Doylestown Dog Park

Rain Rain Go Away, we want to finish our dog park one of these days!….

The rain turns the dug up parts of the dog park (from the water lines, equipment etc) into a very muddy quicksand like substance that we can’t get anything done in…

We’ll have to wait til things dry out to reschedule…. stay tuned!

THANK YOU SO MUCH Greg, Joanne, Mike, Heather, Jan, Dave, Slava, Tom, Kathy & Kelcey for coming out last night to help finish the trenching! There is still more to do on Sat, BUT unfortunately the rain might set us back again IF it rains all night Friday as predicted, the park will be a muddy mess and we’ll be sinking in it so we won’t be able to do anything. We’ll keep you posted on if we’ll be able to do anything- if you wake up and the ground is soggy where you are, then volunteering at the dog park is most likely cancelled even if the weather is nice on Sat. We’ll Keep you posted on our facebook page and here on our website!

If we are able to volunteer tomorrow, we’ll need you to bring garden gloves, gardening tools, shovels, hammers and wheelbarrows- lots of wheelbarrows!

Also, check out some great volunteer pics from last night to see some of our dog park friends in action: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150663476493680.418090.115845948679&type=3

This Memorial Day weekend, we want to thank and honor all those who have served and lost their lives giving service, including heroic canines. Please enjoy this beautiful slideshow of military dogs: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/05/04/war_dog?page=0%2C0Please#0

PARADE UPDATE 5/27: We will NOT be marching in the Memorial Day Parade because a lot of people have  understandably cancelled because they are concerned for their dogs health and safety in the heat, humidity and possible thunderstorms. We’ll try again next year!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY TUESDAY MAY 29:

We are looking for volunteers to help line the fence trenches with fabric from 5pm until dusk on Tuesday. Please RSVP to Kathy Brown at 215-603-4643 or fkrpbrown@comcast.net or on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/events/274341562664375/ if you can help. UPDATE: THE MORNING VOLUNTEER SESSION IS CANCELLED BUT WE STILL NEED PEOPLE FOR THE EVENING

Additionally, we are looking to borrow a Bobcat, Backhoe or Endloader with an operator to help moving stone. If you or someone you know would be willing to donate this service, please contact Kathy Brown at 215-603-4643 or fkrpbrown@comcast.net.

$6,000 MAY MATCHING GIFT UPDATE:

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported the Doylestown Dog Park! We are so grateful to all of you! We hope to update the supporter page in the next couple of weeks. So far this month, we have raised about $4,000 toward our $6,000 goal! We sold 25 bricks, 2 Pavers and a Tree this month! We’ll keep you posted on the final tally as additional gifts hopefully come in so we can pay our construction bills and keep building our park! We also have lots of Tree naming opportunities available for a $400 donation if anyone is interested

Thank you to everyone who turned in their Brick or Paver order on Monday! Yours will be installed in time for the park opening this summer! We have to order them in batches of 100 and hope to have another order installed at the end of the summer so please keep sending in your Brick and Paver order forms. 

We are also still sniffing for Dog Park Partners! If your company would like exposure to our 1,350+ Facebook Fans, 800+ Twitter Followers, 1,000+ Email list, our website with over 23,000 hits plus the 500+ families who are expected to register at the park, please contact us at doylestowndogpark@gmail.com or 267-239-6444 for details. We have great naming opportunities to honor your family, a loved one or to promote your company. More info is at www.doylestowndogpark.com/donate

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER PUB CRAWL JUNE 30:

Please save the date for Saturday, June 30 for our 2nd annual Dog Days of Summer Doylestown Pub Crawl!!! Please contact caitlin@pugsandkissespetcare.com of Pugs and Kisses Pet Care if you or your bar or restaurant or company would like to get involved! More details to come, check our facebook event page for details and to RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/events/237611919672044/

Thank you so much to all of our supporters and volunteers for working so hard to create our dog park! If you are interested in learning about some of the effort that has gone into our work to build the park, please join us at the SoMeBizLife Conference on May 30th at DelVal College where we will be sharing our experience in Social Media for NonProfits in the 10:45 am session.

Woofs and Wags,

Friends of Doylestown Dog Park

The dog park is under construction now! We are still in need of donations to cover our costs. We hope to begin registration soon- stay tuned to our website for details as they are available!

For information on upcoming events and news, please check us on online
at: www.doylestowndogpark.com
www.facebook.com/DoylestownDogPark
http://twitter.com/#!/dtowndogpark

Thank you thank you thank you to all the dogs & their humans who have made donations so far this month toward our $6,000 match! We have gotten 15 new brick orders and 2 paver orders plus a wonderful high school student raised $130 for us at a yard sale so we are up to $2,630!

Please send in your Brick, Paver or Dog Park Partners donation to Doylestown Borough (57 W. Court St, Doylestown, PA) by the end of this month to double your gift and help us raise enough funds to complete construction!

Events

This Sunday, May 20th from 11-3 is a great opportunity to turn in your Brick, Paver or Dog Park Partner donation at Main Street Animal Hospital’s open house! The new Main Street Animal Hospital is next door to WaWa on Main Street in Doylestown. You can spread the word or RSVP on our facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/events/332509713487742/ We hope to see you there! Please email us at doylestowndogpark@gmail.com if you’d like to volunteer!

