2009 Weiner Dog Races at Emerald Downs (be a wiener!)

You haven’t lived until you have seen the wiener dog races at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Washington. This year, they will on Friday, August 14th, 2009. The first horse race is at 6:00pm. Even though my brain is sometimes mush, I recall the first wiener dog race occurring around 7:00pm.

This year, Trophies2go is proudly sponsoring the awards. For me, this tugs on my quirky sense of humor as well as ever-so-slightly touching my need to provide ‘meaningful recognition’. Heck, Dachshunds and their owners need some recognition, too – especially after the anxiety of being in front of thousands of people and facing the real possibility that something could ‘go wrong’. In the middle of the race, the wiener dog can get distracted after all – he/she might need to go potty or even fall in love with the dog in the next lane over!

The hosts for the event are STAR 101.5’s Kent & Alan along with our family friend, “Super Jen“. Make sure you allow for a bit of time during the first few horse races to swing by and say ‘Hi’ to the STAR 101.5 crew at the north end of the grandstand. Who knows, Jen might even be there with her baby!  There are typically a few other sponsors in the vicinity that have awesome give-aways or promotions.  If we are there this year, make sure to come on by!

Without being my normal wordy self, here are some picture from previous years

The pre-race show down

They are off!

The multi-year champion, King Louis IV

Curious as to who else is sponsoring the event? Here is a complete list: seattle center, kimpton hotels, wellness pet food, hotel monaco, sazerac restaurant, hotel vintage park, tulio ristorante, alexis hotel, king county animal care and control, bit-o-luv dog treats, and olympus spa.

I may have a few extra FREE tickets for general admission entry – first come, first served to my Blog readers!

To end, I feel the urge to plug a couple of our most popular sections of our site, award plaques, acrylic awards & trophies, and crystal awards & trophies.  Check them out!  See you at the races!

Awards for a Cause 2nd Quarter – Treeswing.org

Each quarter, the staff at Trophies2go.com chooses an ‘Awards for a Cause’. We donate a certain dollar amount for each award sold.  This quarter, we are proud to announce Treeswing as our selection.

Here is an excerpt from the treeswing homepage:

Remember the days when kids walked home from school, had a quick snack, and then ran outside to play? We do. Our name Treeswing takes us back to “the good old days” when children soared on the treeswing in the back yard or biked to a neighbor’s to play. Today there often are no sidewalks, and video games have replaced kickball as the activity of choice. Families don’t have time to sit down to dinner together – instead it’s driving through a fast food restaurant. Treeswing believes we can change that, and bring healthy habits back into our children’s lives.

Their mission awesome, too:

Through innovative partnerships and programs, Treeswing improves the health of our children and prevents childhood obesity.

To assist with treeswing, visit their website, www.treeswing.org, or visit trophies2go.com/charities to purchase great awards.

To assist us with ideas for future Awards for a Cause Recipients, please leave a comment on this post.