Dogs Forever’s Poorly Drawn pet portraits mother’s day fundraiser
May 1st – 7th on our FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE: HERE
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Need a One-of-a-Kind Mother’s Day Gift? We’ve Got You Covered! .
Whether it’s for your mom, grandma, sister, best friend, dog mom, cat mom, bunny mom… or hey — even yourself 
— we have a meaningful, handmade, possibly hilarious, definitely unforgettable gift! 
IMPORTANT — THESE ARE DIGITAL FILES ONLY
— we have a meaningful, handmade, possibly hilarious, definitely unforgettable gift! IMPORTANT — THESE ARE DIGITAL FILES ONLY.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:Comment under the event post (DISCUSSION TAB) starting at 8am on Friday May 1st. You’ll see the SPECIFIC post to start the fundraiser
• Your pet’s name
• The photo
• Payment method (Venmo or Mail)
• Delivery preference — posted under your comment OR emailed privately
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PRICING: $15 = ONE pet in ONE photo $15 + $10 per extra pet for photos with more than one pet in the SAME photo..
dogs forever’s annual barks n’ bubbles car wash fundraiser
Sunday, June 7th from 11-2. Located at Canine Corner & Cats Too: 1201 8th ST NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
Come support Dogs Forever at our Barks n’ Bubbles Car Wash Fundraiser!
Suggested donation of $10.00. Cash, Check, Venmo are preferred, Cards accepted also.
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We’ll have signs on where to pull in, a cashier to give your donation to, and a volunteer to help direct traffic through to Canine Corner & Cats Too’s parking lot.
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Watch for the yellow and white DOGS FOREVER EVENT/FUNDRAISER signs along the roadways!
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Thank you CORDA Credit Union for sponsoring our fundraiser. This sponsorship helps with supplies and advertising meaning 100% of the proceeds from our fundraiser will come directly back to the sweet homeless pups in our care.
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your dog planned this date – a pupdate experience
Sunday, July 19th from 4-7pm located at RAYGUN 1028 3rd ST SE, Cedar Rapids.
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Your dog has planned the perfect date… and honestly, it’s way better than anything you’ve ever come up with yourself.
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This is a limited-capacity, boutique-style event designed as a fun, elevated date night experience for dogs and their humans. Guests will rotate through interactive stations including pup painting, ink nose prints, a treat game + pup cup, an instant-print selfie station, and a to-go pupcake + charcuterie cup snackcident station.
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Ticket Options
Full Pup Date Experience — $55
Includes one dog + one human handler and access to ALL stations
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Extra Human Add-On Ticket — $12
Includes: Charcuterie cup and access to selfie/photo station
Must be purchased with a Full Pup Date ticket and during the same time slot. MAX 2 extra human tickets per dog + human ticket to keep the space open and flowing.
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Important:
HUMAN ONLY add on ticket does NOT include: AN ADDITIONAL DOG. EACH DOG NEEDS THEIR OWN TICKET. Does not include activity stations or goodie bag. Does include one to-go charcuterie cup and one pass through the selfie station.
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Purchase your tickets now, HERE!
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Thank you to our BEST IN SHOW sponsors: D&N Fence Co., Tails a Wagg’n, and Zoey’s Spaw!!
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Dogs forever’s 5th annual pup cup drive-thru fundraiser
Sunday, August 30th from 2-5pm in the parking lot behind the WENDLER building located at 415 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA.
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Load up your pupperooski(s) and bring them by for a sweet treat to beat the heat all while supporting our 5th Annual Pup Cup Drive-Thru Fundraiser.
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Donation based drive-thru with all proceeds coming back to the pups at Dogs Forever! Cash, Check, Venmo preferred, cards accepted too.
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Pup cups will be good ol’ chilled whipped cream in a cup with a snacky snack treat on top.
All are welcome! (Yesssss even cats too if pup cups are their thing.)
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Look for EVENT signs along the roadways and our bright yellow DOGS FOREVER banner.
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We can’t WAIT to see you, and let’s be honest… mostly your pups!
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Thank you to Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust for being our TOP BARKER sponsor of our event to help with supplies and advertising! Thank you to KCRG TV9’s Show You Care program for selecting OUR event to benefit from your generous TV advertising. This helps us reach so many people who might not even know we exist!
dogs forever’s 6th annual chili cook off fundraiser
Saturday, October 17th from 11-2 located inside the WENDLER building at 415 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids.
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Dog Forever is hosting our 6th Annual Chili Cook Off Fundraiser with a Silent Auction and Bake Sale! $5 suggested entry donation to come on down and taste some of the best chili recipes in town. We’ll also have Dogs Forever human and dog themed merch to shop from while you’re there.
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We need YOUR help to choose!! Bring your family and friends and sample a wide variety of home-made chili.
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Want to compete? Only 15 spots open and just a $35 donation to enter to win! Enter HERE!
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Our chili cookers COULD win up to $500!!!
Judge’s First Place Winner: $400!!
Judge’s Second Place Winner: $60
Judge’s Third Place Winner: $40
People’s Choice Award Winner: $100!!
Judge’s First Place Winner: $400!!
Judge’s Second Place Winner: $60
Judge’s Third Place Winner: $40
People’s Choice Award Winner: $100!!
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A Big THANK YOU to our Top Barker Sponsor: HILLS BANK and our Tailwagger Sponsor: GreenState Credit Union. These sponsorships help with supplies, event costs, and advertising! That means 100% of the proceeds from our fundraiser come directly back to the sweet homeless pups in our care at the shelter!
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dogs forever’s 15th annual holidog bazaar
Saturday, December 5th from 9-4pm located inside the WENDLER building at 415 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids.
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Our 2026 Dogs Forever Holidog Bazaar is coming!! Back at the same place again and we are so excited and thankful for WENDLER for letting us use their beautiful space!! It’s our FIFTEENTH YEAR!! GAH!! There is something for EVERYONE. Stop by and get your holiday shopping done early!
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This is NOT a vendor event, rather all items have been sponsored or donated so all proceeds come directly back to the care of our sweet puppers! If you ARE a vendor, you are more than welcome to make up a full raffle basket that we’d be happy to accept and promote your business or donate items to help us full our raffle baskets.
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Christmas themed items, dog themed items, apparel, gifts, jewelry, bake sale, grab n’ go gifts, and of course – our infamous RAFFLE BASKETS!!!!! Feel great knowing all your purchases come directly back to the sweet dogs that we care for at our shelter. They said thank you in advance!
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Holiday photo minis $50 per prepaid and pre scheduled sessions – no walk ins! SIGN UP IS LIVE HERE. Don’t wait, they’ll sell out and we have NO room for walk-ins!
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Thank you to HILLS BANK for being our Kennel Club Sponsor. This sponsorship help with supplies, event costs, and advertising! That means 100% of the proceeds from our fundraiser come directly back to the sweet homeless pups in our care at the shelter! Thank you to KCRG TV9’s Show You Care program for selecting OUR event to benefit from your generous TV advertising. This helps us reach so many people who might not even know we exist!
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Meet & Greet Open House
Every Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Come meet our adoptable dogs, learn about volunteer opportunities and check out our selection of apparel! Our dogs can’t wait to meet you! Visit us at 809 Rockford Road SW, Cedar Rapids. Two blue buildings behind the Cedar Rapids Kernels’ Stadium scoreboard. The left building is the mail office. Please park in our parking lot or on the sides of the street when you come to visit us.