We need your Brick and Paver orders turned in by Monday, May 21 in order to install them for the dog park opening this summer. After the 21st, we’ll only be able to order in batches of 100 so please get your orders in as soon as possible- feel free to drop them off to us at the May 20th event and we’ll make sure they get in on time!

We are also proud to be marching in the Doylestown Memorial Day Parade in honor of all the human and canine veterans on Monday, May 28. Please contact Jessica Herman if you’d like to be involved at jessrose17@comcast.net. Check out our facebook event for more details too: http://www.facebook.com/events/306592032752923/

Please save the date for Saturday, June 30 for our 2nd annual Dog Days of Summer Doylestown Pub Crawl!!! Please contact caitlin@pugsandkissespetcare.com of Pugs and Kisses Pet Care if you or your bar or restaurant or company would like to get involved! More details to come, check our facebook event page for details and to RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/events/237611919672044/

Business Marketing Opportunity:

Based on registration numbers at nearby dog parks, we anticipate having at least 500 households as members of our dog park! Doesn’t that sound like an AWESOME group to promote your business, restaurant, salon, car dealership, veterinary clinic, animal charity or store to? You’ll get great exposure on signage at the park as well as on our website, facebook and twitter page. We hope you will join us as a Dog Park Partner or by donating a Brick or Paver for the Doylestown Dog Park! If you donate this month, your gift will be doubled by a matching donor! Please contact us at doylestowndogpark@gmail.com or 267-239-6444 for more details or check out this order form: http://doylestowndogpark.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/dog-park-brochure-and-brick-paver-order-form2.pdf

We’ll keep you posted as soon as registration is open! In the meantime, construction is still underway!

Thank you for your continued support!

WOW! We just got some awesome news to share with you! A generous dog lover has pledged to donate up to $6,000 as a matching gift if we are able to raise it during the month of May! If you have been waiting on making your gift of a Brick or Paver or joining as a Dog Park Partner, now is a perfect time because your gift will be doubled!!

As you know, our park is entirely funded through private donations and not through taxes, and it can’t be completed without additional funds.

Our community has been extremely generous and we are so grateful for you! If you have been considering donating a Paver ($500) or Brick ($100) or joining as a Dog Park Partner (levels range from $1,500 to $50,000) or any other naming opportunities (Trees, Shrubs, Benches, Water Fountains etc), now is the time!   We hope you will help and give us this last boost we need to open the park early this summer!

Just think, if there are 60 people out there who order bricks or 12 who order Pavers or one company that would like to be a $6,000 Dog Park Partner, all of those gifts will be DOUBLED because of this matching gift from an anonymous donor!! Help us spread the word to anyone you know who might be interested in supporting us.

Our website has downloadable donation forms and more details on giving at: www.doylestowndogpark.com/donate or we are happy to answer any questions you have over email at doylestowndogpark@gmail.com or feel free to call our fundraising chair Kelcey at 267-239-6444.

Please forward this request for donations to anyone you know who might be interested- our Dog Park Partner program is a great way to promote your business or honor your family. Here is a facebook event reminder as well: http://www.facebook.com/events/440564505969253/

You can mail or bring your donations to Doylestown Borough Hall, 57 W. Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901. Just make sure they arrive by May 14 and that checks are payable to Doylestown Borough with Dog Park in the memo or you can donate via PayPal with your credit card on our website.

Also,  Due to popular demand, Caitlin Kucsan of Pugs and Kisses Pet Care has agreed to bring back our super fun Dog Days of Summer Doylestown Pub Crawl! If you’d like to participate in the planning, please contact Caitlin@pugsandkissespetcare.com

If you haven’t stopped by yet, you can also see some great construction pictures in this album- the park is going to be wonderful: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150663476493680.418090.115845948679&type=3

We’ll keep you posted as soon as registration is ready and in the meantime, make sure your dog is up to date on shots (rabies, bordatella (aka kennel cough), DHLPP) and also get your PA county dog license online here: http://www.padoglicense.com/ or if you get it at the Bucks County SPCA then they will get a donation from your license fee.

***UPDATE 5/2/12 at 10pm: Unfortunately a theft has occurred at the dog park site. We are missing several pieces of black fence rail and two rolls of black chain link fencing totally about $700.
We ask all of our supporters who were driving near Turk III and the dog park construction site over the past weekend to think back if they saw anything going on at the dog park.

Fortunately, the police will increase their patrolling the area to look for anything suspicious and we have secured the remaining materials so it can’t be stolen.
Please contact the Doylestown Township police 215 348 4201 with any information.

We are heartbroken, but we will continue to move forward and with your continued support and help, finish our wonderful park.

Thanks for your continued support and patience!

Tail wags,

Friends of Doylestown Dog Park

The dog park is under construction now! We are still in need of donations to cover our costs. We hope to begin registration soon- stay tuned to our website for details as they are available!

For information on upcoming events and news, please check us on online

at: www.doylestowndogpark.com

www.facebook.com/DoylestownDogPark

http://twitter.com/#!/dtowndogpark

To make a donation, please go to: http://doylestowndogpark.com/donate/