Sunday 19-May-2013, 08:49 PM
(This post was last modified: Sunday 19-May-2013, 08:55 PM by CatThrawn.)
Date: 19 May 2013
Venue: The Strand, Townsville
Time: 09:00 – 11:00
Mission: Participate in the Million Paws Walk which raises money for the RSPCA, and make the event more fun for everyone with our presence.
Trooper Attendance: CatThrawn, Seantrooper, NQDude
Guest Trooper Attendance: Jawa Ty, Khan-i-Wan-Kenobi the Chewie dog.
Support Crew: Some family stopped by to hold things and take photos.
Detail: We assembled around 08:30 and set up at the cars before proceeding over to the staging area prior to the walk starting. Fortune had it that the crowd was gathered to hear the introduction of the walk, so we had an audience and drew lots of attention.
Kids and adults had photos with us, WIN and Seven News both filmed us, and the Townsville Bulletin newspaper took photos. We were asked by the roving microphone about our costumes and characters, so CatThrawn took the mic to answer questions.
The walk started at 09:00. We started at the back as we knew we would be slower than most. Our AT-AT is no race dog! We were stopped many times along the walk for photos with people and dogs, including a giant one on two legs. We also posed with the Townsville Crocodiles (NBL) mascot ‘Croc’ back at the staging area, so will share that photo with the Crocodiles on Facebook.
We only did part of the actual walk, as the Strand is long and we would have been there all day sweltering as we stopped for photos. Instead we did the first leg of the walk and then hung around the main event area for photos.
Charity Funds Raised: Not a fundraiser, but we registered for the walk which involves paying $10-$15 each.
Injuries: Nil.
Malfunctions: An AT-AT tooth fell out, we put it back in.
Public Incidents: None, a couple of kids got shy, but all the dogs loved us!
Mission Status: Success. Would like for next year to arrange to carry donation tins so people can make a donation when having photos with us. Will work on that.
Photos: Photos are on my photobucket account, they can be shared from there. Will add more as they come my way. http://s1274.photobucket.com/user/CatThrawn/story/73833#
Venue: The Strand, Townsville
Time: 09:00 – 11:00
Mission: Participate in the Million Paws Walk which raises money for the RSPCA, and make the event more fun for everyone with our presence.
Trooper Attendance: CatThrawn, Seantrooper, NQDude
Guest Trooper Attendance: Jawa Ty, Khan-i-Wan-Kenobi the Chewie dog.
Support Crew: Some family stopped by to hold things and take photos.
Detail: We assembled around 08:30 and set up at the cars before proceeding over to the staging area prior to the walk starting. Fortune had it that the crowd was gathered to hear the introduction of the walk, so we had an audience and drew lots of attention.
Kids and adults had photos with us, WIN and Seven News both filmed us, and the Townsville Bulletin newspaper took photos. We were asked by the roving microphone about our costumes and characters, so CatThrawn took the mic to answer questions.
The walk started at 09:00. We started at the back as we knew we would be slower than most. Our AT-AT is no race dog! We were stopped many times along the walk for photos with people and dogs, including a giant one on two legs. We also posed with the Townsville Crocodiles (NBL) mascot ‘Croc’ back at the staging area, so will share that photo with the Crocodiles on Facebook.
We only did part of the actual walk, as the Strand is long and we would have been there all day sweltering as we stopped for photos. Instead we did the first leg of the walk and then hung around the main event area for photos.
Charity Funds Raised: Not a fundraiser, but we registered for the walk which involves paying $10-$15 each.
Injuries: Nil.
Malfunctions: An AT-AT tooth fell out, we put it back in.
Public Incidents: None, a couple of kids got shy, but all the dogs loved us!
Mission Status: Success. Would like for next year to arrange to carry donation tins so people can make a donation when having photos with us. Will work on that.
Photos: Photos are on my photobucket account, they can be shared from there. Will add more as they come my way. http://s1274.photobucket.com/user/CatThrawn/story/73833#