

Here’s a link to some hotel’s that are close to Piedmont Park. If you want to stay downtown, we recommend Midtown or Buckhead.
http://www.hotels-rates.com/hotels/locations/Atlanta/GA/usa/247/

Best Friends will also have booths/tables at the Seattle and Atlanta events.

For more information:
Susan Hartland
425-293-4492 (cell)
hartlas@hotmail.com
or call 206-954-2932 Cell

Living Chained in Atlanta:
1. Tammy Grimes, Pennsylvania (See PA, below for details)
2. Nancy Green, Georgia (See GA for details)
3. Dawn Ashby, Illinois (See IL for details)
4. Kelly Hamilton, Kentucky (See KY for details)
5. Rhonda Sims, South Carolina (See SC for details)
6. Sandy Lynn, Missouri (See MO for details)
7. Gordon Bakalar, Pennsylvania (See PA for details)
8. Carrie Teska, Georgia (See GA for details)
9. Kathryn Ferris, New York (See NY for details)
10. Cynthia Lott, Louisiana (See LA for details)
11. Joe Morris, Vermont (See VT for details)
12. Dianne Michelson Georgia (See GA for details
13. Lisa Michelson Kukowski, Texas (See TX for details)

If you will be joining us in Atlanta and want to represent your state there living chained for 8-24 hours, please e-mail Dawn Ashby to let her know your details.

West Coast Unchain the 50 - Seattle, Washington
Weekend of June 30- July 1, 2007 (Sat-Sun)
Location:

King County
Marymoor Regional Park
6046 W. Lake Sammamish Pkwy. NE
Redmond, WA 98052
206-205-3661

Marymoor Park is located about 20 miles East of the City of Seattle off hwy 520 east. We will be located at the outside of the Off Leash Dog Park, at the South parking lot (lot D)
http://www.soda.org/map.html
http://www.soda.org/directions.html
http://www.metrokc.gov/parks/documents/marymoormap.pdf

Event Times:
Both Days (Sat-Sun):
Setup will be from: 7-9:30 AM,
Event Hours 10AM-6:00 PM
Breakdown and cleanup will run from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Park Hours are: 8AM – Dusk (about 8:30 PM)

Best Friends will also have booths/tables at the Seattle and Atlanta events.

For more information:
Susan Hartland
425-293-4492 (cell)
hartlas@hotmail.com
or call 206-954-2932 Cell

Living Chained in Seattle:
1, 2, 3. Susan Hartland, Leslie Kenter, Tracy Huddleson, Washington
(See WA, below for details)
4, 5. Marion Hewko and Annie Grant, British Columbia, Canada
(See Canada for details)
6. Leah Martinez, Washington (See WA for details)

Be sure to sponsor an hour or more for YOUR favorite chaining volunteer! The volunteer who brings in the most sponsor money will get a $100 gift certificate to our DDB Cafepress store, and the state that brings in the most sponsor money will win a billboard to be placed in a location of heavy chaining in that state, so get in there and sponsor your favorites today.

Read the Chain Off 2007 Final Press Release in .pdf format

Alabama
We Still Need YOU to Volunteer!

Alaska
We Still Need YOU to Volunteer!

Arizona
Rebecca Schneider
Mesa
7/4/2007, 5am to 9pm
ghost122@msn.com
480-833-5101
Online Sponsor Total: $205.00

Arkansas
Ross Collins and Susan Morgan
Fayetteville
Walton Arts Center 495 W Dickson
10:00 a.m. June 30-10 a.m. July 1
(479) 466-0073 rcollinsre4u@yahoo.com
Online Sponsor Total:

California
Lanya Bailey-Harrell
Fallbrook
Fallbrook Fertilizer Feed & Farm Supply
July 7th, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m
baileyld@songs.sce.com
Online Sponsor Total: $130.00

Katrina Taylor (with two others)
Merced
Saturday, June 30, Time TBA
DDB_Crusaders_CA@comcast.net
209-233-9147
Online Sponsor Total: $50.00

Colorado
Stephanie Kuhns
Louisville
Community Park 
(across from the off-leash dog park)
955 Bella Vista Drive
Sunday, July 8th, 10:00 am-6:00 pm.
303-503-5096 (cell)
stephmac@techartscolo.com
Online Sponsor Total: $80.00

Connecticut
Denise Washington
Bridgeport
July 4th
9:00 a.m.-?
203-502-1431
DeniseBBW@aol.com
Online Sponsor Total: $50.00

Raina Spaziani
Animal Support Project
Griswold 
Voluntown Rd (Rte 138)
Tuesday July 3rd, 2007 
8 am - TBA
860-376-5756 
Raina@sunauctions.net 

Delaware
Tracy Roksvaag
Newark
Delaware Service Station on I95 -
between Newark & Wilmington
Sunday, July 1st, 8 am - 8 pm
908-797-5936
magic_eight_ball@hotmail.com
Online Sponsor Total:

District of Colombia
We Still Need YOU to Volunteer!

