Chaffey Homes Helps The Dog Park!

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!

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

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!!

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!


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Upcoming Events

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

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

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

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

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.