Ghent Dog Park - News
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Story: Woof, Wag, Wash-a-thon to benefit the GDPA Event: Woof, Wag, Wash-a-thon - sponsored by Wet Noses Boutique Date/Time: Sunday, October 26, 10am - 2pm Description: For a suggested donation of $20, Wet Noses Boutique will bathe and dry your dog plus throw in a free nail trim for each pup. 100% of the proceeds will go to the Ghent Dog Park. Appointments are REQUIRED and can be scheduled from 10am until 2pm by calling 625-6673. Cash and checks only please. Location: Wet Noses Boutique, 330 W. 22nd Street, Suite 104, Norfolk, VA 23517 For more info: See the flyer Posted: 9/25/2008 Updated: 10/22/2008 |
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Story: The Bazaar at the Dog Park is THIS WEEKEND We STILL need YOUR help with (1) Donations (everything except clothing) and (2) Volunteers (to transport items to park, work the sale, and clean up) Event: GDPA Bazaar at the Dog Park Date: Saturday, September 27th (Raindate: Saturday, October 4th) Time: 8am - 2pm (sale); 2pm - 5pm (clean up) Location: Ghent Dog Park located at 1300 Stockley Gardens Chair/Contact: Irene Blake O'Brien at ghentdogbazaar@gmail.com For more info: See the flyer POST-EVENT UPDATE: We're happy to report that over $1800 was raised for the GDPA. Posted: 9/22/2008 Updated: 10/13/2008 |
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Story: Announcing a major GDPA "fun-raiser" - Bazaar at the Dog Park Event: GDPA Bazaar at the Dog Park Date: Saturday, September 27th (Raindate: Saturday, October 4th) Time: 8am - 2pm (sale); 2pm - 5pm (clean up) Location: Ghent Dog Park located at 1300 Stockley Gardens Chair/Contact: Irene Blake O'Brien at ghentdogbazaar@gmail.com Needs: We need YOUR help with (1) Donations (everything except clothing) and (2) Volunteers (to transport items to park, work the sale, and clean up) More to come!! Posted: 7/31/2008 |
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Story: HOLD THE DATES!!! 1) Stockley Gardens Fall Arts Festival on Oct 11 and 12 - We will have our traditional booth 2) "Dining with the Dogs" to benefit the GDPA - Each Thursday in October - Eat with your friends, both furry and otherwise! (POSTPONED until Spring) 3) Masquerade in Ghent - October 31 - Details to follow Posted: 7/31/2008 |
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Story: Announcing our first get-together and fundraiser of the summer! Event: Hi-Ho Silver Jewelry Sale: Girls Night Out (everyone invited!) Date: Thursday, July 31st from 6:30pm to 8 pm Location: Hi-Ho Silver Shop located at 316 W. 21st, Norfolk - Palace Shops "Eat a little, drink a little, shop A LOT" to benefit the GDPA!!! Fabulous items and prices. Please see THIS FLYER. Chairs: Bev Dozier, Anna Goldenberg, Ronda Baucom, Mary Gillen, Kathy Scott, Cathy Burnette and Jeanne Blassingham Posted: 7/25/2008 |
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Story: Our Annual meeting was held July 25, 2008. All our of our officers were re-elected for a second year, but there were some changes with our committees. Officers were also re-elected as follows: Beverly Dozier - Secretary, Sharon Hendrick - Treasurer, Seth Fleishman - Vice President, Anna Goldenberg - Chairperson, and Paige Rose - President. A warm welcome is extended to Hernani Tosoc who has done outstanding work on the membership database and will be our Membership Committee chair, and Nancy Wick who has graciously volunteered for our much-needed Park and Maintenance Committee chair. In addition, Irene O'Brien Blake joins Ken Suddith as Marketing and PR committee chair. Seth Fleishman retained Communications Committee chair, and Paige Rose will manage the Community Outreach/Special Events committee.
