Thanks to our Kennel sponsors!
We would like to extend a special thanks to our long-time dogfood sponsor Redpaw. We fed Redpaw long before they became our sponsor because we believe it is the best dogfood available on the market. It is made by people with decades of experience formulating food with the best nutritional value for our team, and we know they do not cut corners anywhere -especially ingredients. And the results show for themselves. Lance is feeding his team Redpaw, as is Buddy Streeper, the 2008 Fur Rondezvous World Championship Sleddog Race champion.
We also would like to thank queo media from Dresden, Germany and Fairbanks, AK for sponsoring Ken and his team. queo is a German cross-media company with ambitions in North America and is responsible for the website upgrades we have made this year, so we are very grateful to them. The implemented open source content management system, the new user-friendly structure and the new, fresh design of our website allows us to keep you, our friends, families, sponsors and other website visitors, easily updated!
Thanks to our 2008 Iditarod lead dog sponsors!
Dechert Dynamics Corporation and Bill Herr of Annville, PA are sponsoring Bahdra in the 2008 Iditarod. This is their second year as a lead dog sponsor, and Bill and his wife Shiela are coming to the start to cheer Ken on.
Dick Benoit and his company Sustainable Solutions based in Reno, NV are sponsoring Okayo for the second year in a row in the 2008 Iditarod. Dick has been to Alaska many times and is an avid outdoorman.
Carol Bruton from Livermore, CA is sponsoring Madison in the 2008 Iditarod for the second year in a row. We are hoping Carol will be able to make the trip to the starting line this year and drive the second sled through Anchorage during the ceremmonial start.
Thanks to our 2008 Iditarod team dog sponsors!
Dana Easley from Clarendon Hills, IL is sponsoring Haakon for the first time in 2008. Haakon is one of our young 2 year olds, but we expect great hings from this boy. Thanks, Dana!
Glenn's Gun Shop and owner Glenn Blantz from Annville, PA is sponsoring Bartusch in the 2008 race. This is Glenn's Gunshop 4th year sponsoring our team, and he is also making his 4th trip up to watch the start this year. Glenn is travelling with his son David, and they are heading to McGrath after the start.
John and Nancy Doughty from Redondo Beach, CA are sponsoring a dog for the 4th year in 2008! They are sponsoring Kinga for the second year. They also send on our updates to their own group of Iditarod fans. We thank John and Nancy for their long-standing support.
Gary and Romona Romine from Prineville, OR are sponsoring Ochocco in her fourth Iditarod. The Romine's live near the Ochocco mountains for which she was named, and have known her since she was just a few days old. They were our host family during the years when we participated in the Oregon Attaboy 300 Stage Race.
Lianne Hass from Morrison, CO is sponsoring a dog for the first time this year, as a gift from her son Eric Hass. We matched her up with Solo, a young, promising little two year old female who loves to run. Thanks to both Lianne and Eric for your support!
Cindy Mackin from Ohio is sponsoring a dog for the first time in 2008, but Cindy has been Ken's Idita-rider for the past three years and has been one of his biggest fans and supporters. Cindy asked us to pick a dog that matches her size (small) and personality (big), so Ken immediately said Talus, our smallest male in the team who has personality to spare and has finished 4 times.
Dr. Bill Stroud and Karolina Keeshhond Kennel of Laurinburg North Carolina are sponsoring Surya in the 2008 Iditarod. This is Bill's 4th year sponsoring a dog and his second sponsoring Surya. Bill has been raising championship Keeshonds and he owns the all-time winningest Keeshond bitch in history. He also graduated from my alma mater, Bradley University.
Funck's Family Restaurant (Ray and Ruthanne Funck) from Annville, PA are sponsoring a dog for the second time in the 2008 Iditarod. The Funck's have also travelled all the way back to Alaska for the second year to watch the start and travel up the trail to Rainy Pass. The Funck's are sponsoring Grizzly, who has completed 5 straight Iditarods and this year's Yukon Quest (pretty amazing) and is still going strong.
Mike Ubell and Paula Hawthorn of Oakland, CA are sponsoring a dog for the first time in 2008. They are sponsoring another of our young two year olds, Magnus. Mike and Paula surprised us by coming up for the start, and are following the race all the way to Nome. Thanks to joining the team!
The Bloomin' Crew from Landisville, PA are sponsoring Jordan in the 2008 Iditarod. This is their third year sponsoring a dog, they are students who raise money through selling Christmas greens and wreaths to sponsor a dog. This year the 'Crew' includes Kyle Oberholtzer, Kyle Hewes, Albie Kephart, Tyler Wright, Lucinda Shirk, Kris, and of course, their teacher Becky Kauffman. Thanks to all of you!
Shepherd Elementary School fourth grade class from Morresville, NC are sponsoring a dog for the first time in 2008. They will be sponsoring Neo in this year's race. However, King Mawhinney, who is helping the students with their sponsorship, has been sponsoring a dog for the past many years. The students will all be following along with Ken's race as part of their enrichment program. Thanks to all of you!
Larry and Karen Erickson from Anchorage, AK who are long time friends of Ken's parents are sponsoring a dog for the first time in this year's race. They will be sponsoring one of our young 2 year old dogs, Sorlie, in this year's race. Sorlie is named after 2-time Iditarod winner Rober Sorlie. Thanks to both of you!
Faculty and staff of the UAF School of Management, Fairbanks, AK are sponsoring a dog for the first time in 2008. They will be sponsoring Jango in this year's race. Thanks to Markus Mager for organizing this sponsorship, and to all the folks at the University of Alaska who are cheering Ken on!
