Past Events - 2015
Coin Collection
Sunday, Oct. 31 from 10:00 - 12:00
If you have been saving your coins, stop by the Park to turn them in and enter your total into the contest. The person who turns in the most money will win a great prize.
Halloween Party
October 24 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM
WCAI Radio- The Point
Tuesday, Oct. 26 from 9:30 - 10:00 AM
Annual Waquoit Congregational Church Blessing of the Animals
Saturday, Sept 26 from 10:00 - 12:00
Saturday, Sept 26 from 10:00 - 12:00
Green Harvest Organic Farmers Market
Tuesday, August 25, 12:00 - 4:00 PM
The Green Harvest Organic Farmers Market is held each Tuesday from June 2 - October 13. The Falmouth Dog Park will have a table at the market on August 25. Stop by to speak to a board member, view our commemorative tiles, pick up a hat or T-shirt, or just say "hello".
More information about the market here.
More information about the market here.
Pool Party
Saturday, Aug. 1 from 3:30 - 4:30 PM (Rain date: Sunday, Aug 2) - T-Shirts & Hats on sale starting @ 1:00 PM
Stop in after your day at the beach or on the water from 3:30 to 4:30 to let your dog make a splash and have some fun at the annual Pool Party at the Park. This is a favorite event at the Park and always full of great photo ops!
Annual Appeal Kick-Off
Sunday, May 31
Drop by the park and help us kick off our Annual Fund. It takes about $5000 to simply maintain the park each year and we do it all with donations! Grab an envelope and mail in or drop off a donation to help us get to $5000 or sign up to give a little each month.
Sunday, May 31
Drop by the park and help us kick off our Annual Fund. It takes about $5000 to simply maintain the park each year and we do it all with donations! Grab an envelope and mail in or drop off a donation to help us get to $5000 or sign up to give a little each month.
Brick Kiln Farm Day
June 20, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Stop by our neighbor, Brick Kiln Farm, for Dog Park Day at the farm. The owners of the Farm will donate a portion of the day’s sales to the Dog Park for the third year in a row!
June 20, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Stop by our neighbor, Brick Kiln Farm, for Dog Park Day at the farm. The owners of the Farm will donate a portion of the day’s sales to the Dog Park for the third year in a row!
Spring Clean-up
Saturday May 2, 9:00 - 11:00 AM
We will be at the park doing our annual clean-up. We can use HELP! Bring your rake, a shovel, a bucket, a pair of gloves, a garbage bag - any of these will help with the tasks for the morning: vacuum the shed; wash the benches and bubblers and the concrete near the entrance; rake along the fence to remove weeds and leaves; rake the sand areas; move some stone from deep areas to bare areas; pick up trash and cigarette butts around the park grounds.
The Fifth Annual Doggie Bowl and Coin Collection
Sunday, March 15 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Please plan to join us, dog lovers young and old, for the fifth annual Doggie Bowl Bowling Tournament Sunday, March 15 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Ryan’s Amusement Center located at Town Hall Square. This event is always lots of fun, and loaded with great people and wonderful prizes.
This year participants can bowl two games and get bowling shoes for just $15, $5 for those 12 and under. Bring a group and give yourselves a dog related name to compete as a team if you want. Up to four can bowl per lane.
First and second place prizes will be awarded to the team with the best game average; the individual with the best game average; and to the person 12 and under with the best game average.
Also on March 15 at Ryans, we will collect the change anyone has been saving all year. The person bringing in the most cash that day will win a $75 gift certificate to Oysters Too in East Falmouth. Please make sure all U.S. coins are in a baggie, labeled with your name and phone number. We will take them all to the bank, run them through the counter, and determine the winner, who will receive a call the next day announcing his/her winning.
Any questions about the bowling or coin collection can be addressed to Barb Schneider at 508-331-2929.
This year participants can bowl two games and get bowling shoes for just $15, $5 for those 12 and under. Bring a group and give yourselves a dog related name to compete as a team if you want. Up to four can bowl per lane.
