Berner-Garde Fundraiser is over - BUT - you can still send a check...
The Berner-Garde Fundraiser is officially over - BUT you can still send a check to me. Okay - all of you procrastinators out there, you can now think about going to look at the Berner-Garde Fundraiser Website and can now enter the Name the Costco Berner Contest and try to win some fantastic prizes. Here is the website: http://www.overthefence.com/helpberners/bg/ I do need you to send me an e-mail and tell me how much you are sending and how you'd like me to distribute your tickets. That way, if your check is late, you'll still be eligible for the drawingand if you win something, your prize will be mailed as soon as your check arrives. But, I need to know how much you're sending and what your choices are for your tickets. The drawing will take place next Sunday evening, so you have to DO IT NOW!!! I'm tired of being bored with no tickets to process! I'm still waiting for that 'avalanche' of envelopes to come! You have a great chance to win some wonderful Berner items, because with 99 items, the tickets are spread thinly, which means the odds are good that you will win. Thank you to all of the people who donated those 99 great Berner items! (Special thanks to BARC for helping us get those lovely etchings - see Tier A - Items K L) Thank you to all of the people who have already sent their checks to support Berner-Garde!! Thank you to Karen Pickel for doing our web site again!!! Thank you to all of the people who are going to heed my plea and send their checks in now You are a very special group of people!!! Bernerly, Joye Neff and Nicky (and Ben) Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA
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Just sent in my check for a great cause, not to mention I hope to add another beautiful berner item to the house. Can there be too many? Thank you Vicki Fallin Cromwell CT
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TERRIFIC!!! I am always HAPPY to hear that another check is coming for Berner-Garde.THANK YOU. I'll let you know when your check arrives. By the way, my computer is now alive and running well, but if anyone sent a check and it's had time to reach me and you haven't received a thank you note, please send me a note to see if I did get it. Many of my messages were not being delivered when my computer was 'ailing' and in some cases I sent 3 thank you notes and finally on the 3rd time my message got through. Don't forget to send in those checks - here's the website, just in case you misplaced the url: http://www.overthefence.com/helpberners/bg/ Thanks in advance for your support of Berner-Garde. Bernerly, Joye Neff and Nicky (and Ben) Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA --On Wednesday, August 27, 2003 11:19 AM -0400 Vicki Fallin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:r Just sent in my check for a great cause, not to mention I hope to add another beautiful berner item to the house. Can there be too many? Thank you Vicki Fallin Cromwell CT
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Just a few (okay, not so few) words to emphasize how important this can be: My Sophia is a BARC rescue. She is a Hungarian import, and although the odds are that none of you will be importing any of her relatives for your breeding programs, there may be those among you with relatives, as there are those brokers who have been importing Hungarian Berners for at least two years, and I have no doubts that they will continue to do so as long as it is profitable. Sophia had her OFA x-rays taken this spring and sent in a couple of months ago. I got the results back yesterday. Unfortunately, my vet had partially filled out the forms and didn't transfer much of the information I had given him, so OFA has slightly different information from what I have entered in BG. But Sophia (registered name Radisson Carmen) has been entered, and Pat has the health information I sent her from the OFA results. Sophia's x-rays indicate moderate hip dysplasia, with subluxation, remodeling of femoral head/neck, and shallow acetabula. Her elbows are both Grade II, with findings of DJD. She has had transient limps a large portion of her life, so this didn't really come as a surprise, and I suspect a slight tilt to her pelvis/hips hasn't helped. But if only she had had relatives in Berner-Garde so that I would have been better prepared for my own roller coaster of a reaction to reading these findings. I wouldn't want anyone to buy or breed any relative of hers without this knowledge of her orthopedics. I am more convinced than ever of the need to check as many dogs in a pedigree as you can. There are certainly those imports whose progeny don't carry kennel names that provide any clue where they came from, and we know that there are those who have bought registered dogs from pet stores whose foreign background may only be evident with a pedigree search. I don't know what Sophia's future holds, but I do know that I would feel awful if any of you were to breed a relative of hers and end up with a whole litter with the same challenges. I know that I will treat the dog and not the x-rays, and I will give her the best life I can. Berner-Garde gives us the information we have to have if we are going to improve the health of the breed. We owe it to our dogs to make use of it, and to support those who make it available to us. Liz Caldwell Lawrence, KS with a motley crew of canines http://people.ku.edu/~lize/moredogs.html -Original Message- From: Dr. William B. Neff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Berner-L Subject: RE: Berner-Garde Fundraiser TERRIFIC!!! I am always HAPPY to hear that another check is coming for Berner-Garde.THANK YOU. I'll let you know when your check arrives.
