Donors and Donations
Sponsor a BART Class or Emergency Medical Kit!
Help BART Save Lives - Make a Donation!
Buy BART Clothing and Gifts!
BART Financial Contributors
2008 BART Volunteer Banquet Contributors
Basic Animal Rescue Training is supported by charitable donations and grants and offers classes as well as the small animal BART emergency medical kits free of charge to Fire/EMS departments.
WE NEED YOUR HELP to raise our costs for each training so that we can continue to provide classes and kits. All of our trainers are volunteers in the veterinary profession who donate their time, expertise and energy to deliver a professional program, giving back to Minnesota communities. Help keep your animals safe in emergencies and support our emergency response personnel, many of whom volunteer their time for their communities! Please help us with a tax-deductible contribution. Available sponsorship opportunities include:
Sponsor a Small Animal Class: $1400
Sponsor a Small Animal BART kit: $600
Sponsor a Large Animal Class: $250 if held with Small Animal Class; $450 if held alone.
Sponsor a Large Animal BART kit: To be determined
Sponsor a Community Responder Small Animal Class: $750
Sponsor a Community Responder Large Animal Class: $250
Sponsor a Small Animal Community Responder BART Kit: $100
All contributions are appreciated!
Want to help spread the word about BART at your veterinary clinic or event? Contact us to request BART informational materials.
Download a BART Poster on the left, which we supply upon request. 
Download a Pledge Form from the image on the right.
Continued donations are essential for BART to be able to continue its mission and services. Due to BART’s rapid growth, the demand for training is exceeding the funding available. BART is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. To make a donation to BART, make checks payable to BART and send to:
Basic Animal Rescue Training
P.O. Box 130967
St. Paul, MN 55113-0009
OR Click on the button below to make a donation online:
Visit our Web Store
BART’s web store is kindly provided as a donation to BART by Bloomington Custom Embroidery, owned and operated by Steve and Nancy Oberaigner. Steve is a firefighter for the Bloomington Fire Department and contacted us after going through BART training to offer a donation of his embroidery and printing services. He created our new logo and has produced several very sharp items for us to offer for sale. Take a look - net proceeds from the sales of these items will be used to support BART program activities.
Basic Animal Rescue Training thanks all of our donors for their generous contributions. Your support enables us to continue our mission of training first responders and saving lives.
View our poster display thanking our generous contributors.
Platinum $5,000 or more
AKC Companion Animal Recovery
American Veterinary Medical Foundation
Banfield Charitable Trust
Dr Brenda Bray/Animal Care Center of Hudson
Bloomington Custom Embroidery
City of Minnetonka
11Mystics.com Web Design & Development
Dolphin Trust
Minnesota Veterinary Medical Foundation
Hugh and Julie Thibodeau
Pfizer
Veterinary Hospitals Association
Gold $1,000 to $4,999
Andover Fire Department
Bloomington Fire Department
Cambridge Fire Department
Cindy Lou Ferris
City of Edina
City of Hopkins
City of Hugo
City of St. Louis Park
East Central Energy
Eden Prairie Fire Department
Golden Valley Fire Department Relief Association
Hopkins Pet Hospital
Isanti Fire Department
Maplewood Fire Department
Minnesota Horse Council
Andi Nelsen
New Brighton Community Emergency Response Team
South Hyland Pet Hospital
US Rider Equestrian Motor Plan
Silver $500 to $999
Andover Fire Department
Argosy University Student Chapter of the National Association of
Veterinary Technicians in America
BlueFin Bay
Lisa Carpenter and Terry Pertile
City of Falcon Heights
City of Grand Rapids
Corcoran Pet Care Center
East Central Veterinarians
