WINNEMUCCA - The Winnemucca Community Garden is pleased to present its first-ever Dog Walk Fundraising Event. The walk will take place on Saturday, June 16, beginning at 10 a.m. The start and end place is Winnemucca Community Garden, located at 151 W. McArthur Ave. at the intersection of Melarkey and McArthur streets, and across the street from Sonoma Heights Elementary School.
The participation fee is $20 per registrant and can include more than one dog per registrant. Refreshments for all (dogs too) will be served after the walk at the garden.
The Community Garden will donate half of all proceeds to the City of Winnemucca, Humboldt County Animal Shelter, to use the funds as needed; and the Community Garden will receive half of the proceeds for hosting and organizing the event. There will be adoptable animals from the shelter on site and hopefully participating in the walk as well. In addition to raising funds for the shelter and the garden, they are seeking donations for dog treats, bags for dog waste, bandanas and bottled water.
Local groomers are willing to participate, too. Sugie Kennier and Tina Preziosi of R C Pet Grooming will be on site for complimentary nail clipping. They will be available for an hour after the walk. All breeds are welcome to the walk - and to this mini grooming station.
Judy Henigin of Posh Pets, along with The Power Paws 4H Dog Club, will be doing demonstrations of agility with their own dogs - and provide an opportunity for all dogs to test their agility immediately following the walk. Posh Pets will even have wading pools - just in case it is hot out that day and the doggies need a dip! There is no cost for these fun-filled activities.
In addition, Henigin and the 4H Dog Club are working to establish a local dog park. This is a great opportunity to come out, talk with them and find out how to support this effort.
They will have registration sign-ups on various days and at various locations around town to be announced soon. Forms can also be obtained by stopping by the Community Garden office at 640 Melarkey St., Ste. 2, or online at www.winnemucca-community-garden.org. For persons out of town wanting to participate, please feel free to contact the office at (775) 623-2333 with questions. Participants will also be able to register at the garden the morning of the event.
Participants should be prepared to walk in inclement weather, wearing the appropriate clothing, foot and rain gear. Since they intend for this to be an annual event, it is imperative that dogs remain on a leash and are controlled at all times by the participant, and that dog owners clean up after their dogs both at the Community Garden and during the walk.
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