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Begins July 13, 2025 Ends August 31, 2025 Contact: joye.neff@gmail.com Joye Neff This year's Gift Bonanza is being Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan. Dr. Vilma worked with Berner Garde as explained by Lori Jodar in her message below. A Memoriam message by Michigan State University may be found here. LIST OF WINNERS! ![]() We Have a $5,000 CHALLENGE!
Robin
and Gene Hamme have pledged to MATCH YOUR
DONATIONS up to $5,000! This is
your chance to actually DOUBLE YOUR DONATION!
The goal will be $25,000 for this
project! Tackling Cancer in
Bernese Mountain Dogs: Using liquid biopsies to
maximize chance of treatment success This project is currently underway with
Michigan State University. The entire project grant is
$99,000.
Efforts are ongoing to address the elevated
incidence of cancer within this breed, with several
projects currently supported by the BGF and BMDCA. Dr.
Hedan's research remains active, and a collaboration
with Ramitrex, under the guidance of Dr. John Robertson,
has recently commenced. Each of these three initiatives
focuses on the early detection of cancer, particularly
HS. Although Dr. Vilma initiated the current project
prior to her passing, the research is being continued by
her colleagues who previously worked alongside her.
If you would like to
help us hit our goal of raising $25,000, you
can make a donation via PayPal. https://bernergarde.org/home/Donate Or you can make
a check payable to Berner-Garde Foundation and
mail it to me at: Joye
Neff, 108 Minnock Drive, Mars, PA 16046. Berner-Lovers are the most bestest
people!! Joye Neff
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Here for: How to make your Donation Click on a TIER or Batch "Bone" below to see the gifts, their number and descriptions below each picture (or see the complete set of Thumbnail pictures at the bottom of this page) |
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"It's back!!! The annual Berner-Garde Foundation Gift
Bonanza organized by Joye Neff! This is the Main Page
for the Gift Bonanza and will be updated as necessary
with important information such as the progress of
this event, the lucky gift winners, etc. You can click
on the buttons (Bones) above for more information, and
to see all of the gift items (Tier 1 and Batch 1
though 8). Please click on the photo above on the right for an important message from Lori Jodar about current projects to upgrade the BG database application framework and to continue the DNA Repository and expand tissue collection - especially histiocytic sarcoma - that is being used for research. |
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A Message From Pat Long I know Joye gives these tickets away, but she gives them away when she’s happy, too! What makes her happy? When people donate to Berner charities, or donate to Berner charities to thank other people for their hard work. It makes her happy when Berners benefit from our generosity, and Joye must be about the happiest person I know – because no one is as generous as the Bernese Mountain Dog community! I was the Berner-Garde File Manager for 12 years, and I know how much of a labor of love it is for so many of you. Making updates that were terribly painful, as well as many that were joyful and exciting, are greatly appreciated. Thanks to each and every one of you for adding your dogs to a legacy that helps the future of the breed! YOU help to make this open database unique among all breeds. Thank you one and all! And for those of you who participate in the BMD DNA Repository – thank you! And for those of you who have donated tumor tissue, words are not enough – but thank you for making the effort during the worst possible time. Hug your dogs and tell them I think they are so very lucky to have the most special owners! |
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