Will Work for Food – 2012

Here we go again…for the third year in a row we Will Work for Food; pet food for the SPCA of Winchester, Frederick and Clarke Counties. We are doing sessions May 19 & 20, June 2 & 3 and June 9 & 10. We still have numerous dates open for each day in June, so call now before we get fully booked and you miss your chance.

The SPCA of Winchester, Frederick and Clarke Counties needs all the help we can give them. They have no dedicated funding source and all their money comes from donations or adoption fees. The first year out we raised about 300lbs of food. Not too bad for a new program. Last year we upped that to 600lbs of food. Getting better, but we still want more and I think we can do better. This year our goal is 1 ton of food for the shelter. I know it’s a lofty goal, but this year we have some help.

We have several local businesses helping us to advertise the program. Posh Pets Boutique on S. Loudoun Street in Winchester, Linden Heights Animal Hospital on Linden Drive in Winchester, Dr. Cheryl K. Robson, O.D., P.C. & Valley Vision Center on Cedar Creek Grade in Winchester and Children of America on Jubal Early Drive in Winchester are all helping us get the word out about Will Work for Food.

In addition, we have a sponsor this year. Southern States Cooperative on Amherst Street in Winchester has generously given us discount coupons for bags of pet food and they are matching all food donations pound-for-pound!

Here’s how the program works; we offer our clients a 30 minute portrait session and a complimentary 5×7 print for the donation of a 40 lb bag of dry pet food. That’s a $110.00 value for the price of a bag of pet food. If you buy it at Southern States, it’s less than $25.00 for a 40lb bag. Double your donation to 80lbs and you will receive a free 8×10 print in addition to the 5×7!

We have several repeat clients already booked for this year. Kimberlee and her gorgeous German Shepard, Zar (pictured above) will be joining us for the third year. Our good friends Rick & Michele came out with their kids and their Pug, Mollie Pearl, for the 2nd year. Samantha and Adam are coming back with little Cheyanne. We have always been absolutely captivated by Cheyanne’s big blue eyes and beautiful smile. The portrait below of her sitting in the leather chair is one of my new favorite images ever. We photographed several other old friends and made some new friends as well. We hope we have the opportunity to photograph all of them again many times in the years ahead.

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Celebration of Smiles – A great cause and a great deal for you!

DON’T MISS OUR SPECIAL “CELEBRATION OF SMILES DAY” PROMOTION!

On April 21 our studio will participate with an elite group of photographers around the country in a very special portrait promotion. On that day we will be providing a wonderful opportunity for you to update portraits of yourself and any family members you wish. In doing so, you will help to support Operation Smile, which provides free surgeries for children around the world who suffer with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities.

Along with other members of Professional Photographers of America (PPA), we are offering the gift of an individual portrait session and a desk-size portrait in exchange for a $24 donation to PPA Charities, which has chosen Operation Smile as its charitable partner. For every 10 individuals we photograph, another child will receive the gift of surgery! It costs as little as $240 for Operation Smile’s medical volunteers to provide a life-saving surgery that can take as little as 45 minutes. One hundred percent of each donation will go to Operation Smile.

We also believe that our Celebration of Smiles Day is a wonderful way to teach children the value of reaching out to others. Even small children can understand the importance of Operation Smile’s work, and they are eager to help these needy children. We hope you will join with us in helping to make this vital work possible, and we promise to create a portrait that you will treasure.

To schedule your session appointment, please call us today at 540.327.5322.