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Published June 19th, 2013
Dog Wash Helps Pets
Submitted by Diane Sharp
Baker Sharp outside Pet Food Express with his dog, Truman. Photo provided

More than 100 people headed to Pet Food Express in Lafayette on May 4 to wash their dogs for a cause. Think of it like a car wash fundraiser but for pets! The money from the pet washes ($15/each) was donated to Operation Paws Rescue (OPR) associated with the Contra Costa Animal Shelter. Orinda Intermediate School seventh-grader Baker Sharp helped organize the fundraiser as part of his Take Action Project at OIS, and through his efforts raised over $4,000 for OPR, which has helped more than 300 dogs in Contra Costa County find homes in other states this past year. These are mostly small dogs that could not find homes in this county but can find homes elsewhere. OPR pays to have the dogs spayed or neutered before the volunteers drive them to Oregon or Nevada to get adopted into forever homes.

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