9th Annual Northeast Ohio Mastiff Picnic, 2010
Family Portraits | LASIK Auction | Agenda | Art Auction
The mission of our picnic is to raise money to donate to mastiff rescue organizations, to encourage healthier futures of mastiffs through responsible breeding and to support mastiff health research projects. Everyone's hard work, donations, support and encouragement ... is what makes the picnic a success!
Plans are in full swing for our 9th annual picnic!
| What: | 2010 Northeast Ohio Mastiff Picnic |
| When: | Saturday, September 11, 2010, 12:00PM - 6:00PM |
| Where: | Buckeye Woods Park, 6335 Wedgewood Road, Medina, Ohio 44256 |
| Directions: | Buckeye Woods Park is located on Route 162 in Lafayette Township, just 0.5 miles east of Route 42. Click here to view the directions. |
Before you can attend the picnic, please view the Picnic Rules.
If you are bringing your four-legged friends, you must print and sign the Picnic Waiver Form.
Admission Information and What to Bring!
- $5.00 per Adult, Kids are always FREE.
- Hamburgers and Hotdogs are provided along with drinks.
- Please bring a side dish to share!
- Bring your CHECKBOOKS to participate in our Art Auction!
Family Portraits at the Mastiff Picnic!
We are pleased to announce a new addition to the Mastiff Picnic this year! We are honored to have Dale Churchill of DogPhoto.com at the picnic to capture your memories in an everlasting portrait of your family! For a $20 donation ($25 the day of the event), you can reserve a sitting time for your family portrait!
All proceeds from the sitting fees will be donated to the picnic.
LASIK Eye Surgery Auction
Parschauer Eye Center has generously donated a LASIK Eye Surgery to be auctioned this year at the Mastiff Auction.
If you are considering bidding on this item, but would like to know more about Parschauer Eye Center and whether you are a candidate for LASIK surgery, please contact them toll-free at 800-589-3937 to schedule a tour of the facility, introduction to the staff, and FREE consultation and eye exam!
Bring your checkbooks to the picnic!
Picnic Agenda
Thanks to The Mastiff Club of Northern Ohio, the following will be provided at the picnic!
Noon - 5:00PM....Cystinuria Testing (all breeds)
Cystinuria Testing Paperwork
Noon - 5:00PM....Microchipping (all breeds)
1:00PM....All-Mastiff Fun Match
Fun Match Entry Form
1:00PM - 3:00PM....CGC and TDI Testing
CGC/TDI Entry Form
Carting Demonstration featuring a Boston Terrier!
Art Auction to benefit Rescue Organizations!
This year, we will be holding an art auction that will directly benefit five star Rescue Organizations! We will be featuring five original artworks valued at over $500 each. We will be accepting personal checks so please BRING YOUR CHECKBOOKS! Own an original piece of mastiff art and help one of these amazing organizations at the same time!
Please consider bidding on one of these fabulous pieces at the auction!
Click on each of the images to enlarge.
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Artwork proceeds to benefit: Garden State Mastiff Fanciers "The Brain Surgeon", graciously donated by the artist, Lucie Fainsbert. |
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Artwork proceeds to benefit: Friends of Rescued Mastiffs Mastiff painting and frame graciously donated by the artist, Judi Mott of Landondale Mastiffs. |
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Artwork proceeds to benefit: Old English Mastiff Trust Foundation Painting is oil and 8x10, graciously donated by the artist, Judi Mott of Landondale Mastiffs. The frame was generously furnished by Helen McClure, creator of "Gigglens" |
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Artwork proceeds to benefit: Great Lakes Mastiff Rescue "Angus", graciously donated by the artist, Lora Myroup. 11x14 Oil Pastel, Framed 16 x 20 (Frame Donated by Marty Reither) Click on the photo to see the framed copy! |
 
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Artwork proceeds to benefit: Canisolida "Decked Out", graciously donated by the artist, Cindy Wieland, Founder of Canisolida Mastiffs Foster & Retirement Home, Inc. This unique, single piece represents the nature of playing cards, with a side-by-side Queen and King Mastiff! The piece is shown at left framed and unframed. |
2010 Mastiff Picnic Donation Recipients
We have chosen the Garden State Mastiff Fanciers as recipients of half of the proceeds from this year's picnic! The Garden State Mastiff Fanciers are one of the oldest regional Mastiff Clubs in the US, and have worked tirelessly to rehome hundreds of mastiffs over the years.
The other half of this year's proceeds will be donated to Mastiff health research.
Please help us by volunteering or donating to support these two very worthy causes!
We Need Your Help!
If you would like to donate to this great cause, or have a friend or a business associate that could help us, please contact Kim Fish. We need your help to make this day a success!
We need volunteers to help us collect donations. Will you ask your friends to donate items for our gift baskets? Do you know a business owner that would donate to our cause? No amount of help is too small!
All businesses and private donors are recognized on our Sponsors page, so please be sure to include all of the sponsor's information with the donation, such as business name, web site, and/or phone number! For private sponsors, please include their name and phone number as Kim Fish would like to thank them personally and make special arrangements for their sponsor block.
Would you please make a Donation to the Mastiff Picnic?
MAIL DONATIONS TO
Mastiff Picnic
13259 Hatfield Road
Rittman, Ohio 44270
ATTN: Kim Fish
Please make all checks or money orders out to KIM FISH
Our SPECIAL THANKS to the following people, who helped to make the 2009 Mastiff Picnic a great success!
Kim Fish, Rolling Rock Mastiffs
Webb Boyles, Smokerise Mastiffs
Natalie Buck, Smokerise Mastiffs
BJ Kennedy & Kim Sandor
Monica Baughman
Jaime Kohler
Justine and Sallie Frase
Mastiff Club of Northern Ohio members
And so many others ... Thank You All!
Many Thanks to Medina County Parks for allowing us to hold this wonderful event and to all those who sponsored and helped raise money for this event... Thanks Again!
Thank you and see you in September!
Kim Fish,
MCOA Member,
Member of the Mastiff Club of Northern Ohio,
Northeast Ohio Mastiff Picnic Coordinator