Mount Vernon Dog Park

Tulip Festival Street Fair Success!!!

2010-05-01T08:54:00.001-07:00

- 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

Tulip Festial Fundraiser!!

2010-04-09T15:08:00.000-07:00

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!!

Next Dog Park Meeting

2010-04-09T14:51:00.000-07:00

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 to become a Sponsor!!

2010-03-14T23:27:00.000-07:00

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.

Dogs Life Festival... Thank You!!!

2009-09-17T09:03:00.000-07:00

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!

Dogs Life Festival at Edgewater Park

2009-08-21T16:09:00.000-07:00

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!

Next Dog Park Meeting - Sept 1st

2009-08-21T16:05:00.000-07:00

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!

Chaffey Homes Helps The Dog Park!

2009-04-20T22:55:00.000-07:00

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!!

A Huge Success!

2009-04-20T12:08:00.001-07:00

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!!!

Tulip Festival Street FairA Tree Up For Bidding

2009-04-16T13:14:00.000-07:00

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!!

Tulip Festival Street FairRaffle Tickets!!

2009-04-14T19:04:00.000-07:00

Support for the Mount Vernon Dog Park has been great. There will be 5 diffent raffles available thanks to our generous sponsors and great volunteers!

Tickets will be sold for $5.00 each or at the special price of 5 tickets for $20.00. The drawings will be held Sunday at the end of the Steet Fair. Good Luck and Thank you for your support!!

Sponsors for the Raffle items include:

Urban Forest Nursery, Inc. - One 6-7’ Tall Alaska Cedar, Retail at $75 to $100... Also, they added a 3 Inch Caliper Autumn Blaze Maple Tree. Click Here for more.

Your Portable Garden - Large Octaganonal Tree Planter Boxes

Petco - 3 Chuck It! Jrs., 3 Dingo Chew-Umz.

Petsmart - 3 Store Info Gift Bags, 2 Long Petsmart Toys, 2 Small Petsmart Toys, 3 Petsmart Frisbees, 6 Petsmart Tennis Balls.

Walker's Healthy Pet - Box of Dog Treats.

Country Store of Mt. Vernon - 1 Black small dog mat, 4 Zodiac Flea and Tick Control for dogs 15 pounds and under, 3 Zodiac Flea and Tick Control for dogs 16 to 30 pounds, 3 Zodiac Flea and Tick Control for dogs 60 pounds and over. - All are 4 month supplies.

Lickety Clips - 3 Free Grooming Gift Certificates.

Parker Way Vet Clinic - 3 Avid Microchips Gift Certificates.

Valley Farm Center - 1 Glow in the dark Bone.

Pet A Coat Junction - 3 Zanies Octopus Stuffed Toys, 3 Round Rawhides, 3 bottles of plaque and tartar control.

Burlington Dog Works - $35 off Grooming Certificate, $10 towards a Nail Clipping Gift Certificate, $5.00 off purchase of 26-30 pound Dog Food Gift Certificate.

Skagit Dog Wash - Lupine Leash and Collar, 1 Hide a Bird Dog Toy.

Pampered Pets & Grooming - Three $25.00 Gift Certificates for Grooming.

Chuckanut Vet Clinic - 3 Large Zanies Stuffed Bone Toys, Three Frisbees, 3 Canned Food Lids, 1 Oral Hygene Kit, 3 Coffee Mugs, Lupine Leash and Collar, 3 Water Carriers for Dogs, 3 Packages of Dog Chews, One 5 Pound bag of Royal Canin Dog Food, 2 Frontline Visors, 1 Blue Fold-up Seat.

Soapy Dog Wash & Shoppe - 3 De-Shedders with 3" blades, 3 Double Bone Packages, 3 Single Bone Packages, 3 Self Serve Dog Wash Certificates.

Highland Animal Clinic - 2 Home Again Microchips and Exams and 1 Puppy Exam with 1st Vaccinations

Skagit Animal Clinic - Gift Certificate for one well pet examination and one 40 pound bag of Science Diet Dog Food.

Cedardale - 7 Oral Hygene Kits.

Animal Care Center - $250.00 Donation

Thank You To All Of Our Great Sponsors!

Please Support these fine businesses!

.

Upcoming Events

2009-04-01T21:48:00.002-07:00

2009 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Street Fair
On April 17, 18, & 19, we will have a booth at the Street Fair where we will have information about our plans for the Dog Park as well as information on how you can help make the Mount Vernon Dog Park a reality. With your help, we can have this together by the end of the year. What a great Christmas present for the people and dogs of Mount Vernon! We also plan to raffle off a goodie basket of pet friendly items donated by several of our generous Sponsors. Tickets will be sold for $5.00 each and one basket will be raffled off each day of the Street Fair!

2009 Highland Games - July 11th and 12th

2009 Skagit County Fair - August 12th through 15th

April Advisory Committee Meeting

2009-04-01T21:48:00.001-07:00

The next meeting for the Mount Vernon Dog Park Advisory Committee will be held on April 8th, 2009 from 5:30pm - 6:30pm at the Hillcrest Park Administration Office (at 1717 South 13th Street in Mount Vernon's Hillcrest Park). We will be discussing fundraising. A big topic will be putting the final touches on our next fundraising event at the Tulip Festival's Street Fair on April 17, 18, & 19. Please feel welcome to join in, we can always use the help!

A Site Has Been Selected

2009-04-01T21:36:00.000-07:00

Bakerview Park in Mount Vernon (At the intersection of Fir & 30th Street) will designate part of the park for the Off-Leash Dog Park once enough money is raised to set up the space. (fencing, facilities, grass, etc...) The advisory committee will be working on some fundraising ideas at the next meeting on March 10th, 2009. However, if you would like to help out now that would be great. We have a donations form and system ready to accept your contribution - Any contribution is appreciated!

Click on the Map for the full details

Helping Make It A Reality

2009-04-01T21:35:00.000-07:00

In January of 2007, the City of Mount Vernon conducted a survey to see if people would like to have an Off-Leash Dog Park here. They received over 600 participants in the survey, 95% of the participants want a Dog Park!!

Advisory Committee Forming

2009-04-01T20:51:00.000-07:00

November 2008. The City of Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation Department is forming an Advisory Committee to help establish a Mount Vernon Dog Park. If you would like to partipate, please contact Lisa Esparza at lisae@mountvernonwa.gov or Linda Brookings at lindab@mountvernonwa.gov for more information regarding the development of this Advisory Committee.