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"No matter how little money and how few possesions you own, having a dog makes you rich."
- Louis Sabin
Board Elections
February is elections time for the Five Cities Dog Park Association Board. The January 25th meeting will give you an opportunity to express your interest in serving as a board member. We do so many different things that there's something for everyone to get excited about, from fundraising, to membership, to fixing things, and keeping the place looking good, enforcing the rules, etc. If your thing is writing articles for our web site, we could use some help there too. Serving on a board also looks great on your resume.
Best of all, serving on a board means you are making a difference, and nothing feels better than that! If you are interested in becoming a board member or want to know more about it, please contact a member of our nominations committee: Past-President Cynthia Eklund, Maintenance Chair Jerry Moore, or Outgoing President/Acting Treasurer, Maureen Sharon. We will present the proposed slate of officers immediately after our January meeting.
Flea Bag Flea Market
The Flea Bag Flea Market is March 3rd. Start your Spring Cleaning now, so you can unclutter your home and help the dog park at the same time. Watch for more information!
2nd Annual Applebees Pancake Breakfast
The 2nd Annual Applebees Pancake Breakfast is scheduled for March 24th. Five dollars of each $7 ticket benefits the dog park. If you are willing to sell some tickets (and we hope you are!) contact Emma Valdivieso-Runnels.
Volunteer!
Our (and your) dog park is experiencing enormous success in terms of the number of people and pets who use it each and every day. That's a very good thing. People love the dog park and come on a regular basis. We have been successful in raising funds to purchase supplies and will be ordering one more bench. We're in good shape financially. This is terrific! However, we need your help to continue keeping and maintaining a quality community dog park. Five Cities Dog Park Association is a volunteer organization dedicated to promoting responsible pet ownership and to building more dog parks in the Five Cities area.
Here are our needs:
- A Maintenance Chair to coordinate Bark Ranger volunteers and sound an alert when supplies need to be ordered.
- People willing to become Bark Rangers or to substitute for Bark Rangers who go on vacation or become ill.
- People to serve actively on our board of directors.
Please give serious consideration to contributing your time and your ideas. You are encouraged to call President Maureen Sharon at 474-8560 or email msharon at charter.net for more information.
Puttin' on the Dog 2011 Recap
Thank you to all to attending this year's Puttin' on the Dog event at Elm Street Park.
Visit the Winners Page to see all of the happy contest winners. We were happy to see so many people and their dogs participate. You're all winners!
Visit our Puttin' on the Dog Photo Gallery. Many thanks to Vivian Krug who volunteered to photograph the event.
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Become a Sponsor
One of the ways to support our dog park is to sponsor a bench. There is a new bench in the small dog park that does not yet have a sponsor. You can memorialize your dog's name, advertise your business or simply have your own name inscribed on a brass plaque that will be installed on the bench. Sponsorship of a bench is a donation of $1500. Please contact President Maureen Sharon at 474-8560 for additional information.