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Teresa, Here is a link: http://www.overthefence.com/helpberners/bg/#top And I'm hoping Joye is swamped with mail for the fundraiser! Of course, I'm hoping that the paintings of the puppies just get to stay here with me. If they do, I'll donate the cost of mailing them to Berner-Garde as well! It's just the selfless sort of person I am! VBG Pat Long ( Luther) Berewyn PA
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i think it ends today. andrea -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Hugh Hayes Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 9:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Berner-Garde Fundraiser berner.org- homepage towards the bottom of the menu on the right. Original Message - From: Teresa Dominguez [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 10:51 PM Subject: Berner-Garde Fundraiser SO what's up .. I haven't heard any thing on the Name the Berner fundraiser .. when does it end ??? Is Joye ok ..?? how about a link to the web page?? Teresa, Patriot and Romeo
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Nope...it doesn't end todayIn fact you have ten more days until the official ending of the Berner-Garde Fundraiser and then another week for your checks/cheques to reach me.SO.DON'T DILLY DALLY Visit the website and send me your money!! http://www.overthefence.com/helpberners/bg/ Joye Neff and Nicky! Pittsburgh, PA --On Thursday, August 21, 2003 1:53 PM -0400 Andrea Brin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:r i think it ends today. andrea -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Hugh Hayes Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 9:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Berner-Garde Fundraiser berner.org- homepage towards the bottom of the menu on the right. Original Message - From: Teresa Dominguez [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 10:51 PM Subject: Berner-Garde Fundraiser SO what's up .. I haven't heard any thing on the Name the Berner fundraiser .. when does it end ??? Is Joye ok ..?? how about a link to the web page?? Teresa, Patriot and Romeo
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well at least i got two things right it ends in august and on a two digit that has a one in it. but there are ten more days left. so now i can send another check for the new items. i saw the etching and it is magnificent. so are the people who made it happen. andrea -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dr. William B. Neff Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 6:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Berner-Garde Fundraiser Nope...it doesn't end todayIn fact you have ten more days until the official ending of the Berner-Garde Fundraiser and then another week for your checks/cheques to reach me.SO.DON'T DILLY DALLY Visit the website and send me your money!! http://www.overthefence.com/helpberners/bg/ Joye Neff and Nicky! Pittsburgh, PA --On Thursday, August 21, 2003 1:53 PM -0400 Andrea Brin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:r i think it ends today. andrea -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Hugh Hayes Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 9:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Berner-Garde Fundraiser berner.org- homepage towards the bottom of the menu on the right. Original Message - From: Teresa Dominguez [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 10:51 PM Subject: Berner-Garde Fundraiser SO what's up .. I haven't heard any thing on the Name the Berner fundraiser .. when does it end ??? Is Joye ok ..?? how about a link to the web page?? Teresa, Patriot and Romeo