Florida
Michelle Rivera, Animals 101 Inc.
West Palm Beach
Town Center at Abacoa
4th of July, 3:00-10:00 p.m.
561-312-4039
catadvocate@aol.com
Online Sponsor Total: $55.00

Penny Kruszeski
Orange City
Location TBA
Time TBA, Date TBA
407-687-3540
bkind2animals@cfl.rr.com
Online Sponsor Total: $5.00

Jean Kelson
Ocala
July 7th, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Jervey Gantt Park, SE 32nd Ave.
jeank@embarqmail.com
Online Sponsor Total: $60.00

Bernie Stallibrass, Lizzy, Mike
Alachua / High Springs
Graceworks Community Outreach
715 NW Santa Fe Blvd
High Springs, FL
Saturday, June 30, 8:00 am
Gone2theDogs2159@gmail.com
Online Sponsor Total: $30.00

Georgia
Nancy Green from Atlanta, Georgia
East Coast Unchain the 50 Event in Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia
chained from 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 30 through 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 1.
To reach Nancy for interviews, please contact nancyelizabethpi@aol.com
404-247-7723
Online Sponsor Total: $140.00

Hawaii
Naomi Egami
Honolulu
Location TBA
July 4, 2007
9:00am - 5:00pm
(808) 349-8334
naomi_unchainthe50forhawaii@yahoo.com
Online Sponsor Total: $245.00

Idaho
We Still Need YOU to Volunteer!

Illinois
Dawn Ashby from Litchfield, Illinois
Will travel to the East Coast Unchain the 50 Event in Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia
chained from 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 30 through 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 1.
To reach Dawn for interviews, please contact Dawn@dogsdeservebetter.org
217/324-5250 and 217/246-4174
Online/mail Sponsor Total: $505.00

Indiana
Jamie Oswalt
Marion
Court House Square
July 6, 2007
9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
chainsoff@sbcglobal.net; sunnystorm0727@yahoo.com
Online Sponsor Total: $50.00

Jenny Lawson
South Bend
E. LaSalle, South Bend
July 7th 7am-7pm
(574)288-3954 jalawson06@earlham.edu
Online Sponsor Total:

Iowa
We Still Need YOU to Volunteer!

Kansas
Kris, Kelly, Meagan Taylor
Olathe, KS
July 4th, 8 hours
ddbrepcoord@dogsdeservebetter.org.
Online Sponsor Total: $25.00

Kentucky
Kelly Hamilton
Blue Grass Boxer Rescue from Hawesville, Kentucky
Will travel to the East Coast Unchain the 50 Event in Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia
chained from 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 30 through 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 1.
To reach Kelly for interviews, please contact 502-356-9052 or kelly@bluegrassboxerrescue.org
Online Sponsor Total $170.00

Lena Christine and Amy Clay
Olive Hill
Ponderosa Tack Supply, 34 Ponderosa Drive
30 June, 2007, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
606-253-0395
punk_princess40391@yahoo.com
Online Sponsor Total: $50.00

Tracy Miller, Lori Zimmerman, Amanda Gill, Judy Hughes
"Friends Of Sparky"
who has lived chained nearby for 14 years
Georgetown
Lyle Rd., Georgetown
859-621-0079
 Online Sponsor Total:

Louisiana
Cynthia Lott from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
East Coast Unchain the 50 Event in Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia
chained from 9 am to 4 or 5 pm, Saturday, June 30
To reach Cynthia for interviews, please contact clott@kslaw.com
Online Sponsor Total: $15.00

Maine
Steve Blais
Lewiston
Date: July 7th
Time: 7am to 7pm
kendallrenee1@verizon.net
Online Sponsor Total: $180.00

Maryland
Tina Patael
Baltimore
E. Lake Avenue
(Date, Time TBA)
(410) 591-8924 tinamdd909@yahoo.com
Online Sponsor Total: $220.00

Dawn Delph
Waldorf
July 7, 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
On the corner of Taylor court
in the Bannister neighborhood
301-638-5182
sagittarianvegetarian@comcast.net
Online Sponsor Total: $180.00

Carolyn Forsman
California, MD
Date/time/location TBA    
carolyn_unchainthe50formaryland@yahoo.com
Online Sponsor Total:

Massachusetts
We Still Need YOU to Volunteer!