Farmington Fire Department/Cataract Fire Department Relief Association
Great River Energy
Hamburg Fire Department Relief Association
Hutchinson Fire Department
Metro Fire Chief’s Association
Ogilvie First Responders
Pine Medical Ambulance Service
Plymouth Heights Pet Hospital
St Croix EMS Department
St Croix Valley Fireman’s Association
Dr Jerry Sprau
Westgate Pet Clinic/Ben Porter
West Metro Fire/Rescue District Firefighters Relief Association
Bronze $100 to $499
Betsy Aird
Arrowhead Animal Clinic, PC
Arrowhead Regional Firefighters Association
Bark Avenue on Parade/ Mark and Ruth Valgemae
Best Friends Animal Hospital
Jaime Bishop
Bloomington Custom Embroidery
Dr. Karina Burger
Camden Pet Hospital
Caribou Coffee - Maple Grove
Cynthia Erickson
City of Falcon Heights
City of Medicine Lake
Robert Gehrz - donation in memory of Evan Thronson
Grantsburg Animal Hospital
Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department Relife Assoc. Special Fund
Heart of Minnesota Great Dane Club
KEEPRS
Dr Bridget King
Kiwanis Club of North Suburban Golden K, St. Paul
Kowalski’s Uptown
LDI, Liberty Diversified Industries, Fiterman Foundation
Lyndale Animal Hospital
Drs. Deborah and Peter Mackay
Minnesota Animal Control Association
MN Association of Veterinary Technicians
Mike Murphy
Gary Myhre
Andi Nelson
North Country Veterinary Clinic
Oak Knoll Animal Hospital
Kenneth and Janice Parrow
Terre Peckham
Pomeroy Small Animal Hospital
Prairie Village Animal Hospital
Ronald Riemenschneider
Saddle and Tack Warehouse
Simply Schnauzers Discussion Forum Members
Linda Smith and Barbara Held - donation in honor of Golden Valley Firefighter Doug Soderling
State of MN Unemployment & Economic Development
Dr Annie Winsor
Mark Younggren
Chris Worthington
Contributors up to $100
Anoka Area Veterinary Association
Applebees - Buffalo and Woodbury
Panera Bread
Karen Bressett
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Maria Burger - donation in memory of Zdenka Cmuntova
Patty Burke
Ann Burt, DVM
Ann Chittenden
City of Medicine Lake
Dr Lisa Couper
Sherman Crandell
Cub Foods - Buffalo, Maple Grove, SunRay Center and Shorewood
Angie’s Grooming - Angie and Cherice Edgar
Ruth Estes
Robert and Susan Gehrz
Grand Casino Hinckley
Ed Haugen
Patrick Heffernan
Home Sweet Home
Naomi Houle
Kirk’s Travel Plaza
Kathy Kosnoff
Kathy Kosnoff in memory of Timothy Kosnoff’s dog Skidder
Kowalski’s - Woodbury
Leeann Chin - Maple Grove
Dr Raeyna Longtin
Hana Louw
McDonald’s - Buffalo
James and Kathleen McJunkin
Norwood Veterinary Clinic
Network Masters
Tim O’Brien
John Olson
Nelson Cheese & Deli
Cassie Panning
Party America
Rainbow Foods - Oakdale
Rosenblum Cellars
Starbucks - Golden Valley
Synergen
Saddle & Tack Warehouse
Target - Eden Prairie
Target - Forest Lake
Wal-Mart Supercenter - Buffalo
Wal-Mart - Forest Lake
Sandra Whelan
2008 BART Volunteer Banquet Contributors
We would like to thank all these generous donors that helped make our 2008 BART Annual Appreciation Banquet possible. It is our honor to recognize all our Volunteers for all the effort they have done throughout the year to help train fire fighters and first responders to keep the animals safe. We couldn’t have done it without you.
Maple Grove Cub Foods
Kowalski’s Uptown
Leeann Chin - Maple Grove
Kowalski’s Woodbury
Rainbow Foods - Oakdale
Applebee’s - Woodbury
Cub Foods - SunRay Center
Applebee’s - Buffalo
McDonald’s - Buffalo
Kirk’s Travel Plaza
Wal-Mart Supercenter - Buffalo
Wal-Mart - Forest Lake
Target - Eden Prairie
Target - Forest Lake
Cub Foods - Shorewood
Cub Foods - Buffalo
Green Mill
PetCo
BlueFin Bay
Grand Casino Hinckley
Panera Bread
Rosenblum Cellars
Saddle and Tack Warehouse
Home Sweet Home
KEEPRS
Nelson Cheese & Deli
Andi Nelsen
John Olson
Caribou Coffee - Maple Grove
Patty Burke
Cassie Panning
Party America
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Starbucks - Golden Valley
Synergen
Mike Murphy & Betsy Aird
Tim O’Brien