First and second place prizes will be awarded to the team with the best game average; the individual with the best game average; and to the person 12 and under with the best game average.
Also on March 15 at Ryans, we will collect the change anyone has been saving all year. The person bringing in the most cash that day will win a $75 gift certificate to Oysters Too in East Falmouth. Please make sure all U.S. coins are in a baggie, labeled with your name and phone number. We will take them all to the bank, run them through the counter, and determine the winner, who will receive a call the next day announcing his/her winning.
Any questions about the bowling or coin collection can be addressed to Barb Schneider at 508-331-2929.
The Holiday Season is Upon Us.
As we enter the holiday season, we realize how thankful we are for each of our supporters. Remember - we are a 100% donation supported park. This park is not funded or maintained by the town!
❑ Shop on Smile.Amazon.com and list the Falmouth Dog Park as your charity. Amazon sends us a percentage and costs you ZERO!
❑ Give us a call and buy one of our hats or teeshirts or a tile for the wall to give as a gift in the upcoming holiday season! For $15 you can buy one of our many hats or a teeshirt for $20 or a child’s teeshirt for $10. For $100, buy a tile for the dog park wall in honor or in memory of a person, an occasion, or a pet. Each tile is custom made. Call and we will gladly make arrangements to meet you at the park - 508-331-2929.
❑ Stop in at your local TD Bank and tell them you want them to donate to the Dog Park as part of the Affinity Program. It costs you NOTHING, and they give us $50 for every new checking account and $10 for every existing account!
❑ Get involved or donate (envelopes at the park or here); call to volunteer as a steward; take a minute to pick up trash or rake some leaves or sweep a sidewalk; send a donation, no matter how much it is (monthly giving available too). We are a 100% donation-supported facility. Give any size donation in honor of someone and we will send that person a card acknowledging your gift.
❑ Please read the rules and abide by them; they are designed to keep canines and humans safe. And please don’t park in the specially designated spaces unless you have the appropriate sticker or license plate.
❑ Plan to go on the June 4 Sunset Cruise; tickets on sale now for only $25 and they will go quickly. Call 508-331-2929. Tickets make a great gift.
❑ Our mailing address is PO Box 93, in East Falmouth, MA 02536.
❑ If you have a question or suggestion, please call Barb Schneider, at 508-331-2929.
❑ Shop on Smile.Amazon.com and list the Falmouth Dog Park as your charity. Amazon sends us a percentage and costs you ZERO!
❑ Give us a call and buy one of our hats or teeshirts or a tile for the wall to give as a gift in the upcoming holiday season! For $15 you can buy one of our many hats or a teeshirt for $20 or a child’s teeshirt for $10. For $100, buy a tile for the dog park wall in honor or in memory of a person, an occasion, or a pet. Each tile is custom made. Call and we will gladly make arrangements to meet you at the park - 508-331-2929.
❑ Stop in at your local TD Bank and tell them you want them to donate to the Dog Park as part of the Affinity Program. It costs you NOTHING, and they give us $50 for every new checking account and $10 for every existing account!
❑ Get involved or donate (envelopes at the park or here); call to volunteer as a steward; take a minute to pick up trash or rake some leaves or sweep a sidewalk; send a donation, no matter how much it is (monthly giving available too). We are a 100% donation-supported facility. Give any size donation in honor of someone and we will send that person a card acknowledging your gift.
❑ Please read the rules and abide by them; they are designed to keep canines and humans safe. And please don’t park in the specially designated spaces unless you have the appropriate sticker or license plate.
❑ Plan to go on the June 4 Sunset Cruise; tickets on sale now for only $25 and they will go quickly. Call 508-331-2929. Tickets make a great gift.
❑ Our mailing address is PO Box 93, in East Falmouth, MA 02536.
❑ If you have a question or suggestion, please call Barb Schneider, at 508-331-2929.
Please support these businesses!
Please support all those local businesses that support the Dog Park, and be sure to thank them for supporting the park.
Falmouth Track Club
Deer Run Veterinary Services
Brick Kiln Farm
TD Bank
Teaticket Market
Mr. Pooch Dog Grooming
VPOPP, Inc.