Michigan
Voice of Animals Rescue
Grand Rapids
Petco
4-Jul
10am-6pm
jlk@wmis.net 616 -696-8902
Online Sponsor Total: $245.00

Minnesota
Debi Skelton, Dylan Retzlaff,
Angela Retzlaff, Robert Hernandez
Saint Cloud
1July 2nd-2007, 12pm-12am
jusmedebi@yahoo.com
Online Sponsor Total: $10.00

Mississippi
We Still Need YOU to Volunteer!

Missouri
Sandy Lynn from St. Louis, Missouri
Will travel to the East Coast Unchain the 50 Event in Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia
chained from 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 30 through 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 1.
To reach Sandy for interviews, please contact Dawn@dogsdeservebetter.org
Online Sponsor Total: $320.00

Montana
We Still Need YOU to Volunteer!

Nebraska
We Still Need YOU to Volunteer!

Nevada
We Still Need YOU to Volunteer!

New Hampshire
We Still Need YOU to Volunteer!

New Jersey
Rachel Ogden
1 July, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Online/mail Sponsor Total: $85.00

New Mexico
Jessika Carrier
Alamongordo
2 July, 8am-8pm
dublin___sky@msn.com
(505) 434-1719
Online Sponsor Total: $130.00

New York
Susan Buchanan
Pine City
Furry Friends Pet Salon
1449 Pennsylvania Avenue
5-July
9 a.m - 3 p.m. +
buchanan@corning-cc.edu
Online Sponsor Total: $115.00

Kathryn Ferris from New York, New York
Will travel to the East Coast Unchain the 50 Event in Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia
chained from 9am-8pm, Saturday, June 30th.
To reach Kathryn for interviews, please contact her at ferris.kathryn@gmail.com
Online Sponsor Total: $75.00

North Carolina
Kristen Ort
Asheville
Greenlife Grocery, 70 Merrimon Ave
July 7th, 10-6 (or 8)
kristenort@yahoo.com
Online Sponsor Total: $260.00

Tracy Charles
Durham
7/4/07 to 7/5/07, 8a.m. to 8a.m.
919-321-1582
tracyene.charles@duke.edu, tracyene@earthlink.net
Online Sponsor Total: $160.00

North Dakota
We Still Need YOU to Volunteer!

Ohio
Shari Riggs
Germantown
8646 South Main Street
30 June 2007, 12p.m.-8p.m.
937-223-5994
animystics@yahoo.com
Online Sponsor Total: $25.00

Marla Dakes
Norton, Akron
3120 Greenwich Road, Norton
July 1st, 9am till 6 pm
mrdakes@neo.rr.com
Online Sponsor Total: $85.00

Oklahoma
We Still Need YOU to Volunteer!

Oregon
We Still Need YOU to Volunteer!

Pennsylvania
Tammy Grimes from Tipton, Pennsylvania
East Coast Unchain the 50 Event in Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia
chained from 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 30 through 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 1.
To reach Tammy for interviews, please call the headquarters at 814.941.7447.
Online/mail Sponsor Total: $408.00

Jennifer Groza
Pittsburgh
508 Moherman Youngstown OH.
Sunday July 1st, 10 a.m.-?
j_groza10@yahoo.com; 330-518-1579 (cell)
Online Sponsor Total: $75.00

Lisa Fischer
Mount Holly Springs
Route 641
1 July, 8am to 4pm
Lisalu619@aol.com
717-486-8282, 717-226-0715
Online Sponsor Total: $60.00

Gina Stiffler
Gallitzin
Jackson Street
4 July, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM
pastiffy@verizon.net
814-886-7159
Online Sponsor Total: $30.00

Crista Wasser
Ebensburg
Crawford Street
June 30, 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
814-472-0647
Kittenc369@aim.com
Online Sponsor Total: $35.00

Chris Brown
Douglassville
June 30, 2007
9:00AM - ?
610.385.7698
cwb7375@aol.com
Online Sponsor Total: $25.00

Gordon Bakalar from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
East Coast Unchain the 50 Event in Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia
chained from 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 30 through 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 1.
To reach Gordon for interviews, please contact 717-737-4386 or erikabak@msn.com
Online Sponsor Total: $25.00