Who is BOW?
BOW (Beardies of the World), founded in 1996, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the health, welfare, and rescue of Bearded Collies worldwide. The BOW Calendar is BOW's sole purpose. All work on the Calendar is performed by volunteers, and all income beyond the printing and mailing costs is donatd to support Beardie rescue and health research around the world.
Funds are distributed every two years. The Calendar crew is currently requesting information from past recipients to determine which organizations are in need of funds.
We wish to thank all of you who purchase BOW Calendars. Without your support, the BOW Calendar would not be able to donate such generous amounts to Beardie-related causes.
If you would like to submit photos for the 2011 Calendar, look here.
If your Beardie organization would like to request funding from the next distribution, contact Pat for the details.
Past Distributions
Just as an example of your generosity, here are some breakdowns from previous distributions (figures in US$):
2006-2007 Calendar Proceeds Donation Summary
- UK Rescue Groups (BCC and South Counties BCC Rescues) — $1275
- Canadian Rescue — $1684
- Japanese Rescue — $2500
- BCCA (US) Rescue — $2061
- CIMDA (Canine Immune Mediated Disease Awareness) — $3480
- Addison's Project — $4000
- Health Research and Education (over the next two years, beginning with underwriting support for DNA collection at the BCCA National Specialty in 2009 for use in the CHIC Depository and Addison's Research Project)— $4000
- Total Distributed: $19000
2004-2005 Calendar Proceeds Donation Summary
- UK Rescue Groups — $1813.41
- Australian Rescue — $160.00
- BCCC (Canada) Rescue — $1400.00
- Japanese Rescue — $2100.00
- BCCA (US) Rescue — $2100.00
- BONE — $3800.00
- BeaCon Health Research — $3800.00
- BCCA Health Research — $3800.00
- Total Distributed: $19035.41
2002-2003 Calendar Proceeds Donation Summary
- BCC (UK) Rescue — $1450
- BCCC (Canada) Rescue — $1450
- BCC of NSW and BCC of Victoria (Australia) — $1450
- BCCA (US) Rescue — $1825
- Japanese Rescue — $1825
- BONE — $3300
- BeaCon Health Research — $3350
- BCCA Health Research — $3350
- Total Distributed: $18,000