Liam Maguire’s
Oysters, Too
Falmouth Toyota Scion
Cape Cod Pet Resort
Uptown Dog Cape Cod
Falmouth Pet
The Falmouth Visitor
Brunos Burgers
Green Harbor Motor Lodge
M. Duffany Builders, Inc.
Beard Subaru
Divine Pizza
DJ’s Wings
Eight Cousins Book Store
Flying Pig Pottery
Dave Dimestico
DMC Plumbing
Witter Concrete
Gary Lutz landscaping
A & A Asphalt
Signature Spa
Falmouth Animal Hospital
Ryan Family Amusement
Casa Vallarta
Prime Time Pizza
Daily Brew
Maison Villatte
Cape Cod Bagel
The Paint Bar
Parkside Diner
The Falmouth Fiddlers
The Black Dog
The Conference Table
La Cucina
Papa Jake’s
Silver Beach Dog Grooming
A Slice of Italy
Falmouth Track Club
Deer Run Veterinary Services
Brick Kiln Farm
TD Bank
Teaticket Market
Mr. Pooch Dog Grooming
VPOPP, Inc.
Liam Maguire’s
Oysters, Too
Falmouth Toyota Scion
Cape Cod Pet Resort
Uptown Dog Cape Cod
Falmouth Pet
The Falmouth Visitor
Brunos Burgers
Green Harbor Motor Lodge
M. Duffany Builders, Inc.
Beard Subaru
Divine Pizza
DJ’s Wings
Eight Cousins Book Store
Flying Pig Pottery
Dave Dimestico
DMC Plumbing
Witter Concrete
Gary Lutz landscaping
A & A Asphalt
Signature Spa
Falmouth Animal Hospital
Ryan Family Amusement
Casa Vallarta
Prime Time Pizza
Daily Brew
Maison Villatte
Cape Cod Bagel
The Paint Bar
Parkside Diner
The Falmouth Fiddlers
The Black Dog
The Conference Table
La Cucina
Papa Jake’s
Silver Beach Dog Grooming
A Slice of Italy
New Hats and Ts are in!
WE HAVE NEW TEESHIRTS and HATS! These include a fantastic new child teeshirt in orange or navy tie dye, and three colors of adult long sleeve shirts and three colors of adult short sleeve shirts all in a new design. These come in S, M, L, XL and 2XL. Child size are only $10 (and for all you petite ladies we highly recommend a child L) and adult teeshirts are $20. Hats are adjustable with a great leather strap and are lined as well. They come in spruce, Nantucket Red and Stone and cost $15 each. Please think ahead for your gift giving for this year as we only have limited numbers of these in each size and they will go fast! The quality and designs of this order of teeshirts are really excellent thanks to Howlingbird of Falmouth's new owner and her staff. Order by calling 508-331-2929.
Order a Tile
Thanks to the creative work of Tessa Morgan of Flying Pig Pottery in Woods Hole, we offer seven inch square individualized ceramic tiles to be mounted on the bench and wall along the walkway into the Dog Park. This area, known as Cleo’s Corner, faces the walkway and is highly visible. Tiles are mounted on the wall one section at a time. Tile designs range from a tree, flowers, or a dog, and even offer choice of breed. The artist is also willing to create a whimsical version of your pet from a photograph. You can purchase a tile to honor a person or pet, commemorate a special occasion, or memorialize one or the other. Wording choices are also individualized. Cost of each tile is $100. Approximately 150 tiles will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis, and the area is approximately half-full at this time. You can download an order form here, or call Barb at 508-331-2929. If you purchase a tile, $55 will qualify as a tax-deductable donation.
Eight ways to show your support
We realize how thankful we are for each of our supporters. Remember - we are a 100% donation supported park. This park is not funded or maintained by the town!
Again this year, we offer a number of great ways you can give thanks for the park. Some of them don’t cost you a penny!
1. Support all those local businesses that support the Dog Park. They are listed below and they deserve your business! Please thank them for supporting the park.