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Hi Andrea, You got more than two things right!!!With the check you sent on August 5th and the other check you are sending, you get LOTS of points in my book Joye Neff and Nick (and Ben) Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA --On Thursday, August 21, 2003 7:10 PM -0400 Andrea Brin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:r well at least i got two things right it ends in august and on a two digit that has a one in it. but there are ten more days left. so now i can send another check for the new items. i saw the etching and it is magnificent. so are the people who made it happen. andrea -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dr. William B. Neff Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 6:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Berner-Garde Fundraiser Nope...it doesn't end todayIn fact you have ten more days until the official ending of the Berner-Garde Fundraiser and then another week for your checks/cheques to reach me.SO.DON'T DILLY DALLY Visit the website and send me your money!! http://www.overthefence.com/helpberners/bg/ Joye Neff and Nicky! Pittsburgh, PA --On Thursday, August 21, 2003 1:53 PM -0400 Andrea Brin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:r i think it ends today. andrea -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Hugh Hayes Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 9:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Berner-Garde Fundraiser berner.org- homepage towards the bottom of the menu on the right. Original Message - From: Teresa Dominguez [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 10:51 PM Subject: Berner-Garde Fundraiser SO what's up .. I haven't heard any thing on the Name the Berner fundraiser .. when does it end ??? Is Joye ok ..?? how about a link to the web page?? Teresa, Patriot and Romeo
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http://www.overthefence.com/helpberners/bg/ I've seen that new hand-painted etching that was donated by BARC, and it's absolutely magnificent!! It's not a big piece, but it's a real beauty! If you haven't taken a look at some of the items that are being offered, you're missing out on a very big treat! Oh, and I happen to have a jpg file of the hand painted etching by Geoffrey Lasko, so if you'd like to get a peak at it - just let me know! Pat Long ( Luther) Berwyn PA
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Why Patricia, Maria Crifasi would do nothing like that to get the paintings. She'd have a much more subtle plan - she'd just walk by with Buddy and Daisy and when you started paying attention to them, she'd calmly and collectedly, slip the paintings into her BIG purse and continue walking her Berners. You'd not even miss them until she was out of sight. All you'd hear is the laughing as she sped out of the parking area with the paintings and her Berners. The wonderful items that we have for our Berner-Garde fundraiser are just so spectacular, the it drives people to do strange things.. Joye Neff and Nicky Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA --On Tuesday, July 22, 2003 11:36 AM +0530 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:r Oh Joye? I got the two paintings that Willem donated, I think I'd like to keep both of them. But if I had to choose, the puppy in the hosta is awfully cute. If Helen Hollander doesn't make big donations to Berner-Garde, then maybe I'll be able to keep this painting! I was thinking of bringing it to the York show to let everyone see it, but Maria Crifasi was there. She would have hit me over the head and taken it home with her. Really! Pat Long ( Luther) Berwyn PA _ ___ Check any e-mail over the Web for free at MailBreeze (http://www.mailbreeze.com)
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Dear Socrates: Regretfully, I must inform you that this time your LOGIC is in error! YOUR MOM REALLY DOES NEED ANOTHER STUFFED BERNER because her support (along with that of others) will help us fund research to fight some nasty Berner Cancers!! Regards, Aristotle :-) (AKA Nancy Melone, Berner Garde Treasurer) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 8:56 PM To: berner-l; Dr. William B. Neff Subject: FW: RE: ANNOUNCINGTHE 5TH ANNUAL BERNER-GARDE FUNDRAISER~! . Wow!! That really is a great collection of Berner items for the fundraiser!!! Can't wait to get my check in the mail and name that Berner! Suzanne Deering and Socrates (Mom, you don't really need another stuffed Berner) High Point NC ANNOUNCINGTHE 5TH ANNUAL BERNER-GARDE FUNDRAISER~! This is what you have all been waiting for ~ it's the 2003 Berner-Garde Fundraiser.This year, we are doing something a little different to add a little variety to your lives! Nancy Melone, Berner-Garde Treasurer, has donated one of the those big stuffed Costco Berners to our fundraiser. So...we are going to have a . NAME THE COSTCO STUFFED BERNER CONTEST!!!
ANNOUNCING........THE 5TH ANNUAL BERNER-GARDE FUNDRAISER~!
