The Start of a New Year, the Start of our Fundraising Initiatives!

Well friends, as the cold weather is officially upon us and the days are starting to get just a smidgen longer as we anxiously await spring and hope the groundhog doesn't see his shadow next week. Now that the holidays are a few weeks past and we would LOVE to get a dog park built for some late Spring and Summertime puppy play dates, it's time to get to fundraising! We are excited to present some updates on the fundraisnig front, but we do still have quite a ways to go.

So, here's what's up with the PWC Dogs:

• Tomorrow night we will be presenting to the Prince William County Park Authority Board to tell them what we have been up to. We will send a recap of the meeting when we've gone and presented, but a showing of community support would sure be great. If you can come, the meeting will be Wednesday, January 25 (tomorrow!) at 7:30 pm at the George Hellwig Memorial Park Administration Building, 14420 Bristow Rd, Manassas VA 20112
• To date, we have raised $875 towards our $12,050 goal of getting that fence built. While really all we need is the fence to technically have a park, we really would like to have some more amenities for our dogs and our owners, and would truly like to raise upwards of $15,000 for this project. So, we have some work to do! Donors/local business fundraising efforts of $250 or more will earn a place on our dog park wall of fame, and the larger the donor, the more exposure we can give on the fence line! Contact Lynn about coordinating coordinating a community partnership with us at princewilliamcountydogs@gmail.com
• The PWC Parks Foundation has established on-line donaing capabilities! Chances are if you are reading this blog you're a little more geared toward the power of online giving than writing and mailing a check (or maybe that's just me) but the great news is you can do either now! Simply go to http://www.pwcparks.org/parksfoundation/SupportYourParks/MakeaGift/tabid/730/Default.aspx for the direct link to the PWC Parks Foundation giving page (this is the official holding account for all donations related to park projects and the place to go to ensure your donation is 100% tax-deductible). To donate, simply click on the donate link and fill out your credit card information. When you are asked to confirm your donation on the next page (and this is important) there will be a little box that asks for "Instructions to Seller". In this box, write "DOG PARK" or something noting your donation is restricted for Dog Park use. Otherwise, it will go to one of the other fantastic projects supported by the PWC Parks Foundation....still wonderful in the grand scheme of life, but you try explaining that to a dog wondering where the heck his park is.
• We are on Facebook! For the newest "what's new" about PWC Dogs, our fundraising efforts so far, our monthly meetings, and the work of our wonderful PWC Community partners, check us out and "Like" us at http://www.facebook.com/pwcdogs 
• Speaking of those monthly meetings, we have begun them for 2012, and the next one will be taking place on February 9th, 2012 at 7pm. We are in the midst of securing a regular location, so stay tuned for updates on the when and where. In the mean time, keep tuned in here at ye olde blog and on the PWC Dogs Facebook Page, or sign up for our listserv at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PWCDogs/ to be part of making the magic happen.

Hope to see you tomorrow night at the Hellwig Building, and thank you for your support thus far! We're all super excited for what's to come, and we want you to be involved!

With gratitude and doggie kisses,
The PWC Dogs