June Meeting Date Change
The June meeting of the SDPA has been rescheduled for Thursday, June 27, 2013.
Same time and place: Hotel Helix, 7:30 p.m.
Ask at the front desk or bar for meeting room location.
Animal Health Fair / Vaccine & Licensing Clinic
Come to the dog park on Saturday for the D.C. Department of Health’s annual Animal Health Fair.
1:30-4:00 p.m. at the Shaw Dog Park.
For additional locations and dates, see D.C. Department of Health flyer.
April Dog Park Events
Mark your calendar for two important Shaw Dog Park Association events
1. April Park Clean-up – Saturday, April 20, 11-noon
Take advantage of these beautiful Spring days to help keep your park in working order. It takes only a small amount of time and effort with many helping.
2. April meeting of the SPDA – Wednesday, April 24, 7:30 p.m.
Join us at the Hotel Helix for this month’s meeting of the Shaw Dog Park Association. The construction of the new Shaw middle school and its impact on the dog park will be discussed.
For more information on either event, see the Calendar page.
Shaw Middle School Announcement
Yesterday ANC 6E01 Commissioner Alex Padro announced the new DC city budget includes plans to replace the old Shaw Middle School with a new school on the existing property.
It is not clear what this will mean for the Shaw Dog Park, which resides on the old school’s grounds. We will monitor the developments carefully and keep you informed.
SPDA President Brad Scarborough’s response to the announcement:
Alex,
I just saw your announcement regarding the replacement of Shaw Middle at the site of the existing Shaw Middle school. While the Shaw Dog Park community is excited for this announcement, we are also a little concerned about the future of the dog park. We want to reach out to you early and often to make certain that Shaw Dog Park can always be an active voice in supporting both a new school as well as maintaining an accessible dog park for the Shaw community. We look forward to working with you and the City Council as this project moves forward. If there is any additional information you can share regarding this announcement please do.Thanks again for all of your support of Shaw Dog Park!
Bradley Scarborough
President, Shaw Dog Park Association
Lost Dog – Rio
Please be on the lookout for Rio, missing from yard near 13th and U on March 19 around 1 p.m. She is black and white, 55 lbs, and wearing a red collar and a silver chain. She’s ten years old and very new to the area so she likely scared and disoriented and looking for something familiar. She’s a gentle dog, but fast and strong so hard to catch. Please contact Ryan – 562-650-7085.
2013 Board of Directors
The Shaw Dog Park Association board of directors for 2013
Stephanie Dahle
Lillian Iversen
Tyler Jug
Kate Kolstad
John McDermott
Steve Oatmeyer
Warren “Randy” Randolph
Brad Scarborough
Officers will be elected at the February meeting, Wednesday, February 20, 7:30 p.m. at the Hotel Helix.
All are welcome to attend.
Annual Meeting and Board Elections
Please join the Shaw Dog Park Association for its Annual Meeting
Food, Beverages and Election of Board Members!
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Shaw Dog Park Annual Meeting
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Hotel Helix
1430 Rhode Island Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20005
Interested in serving on the Board? Contact committee@shawdogs.org for more info and to state your interest.
Ringing in Four Years
With a special message from SDPA President Brad Scarborough
I wanted to thank all who came out on Saturday to celebrate Shaw Dog Park’s 4th Anniversary Party! Our park visitors were very enthusiastic and really helped make Saturday a fun-filled day for everybody and every dog!
Shaw Dog Park was honored to have Councilmen Jack Evans and ANC 2-C Chair Alex Padro in attendance on Saturday. Their continued support has been key in making sure that Shaw Dog Park stays open in the Logan/Shaw Neighborhood for all of us to enjoy. As Councilmen Evans stated, ‘Shaw Dog Park is the model for other dog parks in Washington, DC.’ That is truly a testament to hard work of our dedicated volunteers and the support of our community.
Shaw Dog Park is truly grateful for our very valued Community Business Partners that helped to make Saturday’s 4th anniversary party a success.
- City Paws
- Logan Hardware
- Planet Pet
- EatWellDC Restaurants
- Wagtime
- Kimpton Hotels
- Drafting Table
- Pulp
- Branddave
- 9:30 Club
With their very generous contributions, Shaw Dog Park was able to raise close to $2,800.00 through sale of raffle tickets, purchases of t-shirts and individual donations.
This money is used to finance maintenance and on-going improvements to the park. We encourage all of our park visitors to remember these businesses and show your appreciation and support for all that they do for Shaw Dog Park.
And lastly I would like to thank some of the most generous members of our community, *our volunteers*! Shaw Dog Park volunteers’ dedication and support help make Shaw Dog Park the best dog park in Washington, DC. Our volunteers endure late nights, early mornings, cold temperatures, rainy days, tangled water hoses and mounds of “poop” every day to keep the park safe and clean. We love our volunteers and we thank you for all that you do! To become a Shaw Dog Park volunteer, please send an email to volunteer@shawdogs.
Personally I would like to say it is an honor to serve as President of the Shaw Dog Park Association. It is my hope that you and your dog(s) enjoy the park and come visit us every day!
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
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tshirts!
Finally! No more waiting in long lines. No more braving the summer heat and winter cold.
You can now buy the widely-acclaimed and coveted, official Shaw Dog Park tshirt online!
Limited sizes and quantities, so hurry!
Please specify style and size at checkout
- Women’s cut, size LARGE
- Unisex sizes SMALL, MEDIUM or LARGE
It’s Summer 2012 and …
The Shaw Dog Park website getting a facelift.
Until we’re back up and running, please see the following for the latest news, happenings and contact information:
Check out the Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/shawdogpark
Reach the Shaw Dog Park Association leadership committee@shawdogs.org.
Sign up for the Shaw Dog Park listserve http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/DogOwnersofGreaterShaw.
Post your pics to the Shaw Dog Park Flickr group http://www.flickr.com/groups/shawdogpark/
