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Story: Dog Training in the Park to Benefit GDPA - Oct. 17th On Saturday, October 17th at 1:30 PM, bring your best friends for some training. Lisa Rapacki with Norfolk K9 Academy will be offering one-hour dog training in a group setting for $10.00. All proceeds will be donated to the Ghent Dog Park Association (GDPA). Please bring your payment at time of training. There is limited space, so please email the GDPA or inform a GDPA board member. For more info: See the flyer Posted: 10/6/2009 |
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Story: Voluneers Needs at Stockley Gardens Art Festival - Oct. 17 & 18 Urgent: Calling GDPA volunteers to staff the GDPA info/membership table at the Stockley Gardens Art Festival, Saturday, Oct. 17th from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 19th from noon - 5 p.m. Please email Paige at Pjuretic@ yahoo.com with available days/timeslots. Posted: 10/5/2009 |
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Story: Walk Your Dog in Front of Thousands in Attendance & on TV - Nov. 21 Walk your dog with the GDPA in the televised, 25th anniversary 2009 Grand Illumination Parade, Saturday, Nov. 21 @ 7 p.m. in downtown Norfolk! Help ring in the City's holiday season and celebrate our park's fencing with the theme, "Silver Bells and BowWow's". Dog parade slots are limited. A small fee (TBD) will apply to cover application and decoration costs. More details to follow....Dog slots will be reserved on a space available basis. To reserve a slot, please email Paige Rose at Pjuretic@ yahoo.com ASAP. Remember, space is limited! Posted: 10/5/2009 |
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Story: WE DID IT!!!!! The fence has been built!! After a 5+ year community effort, the Ghent Dog Park is now encircled with a stately, black steel fence with brick columns and a pair of double entry/exit gates for the safety of both dogs and humans, as well as an attractive neighborhood addition for all to enjoy. Many thanks to our dogpark members and supporters (including the Ghent Neighborhood League) whose efforts and contributions over the years have built this park "Brick by brick" and "Picket by Picket". Thanks also to the City of Norfolk for their approval and guidance throughout the project. This accomplishment marks completion of Phase I, with additional improvement phases to include improved lighting, landscaping, walkways, water and a bulletin board. Please join the fun and become a GDPA member! Posted: 9/1/2009 |
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Story: IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING!!!! The fence is scheduled to be built!! The column contractor should start the columns by the end of June and finish in one week. The fence will then follow and that should take approximately 3 weeks to complete. Both columns and fence are anticipated to be completed by early August. (Subsequent phases of park improvements include landscaping, sidewalks, lighting and park elements.) Posted: 6/15/2009 |
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Story: GBA's "Heart of Ghent" Festival - June 20 The GDPA will celebrate our accomplishments and the Ghent community by participating in Ghent Business Association's "Heart of Ghent" festival this Saturday, June 20th from noon - 4 p.m. We will have a GDPA table which will offer a free "edible K9 biscuit painting" event, as well as Ghent dogpark membership information, t-shirt sales, etc. The GBA is organizing this event to support local charities and local businesses in Ghent. There will be children’s activities and entertainment the whole family can enjoy! In addition to our "K9 biscuit painting," you can pet animals from the Norfolk SPCA, visit with Ronald McDonald, and be entertained by the Hurrah Players! Includes a sidewalk sale with participating Ghent Businesses providing discounts and special offers. Posted: 6/12/2009 |
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Story: "Right of Entry" Given to Begin Construction Today, we received the final "Right of Entry" paperwork from the City Attorney and City Manager's office , which allows contractor access to the site and enables the actual building to commence. (As you know, once the columns and fence are completed, the city will maintain the structures as well as tend the green space, as they are doing now). Posted: 6/8/2009 |
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Story: City Accepts Funds for Fence Now that we have raised all the fund needed, Norfolk City Council officially accepted our "gift" of the funds necessary to begin the construction of the fence and brick columns. Posted: 5/19/2009 |
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Story: Revised Estimate Puts Us Closer We are much closer to our goal. After revised estimates from our bidders and with the city's input, we now know that we need slightly less that $30,000 for our fence and the brick columns. We anticipate reaching our goal in the next couple months and for construction to begin before the end of the summer. Posted: 4/30/2009 |
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Story: Annual Campaign Kick-Off We have kicked off our Annual Campaign with the intent to raise the last $7000 of our $34,000 goal to start the dogpark renovations. We intend to complete our goal and start the renovations by July 2009. NOW is the time to renew your membership and take advantage of one of our remaining naming opportunities. Please check out our campaign letter and new membership form. Posted: 12/9/2008 |
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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 |