2. Shop at Smile.Amazon.com instead of Amazon.com. This is Amazon’s charitable site and the company gives us a percentage of anything you spend if you register to make us your charity of choice.
3. For $15 you can buy one of our many hats or our dog travel guide.
4. For $100, buy a tile for the dog park wall in honor or in memory of a person, an occasion, or a pet. Each tile is custom made and incredibly unique. We will be at the park at different times during the next month offering these gift items, or call and we will gladly make arrangements to meet you at the park - 508-331-2929.
5. Give any size donation in honor of someone and we will send that person a card acknowledging your gift.
6. Plan to take part in the Annual Doggie Bowl this March.
7. We also are looking for a few more people to serve as stewards one or two days a month. This is a simple way to help out, it takes only 15 minutes and you select the time of day, and what day you wish to serve as steward each month. Once you are trained, you will receive an email near the end of each month asking for the day or days you can be steward the following month. Once your day is confirmed, you pick the time to check and change the waste station bags, sweep the concrete pads, and check the park for any loose trash or forgotten poop piles.
8. And we would welcome anyone interested in serving on the Board. We meet only once every two months on Wednesdays. And we can guarantee you will enjoy the other members because they love dogs, just like you!.
Again this year, we offer a number of great ways you can give thanks for the park. Some of them don’t cost you a penny!
1. Support all those local businesses that support the Dog Park. They are listed below and they deserve your business! Please thank them for supporting the park.
2. Shop at Smile.Amazon.com instead of Amazon.com. This is Amazon’s charitable site and the company gives us a percentage of anything you spend if you register to make us your charity of choice.
3. For $15 you can buy one of our many hats or our dog travel guide.
4. For $100, buy a tile for the dog park wall in honor or in memory of a person, an occasion, or a pet. Each tile is custom made and incredibly unique. We will be at the park at different times during the next month offering these gift items, or call and we will gladly make arrangements to meet you at the park - 508-331-2929.
5. Give any size donation in honor of someone and we will send that person a card acknowledging your gift.
6. Plan to take part in the Annual Doggie Bowl this March.
7. We also are looking for a few more people to serve as stewards one or two days a month. This is a simple way to help out, it takes only 15 minutes and you select the time of day, and what day you wish to serve as steward each month. Once you are trained, you will receive an email near the end of each month asking for the day or days you can be steward the following month. Once your day is confirmed, you pick the time to check and change the waste station bags, sweep the concrete pads, and check the park for any loose trash or forgotten poop piles.
8. And we would welcome anyone interested in serving on the Board. We meet only once every two months on Wednesdays. And we can guarantee you will enjoy the other members because they love dogs, just like you!.
Doggie Bowl 2015
Our fifth Doggie Bowl was held on March 15 at Ryan's Family Amusements in Falmouth. Please support our lane sponsors and gift donors. And when you visit them, please tell them you appreciate their support of the Falmouth Dog Park.
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The Park is Open - update 2.18.2015
The Park is Open! Thanks to those of you who helped to dig us out from this latest storm. The walk ways from the parking areas have been cleared, as has the entry way. Some of the benches and walkways within the large dog area have been cleared. At this time, the small dog area is not open. We may have to wait until the Spring thaw. Again, thanks to all who have helped to keep our park open.
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Annual Appeal and Coin Collection 2015
On Sunday, May 31, we will be kicking off our fundraising drive for 2015. Board members will be at the Park starting at 9:00 am to tell people about the appeal, and to hand out brochures and coin collection banks.
The Appeal will run from May 31 through Oct 31. Our goal is $5,000.
Maintaining the dog park costs roughly $5,000 annually. This includes insurance, pea stone replenishment, driveway maintenance, garbage bags, mutt mitts, web hosting, printing costs, and any other supplies. Fundraising is crucial in keeping the park open, safe and in good condition.
There are a number of ways that our guests can choose to help with the financial burden of the park. They can use one of the donation envelopes on the kiosk to send in a donation. Through our web page they can make a donation using a credit card, or via Paypal. They can even choose an automatic, monthly donation.