Posted: 7/25/2008 |
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Story: We're only $10,000 away!!! We have now raised $25,000 of the $35,000 needed to construct the fence, which is the first stage and by far the largest aspect of our Renovation Project.
Posted: 6/26/2008 |
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Story: Announcing our Annual Meeting: Our annual meeting will be held in two months - July 24, 2008 at the dogpark (1300 Stockley Gardens). We will hear annual reports of membership, treasury, and projects and install officers for next year. All officers must be members in good standing (up to date membership dues). Dues may be paid via website paypal or mailed to: Paige Rose, GDPA President, 524 Graydon Ave., #5, Norfolk, VA 23507.
Posted: 5/25/2008 |
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Story: Announcing a GDPA get-together and fundraiser! GDPA Member, Bryan Parks, is celebrating Charlotte's First Birthday, and we're all invited! Join us at Just For Dogs Gourmet (At 1611 Colley Ave. 23517) on Saturday, March 8, 2008, starting at 3:00. For more info, go to Charlotte's B-Day Page.
Posted: 2/28/2008 |
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Story: The GDPA was in Sunday's issue of the Virginia-Pilot Compass. If you missed the article, we have a text-only version archived here.
Posted: 2/26/2008 |
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Story: The GDPA kicked off the new year yesterday with a meeting with Mr. Crittendon, the new director of the City's Open Spaces and Recreation and his staff. We introduced Mr. Crittendon to our project and renewed interest with his staff. Our project was extremely well-received as a "winning" public-private partnership. Mr. Crittendon expressed favorable remarks and was impressed with our focus and committment, as he confirmed his department's support. One of his newly hired staffperson's closing remark was, ".....this concept of neighborhood project partnership was one of the reasons I moved to Norfolk"! A very successful meeting!
Posted: 1/24/2008 |
Story: Announcing Combo Specials! For a limited time, we're offering combo pricing for memberships and t-shirts:
Posted: 12/13/2007 |
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Story: We now have GDPA T-Shirts! Check them out here! The t-shirts feature original artwork by two local artists and are available for purchase. All proceeds go towards our Renovation Project.
Posted: 11/4/2007 |
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Story: We had our first official fundraiser at Color Me Mine on Sunday, October 7. For those whoe came, thanks for coming! For those who missed it, we hope you can make the next one. For all to see, check out our wrap-up page for pics and information! Thanks to all our donors and attendees! And a special thanks to Color Me Mine!
Posted: 10/12/2007 |
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Story: Announcing GDPA's First Fundraiser! Color Me Mine will host our first official fundraising event on Sunday, October 7th from 6:00pm - 9:00pm. Have fun painting a dog pumpkin that says “WOOF,” as you enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Paint your pumpkin any way you wish. The pumpkins will be fired and ready for pick-up by October 19th to enjoy for Halloween! The cost of the event is $50 per person or $75 per couple (one pumpkin). The program fee supports the Ghent Dog Park Association's renovation project. To sign-up and to get more info, go to our official Fundraiser Page.
Posted: 9/18/2007 |
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Story: We are now officially a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization!!! Our application was just approved, so donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Our Tax ID number is 59-3840940.
Posted: 9/15/2007 |
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Story: We will be at the next Ghent Neighborhood League Meeting (GNL) on Monday, October 15, to present our progress to the GNL and educate them about our efforts. We ask all Dog Park regulars to do their best to attend this meeting to demonstrate our support to the GNL.
Posted: 9/15/2007 |
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Story: You can now join us over the web! As of today, we can take payments for memberships, donations, and sponsorships using online credit card and PayPal payments. Our Membership Page has all this info.
Posted: 8/15/2007 |
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Story: Our completed Board and List of Officers were approved in today's meeting. To see the full list, go here.
