| Jackson, WY—Known as the “race to immunize” as part of its mission, the 12-year-old International Pedigree Stage
Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR), which mushes through Wyoming January 25 – February 3, 2007, has worked to promote the need to
immunize children under the age of two. But the race also does more than promote the need for vaccinations, it helps fund
vaccinations by contributing to nonprofit organizations in each of its Wyoming host communities including Jackson, Lander,
Uinta County, Pinedale, Alpine, Kemmerer, and Park City, Utah.
“We wouldn’t have a race without the support of the communities,” said Race Director Frank Teasley. “The IPSSSDR wants
to give back to the towns who have been so good to the us during the past twelve years.”
Community chairpeople designate nonprofit organizations to receive the funds, and many of the communities chose to fund immunizations.
The Nonprofits who received a contribution from the race in 2006 include the Fremont County Health Department, Sublette County
Public Health, Lincoln County Public Health, Park City Sunrise Rotary, and Uinta County Community Youth Coalition.
“We want to stress the need for all children under the age of two to receive the proper immunizations,” said Teasley,
“The International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race wants to help whether it is by spreading the word or by helping
communities fund the vaccines.”
Pedigree® Food for Dogs is the title sponsor of the IPSSSDR. The International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race was founded
in 1996 by former Iditarod racer Frank Teasley to make sled dog racing more accessible to the public and to promote the need to
immunize children under the age of two. For more information, visit the race Website at www.wyomingstagestop.org, contact the
race via e-mail at wystagestop@blissnet.com, or telephone at (307) 734-1163, or visit
www.pedigree.com.
Media Contact: Darla Worden, 307.734.5335
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