REMEMBERING BY CANDLELIGHT

REMEMBERING BY CANDLELIGHT

Registrations will be taken up until 12 midnight Pacific Time on September 21. After that, you can still register and participate in the chat, but we cannot guarantee we will be able to post your Sammie's information on the web site before the Equinox.

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Register for the Candlelight Memorial Ceremony

See the list of dogs registered for the summer Solstice 2006 Ceremony

So many Samoyeds have touched our lives and have left a lasting impression on us and we all remember each and every one in our own way. Even with their passing we all celebrate their years with us and the memories they have given us.

For this reason National Samoyed Rescue (U.S.) wishes to announce a very special event. The National Samoyed Rescue Board and all our affiliated Rescues (listed below) invite you to join us in a celebration and tribute to the “furkidz” who have passed but remain an integral part of our memories. This will be the first in an ongoing celebration, every Solstice and Equinox, following the tradition established by the Siberian Husky Candle Ceremony. We extend our appreciation to the Siberian community for starting this beautiful tradition and inviting us to share it with them.

On each Equinox and Solstice at 8 p.m. “your time”, we ask that you face North, where our chosen breed was bred to live, and light a candle for each Samoyed you wish to remember. After lighting your candles, spend some time in fond memory of the babes who are waiting for you at the Northern end of the Rainbow Bridge and relish in the joy they have given you. It is our goal to have a continual unbroken trail of candle lightings around the globe for twenty-four hours.

If you wish to register your intent to participate and the Samoyed(s), with a brief bio, you wish to remember please submit a registration form. We will maintain a public list of all the registered dogs. There will also be a map of the world where all participants will be able to indicate their location, if they wish, so we can all see the candle lighting progress throughout the world. Live chat will also be available for those who wish to share their sorrow and their joy with others on this night.

We all hope you will participate and share with us all the special Sammies in your life.

The next Candle Ceremonies will be:

Indicates the Equinox or Solstice for the northern hemisphere/southern hemisphere

The National Samoyed Rescue Board

Jim Becklund, Sandy Phifer,
Marsha Hahn, Pam Hofmann,
Pam Puckett, Lori Chapek-Carleton,
Cari Stebbins, and Beverley Andalora

and all the Affiliated Rescues

Central Florida Samoyed Rescue
Delaware Valley Samoyed Rescue
Michigan Samoyed Rescue
Minuteman Samoyed Rescue
Northern Illinois Samoyed Assistance
Samoyed Club of Central Arizona Rescue
Samoyed Rescue of Southern California
San Francisco Samoyed Rescue
St. Louis Samoyed Rescue
Tarheels Samoyed Club Rescue
and Wonderland Samoyed Safe Haven

http://www.samoyedrescue.org