Posted: 8/8/2007 |
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Story: In July, our Dog Park Family made our first adoption match. After hearing about it thru our network, Melody Palmer found a home for "Jazzy" a local lab mix (which was on her way to a rescue or shelter). Melody's in-laws sadly lost their Lab awhile ago and were considering another dog. Melody "pitched" the attributes of "Jazzy" and they said YES! Thank you Melody and family for helping this dog find its way to her forever home.
Posted: 8/6/2007 |
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Story: The 2007 Annual Meeting of the Ghent Dog Park Association will be held at Anna and Ed Goldenberg's house (611 Baldwin Ave) on Wednesday, June 27, at 7:00pm. All current and prospective members are invited to attend. We will be electing officers, making several exciting announcements, and discussing our plans for the next year.
Posted: 6/7/2007 |
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Story: We'll be sharing a table with the Ghent Business Association at the Stockley Gardens Arts Festival this weekend (May 19-20), so stop by for more information or to just say "hello."
Posted: 5/18/2007 |
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Story: For those wanting to become members of the Ghent Dog Park Association, our Membership Form is now available online.
Posted: 5/18/2007 |
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Story: Our final Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws have been approved and are online for your review.
Posted: 5/10/2007 |
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Story: Once we received City approval, our next step became obtaining 501(c)3 status as a non-profit organization, so we can raise funds and offer our donors tax deductions (where applicable). We took a big step towards that today. After a lot of hard work, all our 501(c)3 documents have been filed.
Posted: 2/19/2007 |
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Story: WE'RE OFFICIAL!!! The City has approved us as the Ghent Dog Park Association and empowered us to begin our renovation project for the dog park at 1300 Stockley Gardens.
Posted: 7/30/2006 |
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Story: This has arguably been our most significant week ever! On Monday, Norfolk's Design Review Board officially approved our plans for the Stockley Gardens Dog Park Renovation. That approval spring-boarded us into a meeting with Norfolk's Planning Commission today, and the Commission also approved our plans. The only step left is to get the Norfolk City Council to sign off on our project. The date for the City Council meeting will be posted here when we are informed of it.
Posted: 7/13/2006 |
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Story: The next Dog Park Committee meeting will be Wednesday, May 17th @ 7:30pm at Anna Goldenberg's house on Baldwin Ave. This will be an important meeting to elect our first set of officers and discuss all the upcoming city meetings and what it means to the dog park.
Posted: 5/15/2006 |
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Story: Our drafts of both the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws are online for reviewing and commenting.
Posted: 2/6/2006 |
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Story: The city is researching availability/cost of 42" fencing as well as finalizing their design drawing, based on our original design. Their proposal should be ready by end of week. Once that is finalized, they will send to the Mayor's office. Once that is acknowledged from the Mayoral level, we will be approved to schedule committee meetings within other depts with the City of Norfolk.
Posted: 11/7/2005 |
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Story: The Dogpark Committee held a meeting at Anna Goldenberg's. We discussed and agreed with the city's recommendation with some of the column substituion. Also, we agreed on a 42" fence height. (To put this in perspective, the orange fencing for flag day was 48"...which was too much a barrier both physically and visually). Formation of a possible 501c3 was also discussed. Anna has talked with Jim Theurer (attorney) and is researching for more information.
Posted: 10/20/2005 |
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Story: Anna and Paige met with the city. The city recommended to delete a few of the brick columns in the original plan due to feasibility issues (maitenance and cost). This will not compromise aesthetics and we will retain the 4 brick columns at the 4 corners of the design. (We will clarify how we want to handle the brick columns at the entrances). In the areas that brick columns would be "replaced", the city recommended we replace them with aluminum columns matching the historical fence design.
Posted: 10/14/2005 |
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Story: The Dog Park design is being reviewed by the Norfolk Parks and Recreation Department. A follow up meeting will be held int he coming weeks.
Posted: 6/3/2005 |
Story: The Ghent Dog Park Website has been released! If you're here, you know about it already. Posted: 6/2/2005 |