ANNOUNCINGTHE 5TH ANNUAL BERNER-GARDE FUNDRAISER~! This is what you have all been waiting for ~ it's the 2003 Berner-Garde Fundraiser.This year, we are doing something a little different to add a little variety to your lives! Nancy Melone, Berner-Garde Treasurer, has donated one of the those big stuffed Costco Berners to our fundraiser. So...we are going to have a . NAME THE COSTCO STUFFED BERNER CONTEST!!! It's easy to enter your name to win the stuffed Berner, but you must pay a fee to enter the contest. You can send in as many entries as you'd like. For every entry, I will give you free tickets for our fundraiser items. We have two levels of items: The First Tier has 10 items, which are lettered A through J. If you'd like the tickets for those items, here are the prices to enter the Name the Costco Berner Contest - Entries cost $5 each...or... 3 entries for $10...or...8 entries for $20. The Second Tier has 87 items, which are numbered 1 through 87. If you'd like the tickets for those items, here are the prices to enter the Name the Costco Berner Contest - Entries cost $1 each...or...6 entries for $5...or...14 entries for $10. Just send me a note with your name the Berner entries and tell me which items you'd like your free tickets to go towards.I also need to know your name, address, phone number and e-mail address. As an added bonus, anyone who donates $20 or more will receive a beautiful Berner poem bookmark made by Faith Hopperstad. Thank you, Faith!!! Oh, and in case you were wondering..all donations to the Name the Costco Berner Contest will go towards Berner-Garde. The Berner-Garde Foundation was established to collect, maintain and disseminate information about genetic diseases observed in the Bernese Mountain Dog. It is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, not-for-profit corporation and donations made to The Berner-Garde Foundation are tax deductible. The mission of The Berner-Garde Foundation is to ensure that all Bernese Mountain Dogs have a long and healthy lifespan of twelve to fourteen years! To accomplish this goal, the incidence of several serious hereditary diseases must be decreased and, over time, eliminated. It is the hope of all who know and love a Berner that the work of The Berner-Garde Foundation will lead not only to an understanding of genetic diseases in an individual dog, but also in the Bernese Mountain Dog breed as a whole. The history of the BMDCA and Berner-Garde is a lengthy one. There has always been a close working relationship between the two groups. A new effort is underway to develop a DNA Bank for the storage of Berner DNA, along with a tissue repository for the breed. Several other breeds already have a DNA bank. Berner-Garde and the BMDCA already have something like this with the Tumor bank. But think of it - the tumor bank only has abnormal tissue, where a DNA bank would also be able to house DNA samples from all Berners, healthy as well as ones with any diseases. It would include pedigree and medical history information, too, thus making it much more valuable to researchers. Genetic research could proceed more quickly without the need to wait several years for sufficient samples and would support research into genetic diseases affecting the breed, both now and in the future. This effort is a joint developmental effort between BG and the BMDCA. There are still many details to be worked out, and many issues to resolve. And when it is finally implemented, there will be costs for storage and processing. With the DNA Repository in the works and the other Berner-Garde projects, we need to raise funds to support these efforts to extend the lives of our Berners. I'd like to make this fundraiser one of our largest ones ever. Rememberit's for the LOVE of a BERNER!!! Now, you might aks, how can I see all of these wonderful items? It's easy. Go to the web site that Karen Pickel made for our fundraiser and you'll see the 97 items and the specific instructions for sending in your entries for the Name the Costco Berner Contest. It will be exciting to see which name will be chosen and that very lucky person will win the HUGE Costco Stuffed Berner!!http://www.overthefence.com/helpberners/bg/ A BIG THANK YOU to all of the people who generousely donated items for our 5th Annual Berner-Garde Fundraiser. Thanks to Nancy Melone, for donating our big stuffed Berner, to Faith Hopperstad for donating the Berner poem bookmarks for those people who donate $20 or more to our fundraiser and to Karen Pickel for all of her hard work in doing another fantastic web site for our fundraiser Joye Neff and Nick (and Ben) Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA
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. Wow!! That really is a great collection of Berner items for the fundraiser!!! Can't wait to get my check in the mail and name that Berner! Suzanne Deering and Socrates (Mom, you don't really need another stuffed Berner) High Point NC ANNOUNCINGTHE 5TH ANNUAL BERNER-GARDE FUNDRAISER~! This is what you have all been waiting for ~ it's the 2003 Berner-Garde Fundraiser.This year, we are doing something a little different to add a little variety to your lives! Nancy Melone, Berner-Garde Treasurer, has donated one of the those big stuffed Costco Berners to our fundraiser. So...we are going to have a . NAME THE COSTCO STUFFED BERNER CONTEST!!!
