Mount Vernon Dog Park

- The Tulip Festival Street Fair was a success!! Thank you to all of those who purchased raffle tickets, gave donations, and stopped by our booth! We raised $1,000 towards our fence!!

- The next Dog Park Committee meeting is Tuesday, May 4th at 5:30pm at the Hillcrest Park Administration Office. Please call Lisa at (360) 336-6215 for more information.

- Have questions? Want to help the committee? E-mail the Mount Vernon Dog Park at mountvernondogpark@gmail.com

During the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Street Fair, we will be selling raffle tickets for $5 each or 5 tickets for $20.

Dates:
Friday April 16th from 10:00am to 6:00pm
Saturday April 17th from 10:00am to 6:00pm
Sunday April 18th from 10:00am to 5:00pm

There will also be information regarding the upcoming dog park…
(How you can get involved and make a difference!)

If you will not be able to attend the Street Fair, but would still like to buy raffle tickets or simply make a donation please contact Lisa Esparza of the Mount Vernon Parks Department at (360) 333-6215

We hope to see you there!!

The next Dog Park Meeting will be Tuesday May 4th from 5:30pm to 6:30pm at the Hillcrest Park Administration Office.

If you want to get involved, please come by the meeting.

If you would like information sooner, please contact Lisa Esparza of the Mount Vernon Parks Department at (360) 336-6215.

Doggy Pollution Solutions is a company that offers a full-line of intelligent, green solutions for dog pollution. They provide supplies for communities, homes and Dog Parks!

Joe Chanda of Doggy Pollution Solutions has offered to make some donations in the form of pet waste management supplies and some heavily discounted pricing to help us get the Mount Vernon Dog Park started!

Thanks Joe!!

Check out the Doggy Pollution Solutions web-site to find out more about them! You can also contact them at 1-877-25-DOGGY.

The Mount Vernon Dog Park Committee would like to thank the generous donors who participated in the fund-raising raffle at S.P.O.T.’s Dog’s Life Festival on September 12, 2009. The contributions of these businesses and individuals made the raffle a success:

• Soapy Dog Wash and Shoppe,
• Mount Vernon Fire Department,
• Hansen’s Furniture for Children,
• Skagit Speedway,
• Skagit Children’s Museum,
• Skagit Wild Bird Supply,
• Mount Vernon Farmer’s Market Country Store,
• Walker’s Healthy Pet,
• Lickity Clips Grooming,
• Adara Salon and Spa,
• Synergy Salon,
• eSenta Skin and Spa,
• Barbara Alumbaugh Borders,
• Teresa and her S.P.O.T. volunteers.

Please support these great Dog Firendly Businesses!

The Dog Park committee will be holding a booth & raffle baskets at the Dogs Life Festival at Edgewater Park on Saturday, September 12^th. The festival runs from 10am-4pm. We need booth volunteers to sell raffle baskets! Four awesome raffle baskets are being put together by Robbi Crawford! At least 2 volunteers will be needed at all times to man the booth. Robbi has also set up a Doggy cake walk at noon and 3pm. We will need volunteers to assist with this as well as sell tickets for this activity. Please e-mail or call Lisa Esparza at (360) 336-6215 with what time will work for you to volunteer on September 12^th


The Dog Park committee will also be helping with a 2 mile Fun Run/Walk at the Dogs Life Festival. Registration is $15 before Sept 1^st and $20 on-site. This includes a T-shirt and entry into the festival. Run/Walk will begin at 9am. We need 5 volunteers to help with this activity. (Half of the proceeds made will be given to the MV Dog Park!) Registration is available online at: http://www.savingpetsoneatatime.org/index.php?page_id=308. Please e-mail or call Lisa Esparza at (360) 336-6215 if you will be able to volunteer from 8am-10:00am to help with this fun run/walk!

The next Dog Park Meeting is Tuesday, September 1^st at 5:30pm at the Mount Vernon Parks & Recreation Administration Office. Please plan on attending! We will be finalizing details regarding the Dogs Life Festival Fundraisers!

The great people at Chaffey Homes have agreed to be a sponsor of the Dog Park. They will donate the design work for the Dog Park’s “Social Station”.

When constructed, the social station will be a partially covered area to allow pet owners to gather and socialize. Seating will be available for owners and drinking bowls will be available for dogs.

Thank you Chaffey Homes!!

The Street Fair was a huge success for the Dog Park!! We got the word out to a lot of people and had tremendous support from the community. It seems that everyone wants a dog park!!

The preliminary money count is in…. We raised approximately $1,200 this weekend!

We also had a number of people that wanted (and received) our donation form so that they could send in a donation. In addition, we had a number of people and businesses offering to contribute their products and/or services to our next big fundraising event.

This weekend really helped toward making the Mount Vernon Dog Park into a reality!!

Thank you to all of our great volunteers, sponsors, and supporters!!

Keep up the good work!!!

Jim and Ann Barborinas of Urban Forest Nursery, Inc. have added to their generous contribution!

They are now contributing one 3 Inch Caliper Autumn Blaze Maple tree as well. This tree would retail for $250 to $300.

A Large Cedar Planter Box has also been donated by the generous folks at Your Portable Garden.

Bids will be taken all through the Street Fair. This tree and planter box will go to the highest bid received by Sunday night at the close of the Street Fair.

Good Luck one and all!

Thank You Jim and Ann of Urban Forest Nursery, Inc. and the good folks at Your Portable Garden!!