Another way is to pick up one of our Coin Collection banks, and save loose change over the course of the summer. We will have the banks available on Sunday and at other times during the summer. Each bank is numbered, so we will be asking each person who takes a bank to give us their name and phone number. We will be collecting the banks at the park on Sunday, Oct 31. The person who turns in the most money will win a prize.
Since we get no money from the Town of Falmouth, we rely on programs like this to keep the park open, safe, and in good condition. And we rely on the efforts of a great group of volunteers. If you are around on Sunday, stop by the park. When you are at the park, please talk to the guests about the program.
The Appeal will run from May 31 through Oct 31. Our goal is $5,000.
Maintaining the dog park costs roughly $5,000 annually. This includes insurance, pea stone replenishment, driveway maintenance, garbage bags, mutt mitts, web hosting, printing costs, and any other supplies. Fundraising is crucial in keeping the park open, safe and in good condition.
There are a number of ways that our guests can choose to help with the financial burden of the park. They can use one of the donation envelopes on the kiosk to send in a donation. Through our web page they can make a donation using a credit card, or via Paypal. They can even choose an automatic, monthly donation.
Another way is to pick up one of our Coin Collection banks, and save loose change over the course of the summer. We will have the banks available on Sunday and at other times during the summer. Each bank is numbered, so we will be asking each person who takes a bank to give us their name and phone number. We will be collecting the banks at the park on Sunday, Oct 31. The person who turns in the most money will win a prize.
Since we get no money from the Town of Falmouth, we rely on programs like this to keep the park open, safe, and in good condition. And we rely on the efforts of a great group of volunteers. If you are around on Sunday, stop by the park. When you are at the park, please talk to the guests about the program.
Falmouth Dog Park helps at the Marathon 2015
As in years past, the Falmouth Dog Park volunteers staffed two water stations at the Half-Marathon on Oct 24. In addition to our local volunteers, we were assisted by the members of the Pittsfield Track Team, who were in town to help us and to run in the full Marathon. Thanks to all our volunteers for making this effort a great success.
We had a great Halloween Party 2015!
We had a great time at the Howlin' Good Time event. Thanks to everyone who came to the event, and to the sponsors who donated great prizes. And of course to the Falmouth Fiddlers for providing the music. Please stop in and thank our local sponsors of the event. Let them know you appreciate their support of the Dog Park!
Falmouth Veterinary Hospital
Eight Cousins Book Store
Divine Pizza
Prime Time Pizza
Maison Villate
Casa Vallarta
Cape Cod Bagel
Daily Brew
DJ's Wings
Parkside Diner
The Paint Bar
Falmouth Pet
Uptown Dogs Cape Cod
Falmouth Veterinary Hospital
Eight Cousins Book Store
Divine Pizza
Prime Time Pizza
Maison Villate
Casa Vallarta
Cape Cod Bagel
Daily Brew
DJ's Wings
Parkside Diner
The Paint Bar
Falmouth Pet
Uptown Dogs Cape Cod
Our 2015 Annual Appeal raises $8185 !!!
Our 2015 Annual Appeal ended on Oct 31st, and we are pleased to report that we raised $8185 !!! Thanks to all who contributed to the Appeal. That includes the generous people who contributed money and those who purchased our clothing and other items, and to the many local businesses who contributed prizes and gifts at our various events this year. Please support them and thank them when you visit.
An improved entryway to the park.
Thanks to Bill Witter Concrete for helping to improve the entryway to the park. We also want to thank the visitors today who used the back gate to enter the park to allow the concrete to cure. We should be back to normal operation on Tuesday, June 24.
The Pool Party 2015 was a great success!
The Pool Party yesterday was a great success, thanks to the great group of people and dogs that came out to participate. We had about 40 dogs, some of whom really enjoyed the water, others not so much. But everyone got along very well. The later start this year meant a bit cooler temps and a lot more shade. We thank those of you who attended for your support, your donations, and your purchases. More photos will be posted soon.
The Pool Party was great fun. Thanks to all who came by. Below are some pictures, courtesy of Bruce Gendler.
